The FCA’s handling of capital requirements by brokers is likely to reshape a big part of the FX and CFD trading industry. The UK regulator…
Posts published in February 2018
The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) issued a stark warning about the number of consumer complaints it received in 2017. The authority broke…
smartTrade Technologies to Launch Post-Trade Distributed Ledger
Financial technology provider smartTrade is the latest company to adopt blockchain technology in its quest to deliver ultimate transparency to the market. The new product…
Pound Rallies Against US Dollar on Strong UK Housing Data
The British pound today rallied higher against the US dollar in the early European session despite the release of weak UK manufacturing data. The pound’s rally was largely triggered by the weaker US dollar…
Xtrade.io Takes on Divisa’s Mushegh Tovmasyan as Strategic Advisor
Xtrade.io announced yesterday that it has taken on Mushegh Tovmasyan, CEO of Divisa Capital, as a strategic advisor, according to Medium. Xtrade.io CEO Alexander Kravets…
Royal Mint to Introduce Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency
The majority of financial institutions worldwide have spoken out against the booming cryptocurrency market. But not all of them are so sceptical. The Royal Mint,…
Cardano Integrates Ledger Hardware Wallet to Enhance Security
Today, the Cardano Foundation has announced that it is integrating hardware wallet devices in its ecosystem to enhance its security features. This integration will allow…
SWIFT Report Signifies Sluggish 2017 for China’s RMB
SWIFT, a global provider of financial messaging services, has published a report detailing the Chinese renminbi’s (RMB) difficulties in gaining global traction during 2017. The…
Positive Economic Data Doesn’t Prevent Slump of Australian Dollar
The Australian dollar slumped against virtually all of its major rivals today even though domestic macroeconomic data was supportive for Australia’s currency for the most part. The Australian Industry Group Australian…
B2Broker Extends Asian Expansion with Malaysian Office
Foreign exchange and crypto liquidity and technology provider B2Broker has extended its presence in Asia with a new office in Malaysia. The company has outlined…