Blockchain-powered Shopping App Wys Becomes First ICO from Germany LeapRate

October 09, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Blockchain-powered Shopping App Wys Becomes First ICO from Germany

Wysker, a Berlin-based startup that decentralizes e-commerce and that has built the first blockchain-powered shopping app, has now become the first ICO in Germany. What is more, this is the world's first blockchain-powered shopping app with a radical twist to mobile discovery and the first ICO from a company incorporated in Germany. On October 2nd, 2017 at 18:00…

TradingScreen launches simplified workflow system QUO for wealth managers

March 07, 2017 BY admin

TradingScreen expands European operations with new Frankfurt office

TradingScreen (TS), the electronic trading solutions provider, has announced the expansion of its European operations with the opening of a new office in Frankfurt, Germany. Financial services veteran, Michael Kuhlow, has recently joined as Director to lead the Frankfurt operations. Michael Kuhlow, equipped with 20 years of experience in financial services and awareness of regional…

September 03, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Ullink becomes first vendor to offer global FIX connectivity to German Tradegate Exchange

Ullink’s NYFIX is the world’s largest trading community, supporting trading of all asset classes via FIX protocol with more than 1000 brokers and major trading venues.

July 13, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Greek debt may never be repaid as Germany agrees to five year temporary Grexit

A mortgage lender would not extend further credit to a customer with no income, negative equity and three months' mortgage arrears, yet Greece has made no repayments to its successive bailouts whilst the EU looks at providing a further $89 billion. Germany looks at cutting the losses

June 03, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

SafeCharge takes 5% position in Germany's FinTech Group AG as part of strategic partnership

SafeCharge has invested about €10 million for a 5% equity interest in Germany-based FinTech.

April 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Social trading gets more investment - Ayondo raises CHF 6 million

The funding comes from the group's existing shareholder base and will be used to finance ayondo's continuing international expansion.

January 16, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Varengold Bank continues operations undeterred by CHF volatility

Since at LeapRate we try to provide you with a comprehensive and detailed picture of the aftermath of Swiss franc fireworks on Thursday, we cannot skip to mention the position of at least one German Forex broker, given the core role the German economy plays for the eurozone and Europe as a whole. A representative…

November 30, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

BaFin Chief Bank Supervisor: FX probe shows possible criminal acts

"We have found individual cases, which are anything but reassuring. These are criminal acts could have been allowed to come about because checks have failed" - Raimund Roeseler, Chief Executive Director Banking Supervision, BaFin

August 01, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Bank of America hires former FXDD dealer as Area Vice President

Sascha Szyfman joins Bank of America's Global Technology and Operations team after three years at FXDD in New York

December 24, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

German regulators shut down FXdirekt Bank

Germany's BaFin cites inadequate capital at FXdirekt. Germany's financial regulator BaFin announced Friday that it is shutting down leading German-based online FX broker FXdirekt Bank, due to inadequate capital following decreased client trading levels and losses suffered by the firm in the second half of 2012. FXdirekt had been the subject of some very negative…

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