Author: Company Announcement

Libertex, a multi-award-winning online CFD broker, is set to take a leading role at one of the most anticipated B2B events of the year in Southeast Asia. A trusted leader in the trading industry with over 25 years of experience, the company has been confirmed as a Gold Sponsor at iFX EXPO Asia 2024. The exhibition, being held at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld in Bangkok, Thailand, from 16-18 September 2024, brings together thousands of C-level executives, fintech innovators, Introducing Brokers (IBs), and some of the largest brands in the world of online trading. As a prominent…

Leading provider of advanced trading technology and liquidity solutions X Open Hub sets new standards in the financial industry, with its all-inclusive liquidity solution. Prioritising execution speed, trade efficiency, and compliance, X Open Hub’s all-encompassing liquidity solution changes the game for brokers and traders alike. At a time when financial industry players face countless challenges, access to deep liquidity pools is essential for offering competitive services and managing risk effectively. X Open Hub’s liquidity solution addresses these needs. By speeding up order execution and offering multiple integration options, superior pricing, transparency and compliance with regulations, the liquidity provider empowers financial…

ActTrader, a leading provider of trading technology and advanced solutions in the brokerage and exchange industries part of Finvasia Group, announces the addition of charting tools from S&P Global Market Intelligence’s ChartIQ, an advanced data visualization and charting solution. The integration fuses ActTrader’s superior trading technology with ChartIQ’s user-centric design to transform the trading experience across all its trading platforms – Windows, Web Trader and Mobile Apps for IOS and Android. With an established presence in the fintech industry rooting back more than 20 years, ActTrader develops institutional-grade trading platforms that meet the discerning needs of today’s traders. ActTrader’s platforms…

WadzPay, a leading fintech company specialising in blockchain based technology for virtual asset payment solutions, is proud to announce its plan to enter the Stablecoin business, marking a significant expansion of its offerings. With a steadfast commitment to innovation and addressing evolving market demands, the company has strategically positioned itself to capitalise on the growing opportunities within the virtual asset financial services space. This also marks a shift in WadzPay’s strategy to elevate itself from being a blockchain based virtual asset payments company to a blockchain financial services solutions provider. The decision to venture into the Stablecoin market comes as…

XVC Tech, has invested in TradeTogether, a leading Web3 wealth manager based in Singapore. The venture capital firm founded by the creators of the XDC Network blockchain XDC Network’s ecosystem includes RWA dApps focusing on Private Credit (TradeFinex), Trade Finance (XDC Trade Network), tokenized gold (Comtech Gold) and tokenized US Treasuries (Yieldteq powered by Tradeteq). Ritesh Kakkad, co-founder of XVC Tech, noted, “TradeTogether approached XVC with a strong emphasis on compliance, which is key in sectors like private credit and trade finance. We believe this focus on compliance will attract more institutional adoption, leading to increased utilization of the XDC…

As the first quarter of 2024 draws to a close, Libertex is thrilled to announce its first accolade of the new year! The established global financial publication PAN Finance has determined Libertex to be the ‘CFD Broker of the Year – Global 2024’ following a rigorous evaluation process conducted by the publication’s highly experienced editorial and research teams. PAN Finance is a trusted source of global financial intelligence with an impressively wide readership across 150 countries. Its ecosystem includes a quarterly magazine, special reports, a news website, and various social media channels. As an organisation, PAN Finance is committed to…

Tiger Brokers has announced a partnership with Australian media fintech Grafa to roll out AI-driven data, news and analysis into its brokerage app. Under the arrangement, Tiger Brokers will incorporate Grafa’s AI-powered newsfeed into its brokerage app, Tiger Trade, which will give users access to data-driven news about US and Australian stocks as well as crypto, economy and forex. “As a majority of our Australian users trade both ASX and US stocks, gaining near-real time insights about the companies they put money behind is as critical as gaining access to the US market,” said Jack Liang, Vice President of Tiger…

As of January 1, 2024, Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) has integrated its Singapore and Jakarta locations into the new Swiss Business Hub Southeast Asia + Pacific. This sees S-GE strengthen its regional presence and consulting expertise in the Southeast Asia & Pacific region. S-GE relies on a global consulting approach in both export and investment promotion and has teams located in the markets relevant to its customers. Against this backdrop, S-GE is strengthening its regional presence in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region: in agreement with SECO and the FDFA, S-GE has integrated its two pre-existing ASEAN and Indonesia Swiss Business…

Consumers can now step into the exclusive world of private equity with Zorion’s innovative application, which opens the door to pre-IPO investment opportunities in tech giants, with no need for accredited investor status. For too long, investing in high-potential, pre-IPO companies like SpaceX and OpenAI has been a privilege reserved for the few. Zorion changes the game. Now, you don’t need to be an accredited investor to join the ranks of those who invest in tomorrow’s market leaders, with a low investment minimum ($10) making it accessible to more people. Zorion’s intuitive app makes investing in private equity straightforward and…

Forex trading or foreign exchange is the most dynamic and liquid market where currencies are bought and sold globally. Over the past two decades, Forex trading has undergone a spectacular transformation, shifting from a traditional and centralised system to a digital and decentralised one. This article looks closely at the evolution of Forex trading within the past 20+ years, charting its path to the digital era. Humble beginnings Forex trading as we know it started in 1971, with the rise of the NASDAQ as the world’s first electronic stock market. However, in terms of practice, trading was far from advanced.…

