Itiviti Launches Diginex’s Front-to-Back Trading Solution for Crypto Derivatives
Tbricks is a scalable cross-asset trading system that is popular among tier-one sell-side firms and banks.
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.
February 2021
FBS Enters Australia Ahead of New Leverage Rules
Retail brokers in Australia must prepare for a drop in volumes and revenue as well as to make efforts to comply with the other rules besides leverage.
Australian Investors Flocking to Learn How to Trade, CommSec Reveals
Australian online broker CommSec has reported a 200 percent increase in investors seeking to learn how to trade over the last 12 months.
R8’s Bitcoin App Mode Launches Android Version
Mode's trading volumes have grown 110% month-on-month since August 2020 as the Bitcoin app's simplicity and passive income service continue to attract new customers.
Retail Investors Gained 35% More Than Hedge Funds in 2020, According to Stake
Retail investors made 47% profit last year on average.
CME Group Launches Ether Futures, Crypto Goes Further Mainstream
CME Group has announced the launch of ether futures, further mainstreaming the digital asset class after first launching Bitcoin futures in Q4 2017.
FCA Warns Against Fake Pepperstone Clone
In 2019, the UK financial watchdog released a report stating losses from investment scams in 2018 amounted to £197 million, with an average loss of £29,000 per victim.
“A Staggering 61,000x More Energy-Efficient than Bitcoin” – Ripple Pledges to Go Carbon Net-Zero by 2030
A lot has been said about the energy that is wasted to keep cryptocurrencies running. Ripple seems to take such criticism as a marketing opportunity.
United Fintech Plans to Lead Digital Transition in Finance, Acquires Another Fintech
United Fintech has acquired a 25% stake in German fintech, TTMzero, thus entering the Market Data & RegTech space.
Luxembourg State Bank Deploys Integral’s eFX Solution
Spuerkeess, the Luxembourg state bank and savings fund, has deployed Integral’s BankFX workflow and trading technology to support its eFX operations worldwide.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.