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NinjaTrader Fined $250,000 by National Futures Association For Compliance Failures
NinjaTrader has been fined $250,000 by the National Futures Association (NFA) after the regulator found problems with the company’s compliance program. The NFA said the firm did not have strong enough systems in place to prevent money laundering. It also...
Citi Invests In Mortgage Tech Firm Vontive
Citi has invested in Vontive, a company that uses technology to finance investment properties. The investment includes equity and a $150 million securitization deal led by Citi. This deal establishes a securitization shelf for Vontive, providing the company with a...
Barclays To Close Rise Fintech Accelerator, Impacting NYC Startup Community
Barclays is winding down its fintech accelerator program, Rise, leaving New York City-based founders and investors feeling unmoored, as one founder likened the loss to being without a home. The bank’s Head of Partnerships and Innovation informed Rise members that...
SEC Drops Charges Against Binance And Its Founder
The Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against the crypto asset trading platform, accusing it of multiple securities law violations. Recently, a litigation update revealed that the SEC and Binance entities, along with founder Changpeng Zhao, jointly agreed to dismiss...
Mastercard And Deutsche Bank Announce Collaboration for Open Banking Payments
Deutsche Bank has announced a partnership with Mastercard, enabling merchants in Europe to offer pay-by-bank services to their customers. According to the announcement, the collaboration will enable merchants to provide the service via Deutsche Bank’s Merchant Solution. In a press...
IG Group To Offer Crypto Trading To Retail Clients
IG Group is preparing to launch spot cryptocurrency trading for retail clients in the UK. This new service will let users buy and hold digital assets directly, instead of just trading on price movements through CFDs. It’s a shift from...
Visa Connects AI To Everyday Payments In Asia Pacific
Visa is bringing a new set of digital tools to Asia Pacific that use artificial intelligence to improve the way users pay and receive money. At a regional showcase, the company introduced services that focus on faster, easier, and more...
Fraud Cases Hit Record High In The UK, But Total Losses Stay Flat
Britons lost £1.17 billion to financial fraud and scams last year, according to UK Finance. While the total amount lost stayed the same as the year before, the number of fraud cases went up by 12 percent. This brought the...
Bitstamp Launches Ethereum And Cardano Staking In The UK
Bitstamp has launched staking services for Ethereum (ETH) and Cardano (ADA) in the UK after recent regulatory changes and a deal with Robinhood Markets. UK customers can now stake ETH directly through their Bitstamp accounts. For Cardano, staking starts automatically...
eToro Renews Long-Term Sponsorship Agreement With AZ Alkmaar
eToro has strengthened its partnership with Dutch football club AZ Alkmaar by extending its sponsorship deal, building on a collaboration that started earlier. The updated agreement will continue for several more years. This update comes as the sponsorship landscape in...
cTrader Users Now Have Access To Advanced Investment Tools
Brokeree Solutions has rolled out its portfolio management system for the cTrader platform, giving brokers access to tools that support managed accounts and investment strategies. This update helps fill a long-standing gap for cTrader users with limited options compared to...
Interactive Brokers Reports Strong Growth In Client Assets Despite Trading Slowdown
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has shared its latest performance highlights, showing steady growth in client assets and account numbers, even as trading activity cooled compared to the previous period. The company had an average of 3.384 million daily trades that...
Titan FX Partners With World Cup Veteran Keisuke Honda
Keisuke Honda, a well-known former footballer from Japan, has joined Titan FX as its Global Brand Ambassador. The company announced the news on Monday. Honda will help promote Titan FX through a new campaign called “Dream Beyond Borders.” He will...
Robinhood Completes Acquisition Of Global Crypto Exchange Bitstamp
Robinhood Markets, Inc. has finalized the purchase of Bitstamp Ltd., a well-known crypto exchange that began operating more than a decade ago. Bitstamp offers its services in several regions, including Luxembourg, the UK, Slovenia, Singapore, and the U.S. This move...
Flexa And Nexus Wallet Forge Strategic Partnership To Advance Litecoin Payments
Flexa, a leading network for digital payments, has partnered with Nexus, a decentralized wallet developed by the Litecoin Foundation, to make using Litecoin in daily life simpler and more accessible. Through the integration of the Flexa SDK, Nexus Wallet users...