Wednesday, September 17, 2025

21Shares Hits 50 Crypto ETPs in Europe with New Launches

The Zurich-based firm, one of the world’s largest issuers of crypto ETPs, now manages more than $11 billion globally. It said the milestone underlined its role as the issuer with the broadest s...

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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

September 17, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

CLS Adds U.S. Bank as 76th Settlement Member

The Minneapolis-headquartered lender, the fifth-largest bank in the United States, is the third institution to join this year. CLSSettlement is widely regarded as the global benchmark for foreign e...

September 17, 2025

Novo Banco Selects Euroclear FundsPlace to Streamline Fund Distribution

FundsPlace, Euroclear’s end-to-end fund distribution solution, connects more than 2,500 clients globally. Under t...

September 17, 2025

FXSpotStream Adds BNY as 19th Liquidity Provider

The move makes BNY the 19th liquidity provider on FXSpotStream’s no-cost-to-takers service, joining a roster that i...

September 16, 2025

Bourse Direct Partners with Euroclear to Expand ETF Access for French Retail Investors

The partnership will allow Bourse Direct to streamline ETF settlement and broaden its offering, using Euroclear’s m...

September 16, 2025

Investa Launches a UK Zero-Commission Options Trading App

Built by former Citi options brokers alongside Freetrade co-founder Ian Fuller, Investa debuted on iOS following a so...

September 16, 2025

Trade Republic Enters Wealth Management, Announces Partnership with Apollo and EQT

The move comes as the Berlin-based platform surpasses 10 million customers across 18 European markets, with more than...

September 15, 2025

Darwinex Launches Dedicated Crypto CFD Account for Traders

Available via the MT5 platform, the account supports trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, XRP, BNB and Doge...

September 15, 2025

IG Group Chairman Mike McTighe to Step Down by End of 2025

McTighe, who has chaired the online trading and investments firm since February 2020, said the time was right to pass...

September 12, 2025

Argo Blockchain Removes CFO and Updates on Voting Rights

The company said a further update on the appointment of a successor will be made in due course. No details were provi...

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July 11, 2023

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

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March 07, 2023

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Cryptocurrency

September 17, 2025 — BY Sam Boughedda

21Shares Hits 50 Crypto ETPs in Europe with New Launches

The Zurich-based firm, one of the world’s largest issuers of crypto ETPs, now manages more than $11 billion globally. It said the milestone underlined its role as the issuer with the broadest suite of physically backed crypto ETPs available to European investors. AFET, listed on Euronext Amsterdam and Paris, provides liquid exposure to the Artificial…

September 17, 2025

BitGo Expands in Europe with Regulated Crypto Trading Services

The licence extension, granted to BitGo Europe GmbH, allows institutional investors in the EU to access the company’s over-the-counter trading desk and electronic platform for spot trading in tho...

September 15, 2025

Darwinex Launches Dedicated Crypto CFD Account for Traders

Available via the MT5 platform, the account supports trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano, XRP, BNB and Dogecoin. Darwinex said the product allows traders to go long or short, enabling t...

September 11, 2025

Vaultz Capital Appoints CEO Eric Benz as Director

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September 08, 2025

21X Launches World’s First Blockchain-Based Exchange for Tokenised Securities

The platform, which went live on 8 September under the oversight of BaFin, the Bundesbank and the European Securities and Markets Authority, is said to enable atomic, smart contract-based matching ...

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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

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November 11, 2024

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October 24, 2024

Worldline Partners with Visa to Enhance Fraud Management Solution

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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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