UK FCA Approves Kuwait-Based Broker NCM
NCM Investment is a trading firm founded in 2009. The company’s headquarters is in Kuwait and it focuses on offering financial services like CFDs, precious metals, commodities, and FX. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved the brokerage firm to...
Over 30% of UK Customers Now Use Mobile Contactless Payment, Report Reveals
A report by UK Finance revealed that the total number of payments made in the UK surged by 5% last year while over 30% of Brits now use the tap-to-pay feature on their phones. The report revealed that the total...
Kirill Chernikov Leaves Spotware Systems as Chief of Staff
Kirill Chernikov, the Chief of Staff at Spotware Systems, a technology company for the FX sector, is leaving after over three years. He started at the company as a Product Manager in 2021 and worked in that role for almost...
Sygnum Hits $4.5 Billion In Client Assets As Institutional Crypto Investment Grows
Sygnum, a cryptocurrency bank located in Switzerland, has revealed that it made a profit in the first half of 2024. This happened because its main business areas saw massive growth. The firm also announced that it wants to enter the...
Retirement Planning Now In Interactive Brokers’ Tools
Interactive Brokers has made its portfolio tool better by adding a retirement planner. This new part is a big improvement for the platform, which already gives users detailed financial information and a simple view of their money. The new addition...
UniCredit Announces The Completion Of Vodeno and Aion Acquisition
UniCredit has taken a major decision to acquire the entire share capital of Vodeno and Ajon Bank. The firms provide a flexible and scalable cloud-based platform with banking services based on the ECB license of Aion. Following the acquisition, UniCredit...
Bank Of Israel Picks 14 Teams To Propose Use Cases For Digital Shekel
The Bank of Israel rolled out its Digital Shekel Challenge in May this year. The bank invited participants for opinions about the central bank digital currency (CBDC). The participants submitted their proposals via application programming interfaces (APIs). This project is...
Plum Raises £16 Million To Drive Towards Profitable Future
Plum has secured £16 million in a Series B investment round. This impressive total includes £13.4 million from institutional investors and an additional £2.7 million from a highly successful crowdfunding initiative. With more than 2 million users and £1 billion...
Tradeweb Reports A 30% Increase In Q2 Revenue, Fueled By High Trading Volume
Tradeweb Markets has released a report that covers its financial activities for the second quarter of this year. According to the report, the company’s revenue grew to $405 million. This shows a 30% growth compared to the previous quarter. Furthermore,...
Coinbase to Pay £3.5 Million Fine To FCA Over High-Risk Customers
Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase UK has been fined £3.5 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). According to the regulators, the crypto exchange was fined for refusing to adhere to a voluntary agreement not to onboard “high-risk customers”. Coinbase’s CB...
eToro Unveils Its New AI-Driven Ad Campaign
eToro, an investing and trading platform, has introduced its first advertising campaign made almost entirely using AI. This campaign will be featured for all 16 days of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games' live coverage on Eurosport. It will also be...
Web3 Social App SoMon Breaks Record With 300,000 Transactions In 14 Days
SoMon is a Web3 forum that seeks to give users control over their content and connections. The platform has rolled out its app on Base, and in just 14 days, it has already had over 300,000 transactions on the blockchain....
FCA Removes Onboarding Restrictions For Modulr
After a temporary ban was lifted, UK payments provider Modulr can now start accepting new customers again. However, it must notify the financial regulator before taking on any new clients. The failure of US Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider Synapse has made...
Finalto Collaborates With Trive South Africa For Enhanced Liquidity Solutions
Finalto, a prime brokerage company and liquidity provider, has announced that it is working with Trive South Africa to help improve business in the African financial markets. Finalto said that the two companies will work hand in hand to give...
Goldman Sachs to Head Ebury’s UK IPO
Payments group Ebury has selected investment bankers at Goldman Sachs to handle its planned £2 billion initial public offering (IPO) in London. This fintech firm is pushing ahead with one of the few listings set for the UK. Goldman Sachs...