dLocal Receives Payment License To Expand In The U.K
dLocal, a Uruguayan payment company, has received an important license in the United Kingdom. The company said it received a payment institution license from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which oversees financial services in the U.K. With this new license,...
JPMorgan Files Lawsuits In Greece And UK Over Viva Wallet Dispute
JPMorgan International Finance Limited, a part of JPMorgan Chase & Co, has filed lawsuits against Werealize.com Ltd (WRL). According to the update, these legal actions relate to an ongoing dispute over the US bank’s investment in Viva Wallet, a Greek...
Sucden Financial Broadens Reach With Hamburg Branch Launch
Sucden Financial has set up a European branch in Hamburg, Germany, because more people in Europe wants its services. The new branch, Sucden Financial Hamburg GmbH, has been approved by Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and has Category 4...
AFM Fines Saxo Bank €1.6 Million Over BinckBank’s Rule Violations
The AFM (Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets) said that Saxo Bank was given a €1.6 million fine because of mistakes BinckBank made. BinckBank joined with Saxo Bank in 2019, and now Saxo Bank is responsible for the problems BinckBank...
Tietoevry Banking Introduces New Fraud-Reduction Solutions In Europe
Tietoevry Banking, a company that works with financial software, said it is now registered with the European Payments Council. The company said it will offer a new service called Verification of Payee (VoP). This service checks if the names on...
INGOT Brokers Hires Former BDSwiss Executives For Key Roles
INGOT Brokers has welcomed two former BDSwiss leaders: Marios Morfakis as Head of Business Development and Andreas Andreou as Chief Sales Officer. Based on their LinkedIn profiles, the two executives left BDSwiss last September, a time when many other workers...
GTCFX Joins the Financial Commission As An Approved Member
The Financial Commission shared that GTCFX is now one of its approved Members, starting from January 7, 2025. The group explained that it had accepted GTCFX’s request to join. This means the company can now use several services the Financial...
Major US Banks Exit Net-Zero Banking Alliance, Following Global Trend
On Tuesday, JPMorgan revealed its decision to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, reflecting the growing trend of U.S. banks exiting the major climate coalition amid political pressure. JPMorgan’s decision to leave follows Bank of America, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs,...
Former Monzo Co-Founder Aims To Build Fully AI-Managed Businesses
Jonas Templestein, a co-founder of Monzo, shared his idea of a future where companies run without human staff. He explained that these businesses would be fully handled by AI agents. Templestein said this idea may sound like science fiction, but...
Qashio Partners With Visa To Launch Travel Payment Program In UAE And MENA
Qashio, a company that helps businesses manage their spending, has teamed up with Visa to launch a new way for travel companies to handle their payments in the UAE, MENA, Europe, and the UK. This is the first time the...
Phil Weisberg Departs OneZero After Five Years Of Service
Phil Weisberg, the founder of FXAll, has left OneZero Financial Systems, where he worked as the EVP of Strategic Planning and Partnerships for five years. In mid-2018, he started working with OneZero as a Strategic Advisor but became part of...
Rostin Behnam To Step Down As CFTC Chairman
Rostin Behnam, the leader of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said he will step down from his job. The agency said it witnessed many important cases during Rostin's time as Chairman, and there were lots of discussions about...
Praxis Digital Trading Names Bea Picciano As Chief Operating Officer
Praxis Digital Trading, a global FX and CFD firm with offices in London, Hong Kong, and the Cayman Islands, has announced Bea Picciano as its new Chief Operating Officer. Praxis said Picciano has worked with the company as Senior Vice...
Acuity Trading Launches AI-Powered Trading Signals For FX And Crypto
Acuity Trading shared that it has started using AI-powered trading signals, a new feature in its AnalysisIQ product. The company said this feature uses smart technology to give traders automatic signals for foreign exchange (FX) and cryptocurrency markets. Acuity explained...
Cross-Chain Bridges Face Challenges In The Blockchain World
The blockchain world is growing fast, but there are still problems. Experts said that blockchains not working together is a big issue. This makes it hard to move assets and causes problems with liquidity and security. Cross-chain bridges are tools...