Tag: MENA

March 24, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BDSwiss hires Abdulghani Khattab as Head of Marketing MENA Region

Abdulghani Khattab, Head of Marketing BDSwiss MENA Region said: BDSwiss has an outstanding reputation within the online trading industry. I’m delighted to be part of an organisation with impressive growth plans. I’m excited to contribute to these with my industry experience and marketing knowledge to ensure they become a great success. The new appointment follows…

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FTX Dubai
March 15, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX Europe obtains license to operate Virtual Asset Exchange in Dubai

FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, commented: FTX is proud to be the first licensee under Dubai's prudential supervision regime. It's an honor to be one of the first approved applicants in such a specialised category and we are excited to be able to introduce complex crypto-derivatives products with centralised counterparty clearing to institutional markets. FTX receiving…

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January 25, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HF Markets appoints Domluke Da Silva as new CEO

Prior to HF Markets, Da Silva held a number of senior level positions in the financial industry including as COO at Dundee Capital Markets (MENA), CEO of Alternative Investments Strategies (DIFC) Ltd, Branch-in-charge Royal Index and private banker at Merrill Lynch (UAE). LeapRate asked Domluke Da Silva for a comment and he had this to…

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January 05, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Former DGCX CEO Gaurang Desai joins Equiti Group as Managing Director of Strategy

A founding member of the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX Group), Desai previously held the role of Chief Operating Officer for nearly ten years. Desai also established and managed the operations for the Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC). During his time there, he created an ecosystem of banks, custodians, collateral managers, warehouses, vaults, assayers,…

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