Microgen-Touchstone Merger Rebrands As TrustQuay As Industry Consolidates
Microgen and Touchstone have rebranded their recent merger to become TrustQuay, the new name and new brand for the combined business.
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.
June 2020
May 2020
JP Morgan Securities Services Integrates Bloomberg’s OMS
J.P. Morgan’s Securities Services and Bloomberg have partnered to bring together Bloomberg AIM, a leading Investment and Order Management System - OMS.
Rakuten Securities Deploys NICE Actimize AML Solution
Rakuten Securities Inc., has chosen NICE Actimize to implement an innovative AML platform to protect its investor clients and meet regulatory requirements.
JP Morgan Asset Management to Automate Settlements With Calastone
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has partnered with Calastone to introduce new levels of automation to money market funds via its “Morgan Money” platform.
Coinbase Acquires Crypto Prime Brokerage Tagomi
Coinbase announced the acquisition of Tagomi in order to bolster the operator's offerings for advanced traders and the most sophisticated crypto investors.
Velocity Trade Deploys Cloud-Based FX And CFD Trading Platform
Velocity Trade has decided to employ Integral's workflow automation and cloud-based trading technology across Velocity Trade’s eFX and CFD trading network.
TigerWit Appoints Regional Directors for Africa, MENA, Latin America
TigerWit has Appointed Murray as one of the Regional Directors of Africa, he will be responsible for the management of strategic growth within the area.
Wombat Invest Launches Fractional Share-Trading In The UK
Wombat Invest has launched fractional share-trading in some of the top UK companies from as little as £10, the mobile-only investment app announced.
India’s CoinDCX Raises $2.5 Million From Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures
CoinDCX, one of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has secureda US$2.5 million strategic investment led by Polychain Capital.
INDmoney Launches Fractional Trading of US Stock In India Via DriveWealth
DriveWealth partnered with INDmoney, AI and machine-learning-based wealth management platform in India, to bring US stock investing technology to India.
Visa Ventures Invests In GoodData for Early Access to Data Products
Visa and GoodData have announced a partnership to develop data products for better customer insights via an investment from Visa Ventures.
Shopify Adds CoinPayments as Payment Option for Merchants
Shopify has partnered with cryptocurrency payments processor CoinPayments to expand the crypto payment choices to Shopify merchants.
FXCM Launches 6 Stock Baskets on Australian and South African Entities
FXCM has launched its StockBasket offering to customers on itsAustralian and South African entities.
FlexTrade Hires Ex-Bloomberg Tradebook Vet for FX Business Development
FlexTrade Systems has appointed Paul Beatty, the former Bloomberg Tradebook vet and industry veteran as Director of FX Business Development.
DriveWealth Integrates Easyvest App for Banks and Credit Unions
DriveWealth has partnered with online and mobile banking software provider Access Softek to integrate its new investing app, EasyVest.
Exchanges Welcome End of Short-Selling Bans Across Europe
Following the decision to end the short-selling bans across Europe, the WFE commends authorities’ efforts to return to normal operations in the region.
Bequant Launches Prime Brokerage Services for Crypto Trading
Bequant its prime brokerage platform, BEQUANT PRO has now made available the new service in order to market a breadth of services that previously.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.