BVNK, the crypto-powered payments and banking platform for businesses, has appointed FX industry veteran Stelios Eleftheriou, who has a colorful career across the gaming industry, as Business Development Director (CFD & iGaming).
Abu Dhabi-based broker CAPEX.com has expanded its asset class offerings to include a new suite of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) tailored for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) markets.
Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW) has reported a total trading volume of $38.2 trillion and a record average daily volume (ADV) of $1.80 trillion for November 2023. These figures mark a 59.2% year-over-year increase.
Ismael Haber, an auditor and accountant, has made it his mission to help businesses improve the quality of their financial information by eliminating fraud and error. In the next five years, the demand for these specific financial services, being external financial audits, forensic accounting, and other fraud preventive and detective services is envisaged to increase.
US derivatives exchange, CME Group today announced plans to introduce ‘CME FX Spot+’, a novel spot foreign exchange (FX) marketplace.
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Read More →cTrader’s focus for the next year would be on developing new tools for Introducing Brokers (IBs) and partners, particularly those related to algorithmic (algo) trading, the company’s head of growth told FinanceFeed in an exclusive interview at the Finance Magnates London Summit 2023.
“The launch of carbon credit trading represents a logical progression for DFM as a platform for ESG-focused themes and building on our existing track record.”
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r8fin’s existing client base includes 65 relative value hedge funds, systematic hedge funds, professional trading firms, and primary dealers. Its technology is a pivotal tool in the market, facilitating algorithmic-based execution for an impressive daily average of over $23 billion notional in U.S. Treasury bonds and 350,000 futures contracts.
Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW) has reported a total trading volume of $38.2 trillion and a record average daily volume (ADV) of $1.80 trillion for November 2023. These figures mark a 59.2% year-over-year increase.
US derivatives exchange, CME Group today announced plans to introduce ‘CME FX Spot+’, a novel spot foreign exchange (FX) marketplace.
“Demand for China data has never been higher. This is set against a general industry trend of increased market participant sophistication, and an increasing demand for quality historic market data to understand market microstructure and venue behaviour. Market participants need to get the full picture of market quality, liquidity and order book dynamics to ultimately make better informed decisions on the markets they trade and the venues they run.”
Ismael Haber, an auditor and accountant, has made it his mission to help businesses improve the quality of their financial information by eliminating fraud and error. In the next five years, the demand for these specific financial services, being external financial audits, forensic accounting, and other fraud preventive and detective services is envisaged to increase.
The rise of the gig economy for early-stage startups and freelancers has highlighted the increasing importance of small-scale business transactions and banking requirements. Unfortunately, this has also exposed a significant gap in the SME banking landscape.
While the allure of crypto payments is strong, caution is essential. The potential benefits in terms of speed, lower fees, and blockchain efficiency need to be weighed against the risks associated with cryptocurrency volatility.
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From 2008 to 2023, the DeFi space accumulated $50 billion. Analytical forecasts say that by 2030, the gross income of the market will reach $231 billion. At the same time, fintech expert Sergey Kondratenko says that DeFi carries significant risks, including problems with regulation and security.
The impact of the vast digital transformation taking place across the accountancy and finance sector is widespread.
French banking giant Societe Generale has launched its own euro-pegged stablecoin, EUR CoinVertible (EURCV). This move by France’s third-largest bank reflects the increasing trend of mainstream financial institutions embracing cryptocurrencies on a global scale.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the evaluation period for Grayscale’s proposed Ethereum spot ETF.
“This is the time to join the crypto space and our proprietary technology solutions now make it easier for institutional clients to manage their requirements to capitalise on market movements.”
Binance Labs, the venture capital arm of the cryptocurrency giant Binance, has invested $3.15 million in Web3 education platform Open Campus.
Socrates, a web3 platform, combines Social-Fi and Game-Fi on multiple blockchains (Polygon, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum One, Optimism). It allows users to share opinions through Q&A and offers rewards for simple in-app interactions.
