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 2018
Swaps exchange trueEX opens Singapore office
Independent derivatives markets provider trueEX announced the official opening of its Singapore office.
Singapore trading platform joins IPC FX Hub
Spark Systems, a Singapore-based financial technology company providing innovative trading solutions for foreign exchange trading in Asia, has joined the IPC FX Hub.
February 2018
Roberts Picked for Milestone Post
Managed technology solutions provider Milestone Group announced the appointment of Paul Roberts as Chief Executive Officer.
Ripple Spreads Across Emerging Markets
Ripple continues to expand its reach, having surpassed more than 100 members with the addition of five international financial institutions.
Temenos in talks to buy Fidessa for £1.3 bn
Temenos, the software specialist for banking and finance, is in advanced talks to buy Fidessa for at least £1.3bn, approximately US$1.82 billion.
Rosenthal Collins Group announces new President
Independent futures brokerage Rosenthal Collins Group LLC announced the promotions of Jason Manumaleuna to President and Richard Mackey to Deputy President.
BNP Paribas AM appoints Christophe Bonnefoux as Chief Data Officer
BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced the appointment of Christophe Bonnefoux as Chief Data Officer, a newly-created role based in Paris.
Bancor to implement its token and exchange protocol on EOS.IO
The EOS.IO blockchain is progressively expanding its brand with new collaborations.
Nasdaq Dubai launches futures trading on main indices
Nasdaq Dubai has launched futures trading on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s main share index, the ADI.
Millions of Android phones are victim of cryptomining for Monero
Anti-malware software company Malwarebytes claims that millions of Android phones have already been victim of drive-by crypto mining for the Monero (XMR) currency.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.