Squared Financial hires Andreas Lazarou as CCO

Rick Steves

“I’m very excited to join Squared Financial at a time when the Group is thriving to mark milestone after milestone. The trading scene is crammed with brokerage companies, and this is when Squared Financial wants to stand out with its avant-garde vision of trading. I am sure that the team and I will use what was already built as a springboard to greater future success” – Andreas Lazarou

Squared Financial has appointed Andreas Lazarou as Chief Commercial Officer, with a special focus on business planning and development as the CySEC-authorized FX and CFD broker works to revamp its website and mobile apps.

Andreas Lazarou’s hire is expected to speed up the broker’s business scaling agenda to become a one-stop shop for traders and investors around the world. The technology, infrastructure, and support it has built to optimize its customers’ trading experience have drawn it closer to marking its presence in the trading arena.

Squared Financial is a multi-asset and multi-jurisdiction brokerage firm offering access to more than 10,000 financial instruments, with a side of multilingual customer support and FinTech designed to help investors manage, grow and diversify their investments.

The CFD broker, founded in 2005, has experience steady growth in the last 15 years and is now preparing its next growth phase by leveraging the insight, know-how, and network of Andreas Lazarou, who will spearhead business development and marketing.

The new CCO will drive expansion and increase sales volumes, grow brand image and presence, and maintain online and offline reputation.

“Trading scene is crammed with brokerage companies”

Andreas Lazarou, CCO at Squared Financial, commented: “I’m very excited to join Squared Financial at a time when the Group is thriving to mark milestone after milestone. The trading scene is crammed with brokerage companies, and this is when Squared Financial wants to stand out with its avant-garde vision of trading. I am sure that the team and I will use what was already built as a springboard to greater future success.”

Husam Al Kurdi, CEO at Squared Financial Group, added: “Andreas’s proven experience and strategic acumen driving growth and strengthening brand image is what we need here at Squared Financial. As we aim at becoming investors’ long-term partners, we see our team grow, our offerings increase, our jurisdictions expand, and our strategy adapts to the ever-changing challenging world. Andreas’s addition to the team will make a difference.”

Squared Financial launched Visa card and Squared WebTrader

In September, Squared Financial Group became one of the few brokerage firms to offer its clients a card after having launched its branded Visa card. Released in partnership with electronic money institution CSC, the card is a new feature in a wide array of products and services offered by the broker which aims to stand out as a one-stop-shop for investors. The card is expected to help Squared Financial empower clients and make it easier for them to manage funds.

The announcement of the Visa card follows the launch of the broker’s proprietary web trading platform, Squared WebTrader, which allows users to access their portfolios and trade anytime, anywhere, on any device.

The emergence of Squared Financial’s one-stop-shop approach aims to fuel the transformation of trading beyond the offering of a wide range of CFDs, stocks, forex, and cryptocurrencies. The company also offers social trading and portfolio management and plans to increase the product offering of assets and instruments, while expanding to new jurisdictions, abiding by regulations and AML directives in force.

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