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.
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.
May 2020
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.
FalconX Raises $17 Million to Support Growing Institutional Demand for Crypto
FalconX has secured $17M to fund the introduction of new products to support growing institutional demand for cryptocurrency.
Bitfinex Launches Institutional Grande Custody Solution With Koine
Bitfinex has launched an institutionally oriented post-trade service in collaboration with London-based Koine, delivering an efficient trading environment.
Vietnamese HDBank Joins Blockchain-Based Network Contour
HDBank is the latest financial institution to join Contour and marks the first bank in Vietnam to be part of the Contour's trade finance network.
WFE Publishes Market Highlights of Q1 2020 and FY 2019
The WFE has published its Q1 2020 and full-year 2019 market highlights, with the aim of helping to better understand the intensity of the COVID-19 pandemic.
eToro Bullish on Bitcoin as Halving Event Approaches Inbox
eToro's analyst Simon Peters says halving event could not only see price of bitcoin rise but it could also result in a whole new brand of crypto investors.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.