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AffiniPay, a fintech leader in online payments for professionals, has appointed Bryan D. Thompson as Chief Technology Officer. Bryan D. Thompson has extensive experience in financial services and tech stack building. Between 2017-2020, Mr Thompson served as Chief Technology Officer for Beyond Inc., a business services company delivering payments, payroll, and business services to small…

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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Cody Malosi Wilson of Idaho Falls, Idaho for failing to register as a commodity pool operator (CPO) and failing to comply with CFTC regulations regarding CPOs. The order requires Wilson to pay a $150,000 civil monetary penalty…

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today published its Corporate Plan 2021-25, outlining its priorities over the next four years. The product intervention orders for CFDs and binary options which took effect earlier in 2021 are among the foci for the regulator. ASIC affirms that it will: Monitor compliance with the contracts for difference…

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DigitalX Limited (ASX:DCC) today announces the appointment of Mr Jonathon Carley as the Company’s Acting Chief Operating Officer. Jonathon Carley

Japanese FX, CFD and stock broker Rakuten Securities is expanding its lineup of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The company announced today that it is adding 20 ETFs managed by US company First Trust. The new instruments will become available to trade on Monday, August 30, 2021. One of the additions, for instance, is the First Trust…

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Shares of gaming and forex affiliate company Catena Media plc (STO:CTM) traded down by 13% on Wednesday, after the company reported disappointing Q2 results. Although Catena titled their results release “Another strong quarter of revenue growth and forward momentum”, and in the first line of the release touted a revenue increase of 9%, that was…

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Retail FX and CFDs broker eToro has released summary Q2 financial and operating results, indicating continued but slowing growth. The social trading focused broker, which is on track to go public at a $10 billion valuation via a SPAC merger later this year, said that Q2-2021 financial highlights included: 2.6 million new registered users, up…

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the temporary suspension of trading in the securities of ChineseInvestors.com, Inc. (CIIX) commencing at 9:30 a.m. EDT on August 25, 2021 and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EDT on September 8, 2021. The SEC temporarily suspended trading in the securities of the foregoing company due to…

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia entered an order granting the CFTC’s motion for entry of default judgment against defendants Silver Star FX, LLC d/b/a Silver Star Live (SSL), a former New Mexico limited liability company, Silver Star Live Software LLC…

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Online broker eToro has made efforts to make its website and applications more accessible. The website of the company has been enhanced, so that it is now more accessible for visually-impaired people. Visitors can configure the content on eToro’s website to make it more readable by tapping the accessible widget on the bottom right-hand corner…

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