FCA regulated social trading pioneer Ayondo has announced the appointment of Rick Fulton as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rick Fulton is joining Ayondo from Daiwa Securities, where he was Managing Director, Regional CFO Asia and Oceania. He previously held senior positions at Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank in London, and was also CFO…
Read moreFCA regulated social trading pioneer Ayondo has announced the appointment of Rick Fulton as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rick Fulton is joining Ayondo from Daiwa Securities, where he was Managing Director, Regional CFO Asia and Oceania. He previously held senior positions at Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank in London, and was also CFO…
Read moreSlovakian FinTech holding company PineByte today announced its first major release on FX Junction since they acquired the website as first reported exclusively by LeapRate back in February. Founded in 2011, the world’s largest open social network for Forex traders, FX Junction now offers complete flexibility and transparency for its members by launching 4 fee models that…
Read moreFCA regulated social trading focused firm Ayondo today reported 2015 company financial updates. The firm recorded its first profitable month in July 2015, which led to a profitable 2nd half of the year. Top line growth more than doubled by 115% to £7,349,991 in 2015 from £3,418,979 in 2014. However, the company sustained losses of…
Read moreA follow-up to LeapRate's earlier report about the developments around mobile social trading app SwipeStox... Frankfurt-based company Swipestox GmbH starts live trading of financial instruments with their application SwipeStox. The start-up aims to inspire its users to share their successes and actively participate in their community. Following a six-month trial phase, SwipeStox has commenced live…
Read moreLast week LeapRate brought first reports of a deal between little known Slovakian FinTech holding company PineByte acquiring the largest social network website of forex traders in USA based company FX Junction. PineByte bills itself as "A provider of innovative technologies in the financial sector" and will provide significant more IT resources available to the FX…
Read moreSlovakian based Fintech holding company PineByte has just announced today the acquisition of 100% of the assets of U.S. based social trading community, FX Junction. The deal was made back in January but just made public. The acquisition of the largest social forex network will enable PineByte to expand within the Fintech sector in particular…
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Read moreSocial trading expert eToro today announces the launch of a new feature, which the company expects to be a real game changer. The addition is called Copy Dividends and means that from now own, copiers get to enjoy the profits of the traders they are copying while copying them (as opposed to enjoying it once the…
Read moreLeapRate Exclusive... Continuing our coverage of new and interesting trends in advertising used by retail forex brokers, LeapRate has learned that eToro is set to launch a new advertising blitz in the UK centered around a series of TV spots. Forex brokers have traditionally favored online ad campaigns - whose efficacy can be closely traced…
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