Wirex Appoints Lloyds’ Head of Risk for Digital Channels as Non-Executive Director
Wirex has appointed Diana Carrasco-Vime as the firm's first Non-Executive Director.
Rick Steves
Senior Reporter, Regulation and Fintech
Rick Steves has seen business and economics through many lenses. He joined the financial services industry in 2009, and has been a financial journalist since 2011. He holds a degree in Business Administration and has experience producing real-time news, from both buy-side and sell-side, as well as for retail traders, brokers and service providers. Steves' work has appeared in a variety of online publications including FX Street, NewsBTC, FinanceFeeds, and The Industry Spread. Rick has great interest in the dynamics of the trading industry. The never-ending clash between technology, economics, regulation, and more importantly, the people.
August 2021
July 2021
NAGA listed on OTC Markets Group’s OTCQX Best Market for US investors
Naga Group has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market, operated by OTC Markets Group, a trading venue that has 11,000 U.S.
Darwinex raises $3 million to expand fintech, broker, asset manager across the globe
Darwinex has raised €3 million as part of its quest to expand the firm's three businesses - fintech, brokerage, and asset management - across the globe.
BCS Global Markets Hires Inna Kryachko As HR Director
BCS Global Markets has appointed Inna Kryachko as their new HR Director, based at the Russian investment bank's Moscow headquarters.
BlockQuake Announces Top Partnerships Amid Launch of Digital Asset Exchange
BlockQuake has launched its digital asset exchange with the aim of offering a variety of order options existing in trading in traditional financial markets.
LCH Appoints Rohit Verma as Head of APAC
Rohit Verma will be responsible for LCH’s operations in Asia Pacific, such as the clearing house’s operations in Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.
24 Exchange Obtains Bermuda License for Crypto Trading: Bitcoin and Ether NDFs
24 Exchange has been granted a "Class T" Digital Asset Business license by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) to offer cryptocurrency trading.
Trading Technologies Connects to Warsaw Stock Exchange
Trading Technologies has connected its platform to the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), the national exchange of Poland.
MarketAxess taps ex-HKEX CEO to Board of Directors
MarketAxess has announced Charles Li as the new member of its Board of Directors, effective July 13, 2021, as the firm continues to grow in the Asia-Pacific region.
ASIC Releases Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Reporting Documents
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has released internal dispute resolution (IDR) reporting documents.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.