The week brought significant developments across retail trading, fintech and financial regulation. Prop Firm Match faced a growing backlash from prop trading firms over its affiliate tracking practices, while eToro agreed to acquire an Argentine fintech business as it continued expanding through acq
Nigeria has adopted regulations for non-security virtual assets that make it one of the most restrictive stablecoin market-access regimes currently in force. According to the document, published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), foreign issuers must build a locally licensed operation before maki
Finance Magnates has announced the winners of the Finance Magnates Awards 2026, recognising leading companies and CEOs across online trading, fintech, payments and financial services. The awards honour firms across global, regional and national markets, alongside two CEOs named CEO of the Year 2026
MEXC will refer eligible French customers to Kraken, extending a transition arrangement the two crypto exchanges previously used in the Netherlands.London's trading industry is coming home!The Kraken announcement follows MEXC’s October 28 notice that it would gradually stop serving users linked to
Warsaw-listed shares are now open to XTB S.A.'s clients across the European Union without a separate request, the broker and the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) said today (Friday). The two called it a pilot.Until October, only XTB clients in Poland had automatic access to Warsaw-listed instruments on i
Coinhub Funded has launched a simulated proprietary trading programme that combines evaluations and instant funding with up to nine short weekday trading tournaments. Coinhub Is Not the Prop-Firm Operator The launch announcement connects the new business with Coinhub’s network of more than 2,000 Bi
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The bank did not give a gender or racial breakdown for its largest partner class since 2010. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s shelving diversity; it may be staying purposefully quiet.
The Finance Magnates Awards 2026 Gala Dinner and Ceremony is taking place today in Limassol, Cyprus, bringing together representatives from across the financial services industry.London's trading industry is coming home!The programme began with welcome drinks and networking from 18:30 to 20:00 local
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The state ordered the crypto ATM company to pay $4.8 million to scam victims, and bashed federal regulators over failing to police for fraud.
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The Pittsburgh-based bank said it would add more than 50 locations in South Carolina and Georgia and named its retail chief to the CFO role, effective in March.
Xlence has officially announced a strategic sponsorship agreement with German Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05, becoming its Official Internationalization Partner. The partnership marks a significant step in Xlence's international growth strategy, strengthening its brand presence and creating new opp
DraftKings is expanding a prediction market business from the client app to the exchange, even as the investment is set to absorb most of the Adjusted EBITDA expected from its established operations this year.DraftKings has increased its expected 2026 Adjusted EBITDA investment in Predictions to bet
JPMorgan Chase has formed a strategic partnership with OpenAI for use of the AI lab's coding and cybersecurity models.
Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, today announced the establishment of six global capability hubs at its new Solution Center in Singapore. Spanning AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing and next-generation payments, the hubs will develop technologies and solutions designed for depl
Pliant, a global fintech specializing in highly modular B2B payment solutions, today announced an $80 million Series C funding round led by Seaya Nova and Speedinvest, with participation from Illuminate Financial, Motive Partners and Molten Ventures.
Anthropic has unveiled a personal finance tool for Claude that lets users connect their bank and card accounts to get answers to questions about their money.
After a takeover by Brazil's Nubank failed to materialise, Monzo is exploring a new funding round that would value the UK digital bank at around £7.5 billion, according to the Financial Times.
JMR Infotech, a global provider of banking technology and digital transformation solutions, today announced the successful go-live of Ethiopia-based Abay Bank’s upgraded Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications (OFSAA) Financial Crime and Compliance Management platform, integrated with Orac
Mukuru, a leading financial services provider, has partnered with Flash, a payments technology company with an extensive network of spaza shops across South Africa, adding 170,000 cash pay-in points where customers can now pay for their Mukuru remittance orders.
Nivo has launched a new website to help lenders try its AI Assistant for Lenders free for two weeks, with no commitment to continue.