FCA Approves Aquis’ £27m Deal to Acquire NEX Exchange from CME Group
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has approved the transaction of Aquis Exchange to acquire NEX Exchange from CME Group, first announced on 5 July 2019.
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.
March 2020
Fondex Adds Paypal as Account Funding Method
Fondex has added Paypal as an account funding method in order to enhance the broker’s efforts in streamlining its deposit and withdrawal process.
TRAction Launches MiFID II Solution for Best Execution
TRAction has launched a new solution to assist the UK and European investment managers with their MiFID II obligations to monitor.
MYHSM Payment HSM Available for ACI Worldwide Solutions
MYHSM has made its cloud-based HSM service available to ACI Worldwide solutions as a building block of a comprehensive cloud payments strategy.
SmartStream Leverages Luxoft’s Market Coverage to Transform Post-Trade Lifecycle
SmartStream partnered with Luxoft to transform the entire post-trade lifecycle, enabling more efficient, streamlined and cost-effective office operations.
INTL FCStone to Acquire GAIN Capital for $236 Million in Equity Value
INTL FCStone has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GAIN Capital Holdings for $6.00 per share in an all-cash transaction.
Citadel Securities Deploys FX Pricing to oneZero Data Center in APAC Region
Citadel Securities has deployed FX pricing to oneZero’s data center hosted in Equinix TY3, making its pricing globalwithin oneZero’s EcoSystem.
February 2020
Decentralized Finance Firm AVA Acquires Alternative Investments Platform
AVA, an efficient and modular decentralized services platform, has announced the acquisition of Investery, a private capital markets platform.
Trading Technologies Secures Tight Partnership With Blocksize Capital
Blocksize Capital, has announced Trading Technologies’ TT trading platform has been named its preferred front-end execution platform.
Globitex Partners With Crystal Blockchain to Address New AML Directive in Europe
Globitex, a fintech firm specialized in cryptocurrency markets, has partnered with Bitfury Group’s Crystal Blockchain for AML compliance and security.
LDX Launches Digital Security Offering With ESG-Focused Indigi
London Derivatives Exchange has partnered with Indigi to launch its Digital Security Offering (DSO) through its established market structure and platform.
iAxept Brings Contactless Card Payments for Internet Shopping
iAxept has launched a Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliant payment method using contactless card payments for Internet shopping.
dxFeed and GCEX Join oneZero EcoSystem to Deliver Data and Liquidity
dxFeed has joined the oneZero EcoSystem and will now be delivering market data through the distribution network featuring over 200 makers and takers.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.