e-Forex Magazine February 2020
INSTANT FX SETTLEMENT
How soon will it be possible?
REGTECH
Helping FX through the maze of regulatory compliance
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
e-FX across Latin America
CHATBOTS
The Killer App for online brokers FIX APIs
Why they are still the most secure way to trade FX
FINTECH PROFILE
With Tools For Brokers
COVER INTERVIEW
DAVID MERCER, CEO, LMAX GROUP
During the last decade we have witnessed a significant upheaval in the payments landscape. The relentless drive to mobile banking, real time payments, and online shopping has been driven by fintechs, younger tech-savvy demographics and new global financial instruments. This pattern has driven increased volumes and has coincided with ever-increasing demands for payments to be executed and settled in real-time. This past decade has seen a plethora of developments in payments and FX settlements including new entrants, new models and changes to existing models. Despite all this, the introduction of instant FX settlement and international payments has some serious obstacles to overcome; not just in terms of the market infrastructure, but also the internal systems and processes and just as importantly and vitally, how the two intersect....show more
Today’s FX traders are faced with a conundrum. The massive wave of regulatory oversight rolling over financial services has also landed on the shores of FX. It’s brought with it an enormous number of regulatory requirements, which are growing at superhuman speed and carry increasingly severe repercussions for non-compliance....show more
Sibos 2019 Looking back at the FX day in London ...show more
One of the largest, contemporary banks in the Baltic region has taken its customer service to the next level. They are one of a new generation of independent banks to adopt an innovative approach to treasury and sales, intertwining the two activities. The Bank recognised that making this strategic decision will give it a competitive edge in the market....show more
e-Forex talks with David Mercer CEO of LMAX Group....show more
Ramy Soliman, Chief Strategy Officer at Z.com Global Markets outlines what key attributes are clients now looking for from leading prime-of-prime brokerages ...show more
Lack of liquidity has restricted e-trading of Latin American currencies, yet the scale of the region’s population and its real economy coupled with technology are now driving adoption of electronic platforms. Richard Willsher investigates....show more
David Cooney, CEO & Co-Founder of MahiFX outlines some of the challenges facing brokers in 2020 and what steps they can take to overcome them...show more
In some ways chatbots have become the red-headed stepchildren of artificial intelligence. Despite their initial promise, our first encounters with them have left much to be desired. For many they’re the annoying faux agents that we’re often stuck with when searching for a real person to talk to...show more
Tools For Brokers (TFB) is looking to become one of the leading global B2B Forex technology providers. The firm develops plug-ins and applications for brokers of any size and type and specializes on software development for the Metatrader platform (MT4, MT5). We spoke to Chief Operating Officer, Albina Zhdanova to find out more about the company’s offerings and plans for the coming year. ...show more
The price of gold has risen by more than 4% this year. In the same period, the Bloomberg Commodity Index has fallen by more than 7% while the dollar index has risen by more than 2%. Bitcoin, on the other hand, has risen by more than 40% this year while the S&P500 has risen by more than 3%....show more
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