FBS, a leading global trading platform, shares insights into the appealing strategies for stock day trading in 2023. FBS outlines the criteria for fruitful stock selection and lists favored stocks for day CFD-trading. Day trading, characterized by rapid buying and selling decisions within a single trading day, has surged in popularity, with over 20 percent of traders having experimented with this risky yet promising strategy at least once. As a global broker with over a decade of experience in financial markets, FBS is committed to providing traders with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions in the fast-paced trading…

Singapore Japan Mobile Labs (SJ Mobile Labs Pte Ltd.) was launched in late 2021 to tackle the massive social problem of helping Japanese savers to put their financial assets to work. The team led by co-founders Samantha Ghiotti and Liam McCance both previously at Singlife are combining global fintech talent and local financial services expertise to build a unique proposition. SJML Japan K.K. (a subsidiary of SJ Mobile Labs Singapore) has completed its registration as a financial services intermediary (securities intermediary business), and plans to start offering selected mutual funds to help millennials build long-term assets in late 2022. CEO…

Arf, the first compliant cross-border payment network running on stablecoins, announced the upcoming launch of its innovative product, Arf Credit. Arf Credit will provide an instant working capital credit line for MSBs worldwide. Traditionally, when a money service business (MSB) wants to send money from one country to another, it has to prefund the same amount in the receiving country, bringing about tied capital, high opportunity cost, and operational inefficiencies. What’s more, since cross-border transactions are often considered risky, access to credit has always been a major problem for MSBs. Designed to empower licensed MSBs all over the world, the…

FinLync, a privately held, global fintech company transforming corporate finance and treasury offices through its world-class products, announced that it has closed a US$16 million equity funding round. Point72 Ventures led the financing which included investments from Nyca Partners, former CFO of Palantir and Founding Partner of Friends & Family Capital Colin Anderson, and Plaid Founder William Hockey. FinLync, founded and headquartered in Singapore, brings speed, simplicity and greater transparency as well as control to finance and treasury professionals globally. Through its world-class products, they provide them the infrastructure to unlock more value from their day-to-day operations. This latest funding…

Atlantis, a Singapore-based fintech company has announced the launch of its digital platform for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) – BizBank. BizBank’s mission is to empower SMBs by providing them with a comprehensive, technology-based financial and business platform to accelerate their growth in the digital era. In Southeast Asia, SMBs form the backbone of the economy, and account for 70% of GDP and between 52% and 97% of total employment in the region. According to research by Google and Facebook, there are c. 310 million digital consumers in the region, who are fuelling a tremendous growth in online spending. Yet,…

Fast-growing fintech company Aleta Planet, a partner of UnionPay International (UPI), announced the appointment of Stephen Richards Evans as its Regional CEO for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) effective from 10 November 2020 onwards. The banking veteran joins the homegrown start-up at a time when the company is looking to push the frontiers on digital payments and has bold plans for expansion in the coming years. In his new role, Mr Richards Evans will help drive product growth for Aleta Planet in EMEA and spearhead new markets in the West. Prior to joining Aleta Planet, Mr Richards Evans was…

Skyhook Capital Pte Ltd (Skyhook), the Singapore headquartered fintech company focusing on the distribution of investment-grade digital assets to institutional and retail investors, has entered into a strategic partnership with Digital Asset Shared Ledger (DASL), the leading global digital asset liquidity network for financial institutions built on Corda. Skyhook’s “Digital Assets Wealth Network” or Skyhook DAWN™, is an industry-standard white-labelled SaaS platform enabling the issuance, distribution and custody of digital securities with direct integration to the e-wealth systems used by financial institutions. In doing so, Skyhook DAWN™ acts as a linchpin allowing financial institutions to manage wealth portfolios that incorporate…

Singapore fintech BondEvalue has launched the BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), a blockchain-based exchange that makes possible fractional ownership of bonds by allowing them to be traded in smaller denominations of US$1,000. The company said that this paves the way for many more investors to buy and sell bonds, making bond trading much faster, highly transparent and at lower cost. In Asia and Europe, bond trading is traditionally the preserve of affluent individuals, institutions and corporations as they are typically traded in unit size US$200,000 in the secondary market. Trading is also carried out over the counter (by phone) making for…

Singapore-based Thunes, a cross-border payment provider, has partnered with Lion International Bank (LIB) to launch a cash pickup service in Ethiopia. Presently, Thunes facilitates the transfer of remittances to Ethiopia via Hello Cash wallets and bank accounts. Through the partnership, funds recipients can now collect cash from over 260 LIB branches across the country. Peter De Caluwe, CEO of Thunes commented, “The partnership will enable Thunes to increase remittance options available to Ethiopians, and extend our reach in the country. This is a significant step towards improving financial access for underserved segments of the population, such as the unbanked and…

Onde, a tech company powering over 200 ride-hailing companies in 70 countries, announces an online edition of Ride.Right.Now – a conference for ride-hailing entrepreneurs. This year’s topic is Hack the Crisis: Business Tips for Post-covid Era. The online event is to happen on July 23, 2020. The event will gather ride-hailing entrepreneurs, stakeholders, and experts from around the globe. Speakers will share insights and best cases on how to survive the crisis that has hit the mobility industry. $Registration is free of charge. Ride.Right.Now will feature talks with mobility and innovation trend-watchers, discussions of the opportunities emerging as the world…