Monday, October 13, 2025

LSEG and Microsoft Deepen Partnership to Bring AI-Ready Financial Data Into Workflows

The move aims to enable financial institutions to securely build and deploy “agentic AI” tools within their existing workflows. Through an LSEG-managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, cust...

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January 08, 2024

Storms and strikes not flooding the positive outlook on the UK economy

As traders recently turned bullish on the sterling for the first time in three months, analysts believe the UK economy, which spent most of 2023 on the rim of recession, is on the rise. Bloomberg r...

November 21, 2023

UK borrowing reaches record levels, topped only by stats from 1993 & 2020

The ONS’s figures also compared the same period from 2022, where net borrowing registered lower than this October’s figures. Not only this, but it also sits as the second highest borrowing figu...

July 27, 2023

Is the Fed done hiking? Markets think so, Powell doesn’t

Market Expects No Further Hikes in 2023 According to the CME’s FedWatch tool, market participants now overwhelmingly expect that the Fed’s hikes for 2023 are over. There is currently a 78% prob...

July 25, 2023

Weekly data: traders concentrate on the Fed and ECB

The focus for the Fed’s press conference on Wednesday night is on whether there’s any hint about a hike in the fourth quarter. Traders mostly expect this to be the last hike of this cycle for t...

Forex News

October 13, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

Banque de France and Euroclear to Tokenise Short-Term Debt Market in Paris

In a press release, Euroclear said the move marked a significant step toward modernising France’s €310 billion short-term debt market through Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). The project ai...

October 13, 2025

XS.com Secures UAE SCA License

Through the license, XS.com has established a new entity in the UAE. The new entity, operating under the UAE’s resp...

October 13, 2025

Exness Opens First MENA Office in Jordan After Securing Operating License

The company said the move marks a key step in its regional growth strategy and commitment to regulatory excellence. T...

October 10, 2025

Tradeweb Expands Algorithmic Execution for U.S. Treasuries

The upgrade extends Tradeweb’s dealer algo suite, allowing asset managers, hedge funds and institutional investors ...

October 09, 2025

HSBC Proposes to Privatise Hang Seng Bank in HK$106 Billion Deal

HSBC currently owns about 63% of Hang Seng and plans to acquire the remaining shares at HK$155 per share, representin...

October 09, 2025

ANZ Names 3 New Executives

Pedro Rodeia joins as Group Executive, Australia Retail; Christine Palmer becomes Group Chief Risk Officer; and Donal...

CFDs online trading broker Mitrade upgrades its proprietary trading platform

October 09, 2025

Mitrade Expands with South African Licence Acquisition

The acquired firm will be renamed Mitrade Markets Pty Ltd, marking Mitrade’s fifth licence globally. The move stren...

October 08, 2025

Finalto Adopts eflow Global Technology to Boost Trade Surveillance and Compliance

The company said the integration consolidates Finalto’s previously fragmented compliance tools into a single platfo...

October 08, 2025

Standard Chartered Names Roberto Hoornweg CEO of Corporate & Investment Banking

Hoornweg, who previously served as Co-Head of CIB, will continue overseeing markets in the Americas, Europe, Africa a...

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July 11, 2023

INTERVIEW

Interview: Brokeree’s Julia Ilichyova talks about expansion in EMEA and APAC+ and growing the team

LR: Two years ago, we talked about how the team behind Brokeree has developed since the company’s inception. Can you tell me how the team has grown and evolved in the past two years? Julia: Over ...

June 15, 2023

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Exclusive Interview: Eduardo Alves talks about driving strategic excellence at 4XC

LR: What motivated you to join 4XC as the Chief Strategic Officer? Eduardo: Choosing to join 4XC came from a deep personal connection with Joao Monteiro, the company's founder, and our shared visio...

March 08, 2023

INTERVIEW

Exclusive: Focus on women in tech on International Women's Day

Daphne Munuera, Client Services Officer, iSAM Securities LR: Can you tell me a little bit about your career? – "For the majority of my career, I've worked in the finance sector. My first job was ...

March 07, 2023

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Exclusive: Hantec Markets' Hayel Abu-Hamdan talks about LATAM expansion, market expectations for 2023 and more

LR: Hantec Markets expanded in LATAM with a new Chile office in October last year. What does that mean for the company? Hayel: Our expansion into LATAM is the latest example of our company’s cont...

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Cryptocurrency

October 10, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

TP ICAP’s Fusion Digital Assets Hits $1 Billion in Monthly Volume

The FCA-registered platform combines TP ICAP’s trading expertise with independent custodial infrastructure and diversified liquidity from top-tier market makers. “The digital asset landscape is at a critical inflection point, evolving from a niche asset class into a core component of the global financial ecosystem,” said Simon Forster, Global Co-Head of Digital Assets. “This transition, driven…

October 09, 2025

North Dakota Partners with Fiserv to Launch State-Backed ‘Roughrider Coin’

Set to debut in 2026, Roughrider Coin will operate on Fiserv’s digital asset platform, aiming to modernise interbank transactions, enhance global payments, and encourage merchant adoption across ...

October 09, 2025

PayPay Takes 40% Stake in Binance Japan to Expand Digital Finance Offering

The investment marks a major move in PayPay’s evolution from a cashless payments app into a broader digital financial platform. The two companies plan to integrate services that will allow users ...

October 06, 2025

Samsung and Coinbase Partner to Bring Crypto to 75 Million Galaxy Users

Through the new partnership, Samsung Wallet users in the U.S. will gain exclusive access to Coinbase One, the exchange’s premium membership programme, offering zero trading fees, boosted staking ...

October 03, 2025

BBVA Joins SWIFT Blockchain Project

The initiative, led by SWIFT, aims to create a common infrastructure that enables real-time international payments, transfers, and transactions with stablecoins and tokenised assets. By recording...

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January 21, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Standard Chartered Announces Launch of SC PrismFX

The firm said in a press release that the solutions suite is designed to cater to the diverse FX needs of Financial Institutions (FI), Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI), PayTech, and Corporate clients globally. SC PrismFX is said to integrate Standard Chartered’s digital Transaction Banking, Financial Markets, and Digital Platforms under one brand, providing FX payment…

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January 06, 2025

ACY Securities Expands Copy Trading to MT5 via Tradingcup

Beginning January 3, 2025, the company said the enhancement aims to provide broader trading opportunities for traders. The Tradingcup platform, launched in early 2024, has quickly gained traction, ...

November 11, 2024

Travelex to Revamp ATM Network with NCR Atleos

In partnership with NCR Atleos, the company revealed it is replacing its entire portfolio of over 600 ATMs across eight countries with new hardware and software. The move is designed to elevate the...

October 24, 2024

Worldline Partners with Visa to Enhance Fraud Management Solution

The global payment services provider explained in its press release announcing the deal that the collaboration combines Worldline's extensive transactional data with Visa's Cybersource Decision Man...

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October 16, 2024

Danske Bank Adopts Broadridge's Proxy Voting Solution

The company explained in a press release that the strategic partnership aims to enhance the accuracy and speed of the proxy voting process, empowering Danske Bank's clients to make more informed in...

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