Future3 Campus, in partnership with The Open Network (TON) Foundation, has today announced the launch of The TON Bootcamp, an incubation program to foster mini-app development within TON’s Web3 ecosystem in Telegram.
When it comes to the crypto markets, BTC is king. Your Grandpa might not know anything about ZK Rollups and smart contracts, but he will surely have heard of Bitcoin.
Coinbase prides itself on being a company born in the United States, and that hasn’t changed even as its operations come under pressure from regulators. Yet for all of its pride in its American roots, Coinbase is now looking more toward Europe for smoother sailing.
From 2008 to 2023, the DeFi space accumulated $50 billion. Analytical forecasts say that by 2030, the gross income of the market will reach $231 billion. At the same time, fintech expert Sergey Kondratenko says that DeFi carries significant risks, including problems with regulation and security.
BinaryX, a GameFi and Initial Game Offering (IGO) platform, today announced the launch of Pancake Mayor, a new city-building simulator on the newly launched PancakeSwap Gaming Marketplace.
In a strategic move, Oasys partners with Singularity to streamline cross-chain payments within its gaming ecosystem, offering a frictionless financial experience for gamers and developers alike.
Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, announces the inaugural edition of “The Xsolla Report: The State of Play.” This resource is designed to serve as a strategic compass for everyone involved in the ever-evolving gaming industry and game development community.
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“By combining BTON’s AI-driven execution capabilities with FlexTrade’s cutting-edge technology, we accelerate integration and mitigate risks, providing a cost-efficient solution for a more sophisticated and accountable approach to order execution through the power of AI.”
“Network latency is a critical factor in their operations across multiple, fast-moving markets where seizing arbitrage opportunities instantaneously is essential. We are dedicated to continually optimizing our global network paths. Our London to Tokyo route, a flagship for Avelacom, has been upgraded alongside other key markets in Asia, India, Turkey, and the Middle East.”
“By running on AWS, the Aquis Stock Exchange is driving transformation across the capital markets industry while continuing to enhance the scalability, functionality and innovation that will benefit its members and stakeholders in an environment where security and resiliency are our highest priority.”
BVNK, the crypto-powered payments and banking platform for businesses, has appointed FX industry veteran Stelios Eleftheriou, who has a colorful career across the gaming industry, as Business Development Director (CFD & iGaming).
After nearly two years at Tavira Securities as Head of Product Development, industry veteran Andrew Gibson is launching a new FX brokerage business based out of Cyprus.
Richard Teng will step into the role of CEO at Binance, succeeding Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, as the crypto exchange finalizes a settlement with U.S. authorities. Teng’s promotion comes as part of a plea agreement that sees Binance admitting to various criminal charges and agreeing to a fine totaling $4.3 billion.
Abu Dhabi-based broker CAPEX.com has expanded its asset class offerings to include a new suite of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) tailored for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) markets.
The trading platform replicates the US day time trading experience: electronic access, dynamic and transparent price discovery (live data), the same regulatory reporting requirements, and the same clearing and settlement process.
Octa, the esteemed international broker, clinched the distinguished title of ‘Most Reliable Broker Asia 2023’ through a robust public voting process conducted by the esteemed financial awards organization, Holiston Media, at the Global Forex Awards 2023.
In a landscape shaped by net domestic fund demand and Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) policy decisions, the Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) market reflects stability. With the BoJ acquiring JPY7 trillion of JGBs, the anticipated 10-year JGB yield stabilization at 0.7% aligns with market expectations of continuity in Yield Curve Control (YCC) and negative interest rate policies.
In the financial realm, the anticipation of a shift in the trajectory of interest rates has sparked discussions as the year draws to a close. After a series of incremental increases by the US Federal Reserve in recent years, there are murmurs suggesting that the era of rate hikes may conclude as 2023 comes to an end.
Yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained its interest rates, keeping them steady at 4.35%. This decision followed a 25-basis points hike in November. Despite recent remarks from RBA Governor Bullock and upward revisions to the RBA’s growth and inflation forecasts presented at the November policy meeting, the nuanced policy statement released by the RBA revealed a tone less hawkish than anticipated.