Tag: MENA

March 21, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

The Sandbox and GCEX team up to create education and client engagement platform within the DubaiVerse

The Sandbox and GCEX will help gamers, as well as companies who want to access the open metaverse. The two companies will educate them on decentralised finance (DeFi) and on GCEX’s digital prime brokerage offering for institutional and professional clients. GCEX’s clients will also gain access to exclusive content and educational assets. Sebastien Borget, COO…

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March 15, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Scope Markets hires Yaser Zidan as MENA sales manager

Prior to joining Scope Markets, Scope Markets spent his entire career within the forex industry at Equiti. According to his LinkedIn profile, he joined the group in 2016 as senior account manager, where he spent almost seven years. He also served as Vice President of Sales at Equiti in Jordan from May 2018 until his…

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March 08, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Centroid Solutions opens a trading gateway to Dubai Financial Market

Cristian Vlasceanu, CEO of Centroid Solutions, commented: As a UAE-headquartered global fintech company, we are delighted to closely collaborate with Dubai Financial Market, to enable easy access of Dubai listed securities to our global customer base. Through our flagship multi-asset connectivity technology, financial institutions can now expand their offering, enabling trading of regional securities to…

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February 27, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Equiti expands its UAE operations with an Abu Dhabi office

Mohamed Al Ahmad, Co-Founder & Chief Managing Director of Equiti Group, added: The UAE, with its capital Abu Dhabi, has a very strong economy and a solid financial infrastructure. This will allow us to attract more international investors to the capital. We are aware of how discerning and astute the investors in Abu Dhabi are.…

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February 27, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

DKK Partners expand operations in Dubai

DKK's Dubai operation has already secured its World Trade Centre Free Zone license and plans to obtain virtual assets licenses through VARA (Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority) in the near future. It will immediately begin trading and enable local businesses and the local economy to access FX services. Asia Salvatore, Head of Sales for DKK in…

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February 09, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

XS.com hires Stephanie Michael as Global Head of HR

Mohamad Ibrahim, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at XS.com commented: We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie Michael as our new Head of HR to the team. Her expertise and passion for human resources will be a valuable asset to the group as we continue to grow and evolve at a rapid pace. I am confident…

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February 06, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 secures DFSA licence in United Arab Emirates

David Zruia, CEO of Plus500, commented: We are delighted to have received licence authorisation from the DFSA in the UAE and we are excited to bring our market-leading technology capabilities to customers in the region. This is the latest realisation of our strategy to enter new markets, develop new products, and deepen engagement with our…

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Ahmed Negm joins XS.com as Head of Market Research - MENA
February 06, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

XS.com hires Ahmed Negm as Head of Market Research - MENA

Mohamad Ibrahim, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at XS.com said: We are thrilled to welcome Ahmed Negm our new Head of Market Research for the MENA region to the team. Ahmed’s expertise and passion for understanding the intricacies of the financial markets will be invaluable as we continue to grow our client base and expand…

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