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VALR Eyes Kenya for Expansion
South African crypto exchange VALR is ramping up its Kenya push, appointing a country manager and sponsoring the Kenya Blockchain & Crypto Conference after the country enacted its VASP Act and finalised licensing rules.
Goat Funded Trader Celebrates Three Years, $20M Paid Out, Launches Mobile App
Goat Funded Trader celebrates three years in operation, having distributed over $20 million to traders and funded more than 250,000 accounts across 100+ countries.
FundingPips Launches PRIME Career-Path Funding Program
FundingPips introduces PRIME, a career-oriented prop trading program with up to $2M in capital, daily 70% rewards, and a scaling path to fund manager status.
Apex Trader Funding Restores Metals Trading
Apex Trader Funding has reactivated metals trading for gold, silver, copper, and platinum across evaluation and funded accounts, along with a 90% discount on evaluation fees expiring May 19.
The Trading Pit Joins Propinder
Prop trading firm The Trading Pit, backed by Pinorena Capital, partners with Propinder to offer CFD, futures and stock challenges. A 10% launch discount is available.
FundedNext Surpasses $300 Million in Total Trader Payouts
FundedNext has surpassed $300M in total verified payouts to traders, with over $53M distributed in Q1 2026. The prop firm now has more than 121,000 payout recipients.
Freetrade Appoints Jenny Zhao as New CEO
Freetrade has appointed Jenny Zhao as CEO, pending regulatory approval. She succeeds co-founder Viktor Nebehaj, who steps down after nearly a decade with the platform now managing over £4bn in AUA.
Lemon Launches Visa Card in Colombia
Lemon's new Visa card gives Colombian users cashback in digital dollars equal to the 4x1000 financial transaction tax, with over 10,000 virtual cards issued since April.
Funding Costs on GMX Are Now Much Lower
GMX traders now pay roughly 65% less in funding costs following changes implemented in late April. Median rates on the funding-paying side dropped over 65% from the pre-update baseline.
Temenos Core Banking SaaS to Power Questrade's Banking Offering
Questrade Financial Group has deployed Temenos Core Banking SaaS to power its new regulated banking entity, Questbank, launching deposit and mortgage products in Canada.
Revolut Trading Secures FCA Approval for Expanded Services
Revolut Trading Ltd has expanded its FCA permissions to cover principal dealing and investment management, enabling leveraged products, managed portfolios, and private wealth services on its platform.
Ally Unveils 'Life Today' Brand Platform
Ally Financial unveiled its new 'Life Today' brand platform and marketing campaign, positioning itself as a financial partner for how younger generations save, spend and dream. The campaign rolls out May 14, 2026.
Yellow Card Joins the Stable Alliance for Cross-Border Settlement
Yellow Card has joined the Stable Alliance, an initiative led by OSL Group, to improve cross-border settlement efficiency between Africa and Asia-Pacific using stablecoin infrastructure.
Interactive Brokers Expands Prediction Markets, Unifying Access to Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx
Interactive Brokers has launched a unified interface for trading prediction markets across Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx, allowing clients to access combined liquidity and best-price execution from a single platform, alongside other asset classes.
WazirX Unveils INR Crypto Futures as Post-Hack Recovery Push Continues
The Indian exchange introduces perpetual futures with 0.02% maker fees, targeting retail traders, and pledges profits to buy back recovery tokens for hack victims.
Three More Years: EBC's Signed Commitment to Beat Malaria
EBC Financial Group has committed to a three-year partnership with United to Beat Malaria, becoming a Gold Sponsor of the Move Against Malaria 5K 2026. The deal builds on a corporate relationship that began in 2024.
Balanz Uruguay Joins Uruguay's Electronic Securities Exchange
Balanz Uruguay Corredor de Bolsa became an operator of Uruguay's Bolsa Electrónica de Valores (BEVSA), expanding its securities trading capabilities.
Upstox Rolls Out Fundamentals and Market Information APIs for Developers
Upstox has introduced new Fundamentals and Market Information APIs, allowing developers to access financial statements, ratios, shareholding patterns, FII/DII activity, and more.
Sharesies to Contribute Up To $100 For Every Child In Its KiwiSaver Scheme
New Zealand investment platform Sharesies will contribute 25 cents per dollar deposited into eligible children's KiwiSaver accounts up to $100 during the 2026/27 contribution year.
Zaif Card Adds ETH and XYM as Reward Options
Zaif's credit card now lets users earn ETH or XYM as cashback instead of only BTC. Both new reward options are eligible for staking on the exchange.
Hyperliquid HIP-4 Outcome Markets Go Live on Mainnet
Hyperliquid's HIP-4 upgrade brings native binary outcome contracts to its order book, allowing prediction market positions to share margin with perpetuals. Phase 1 focuses on daily BTC threshold markets.
BingX Launches EventX, Turning Real-World Events Into Tradable Assets
BingX introduced EventX, a contracts feature allowing users to trade on the probability of global events with up to 10x leverage and zero fees for a limited time.
MultiBank Crypto Arm mb.io Brings Ghana Gold On-Chain
MultiBank Group's crypto arm mb.io has partnered with Kings Orbis, EON3 Group, and Mavryk to tokenize physically-backed gold from Ghana, with vaulting in Dubai under LBMA-approved custody.
Monex Group Reports Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2026
Monex Group reported fiscal year 2026 revenue of 83.6 billion yen, up 13.3% year-on-year, and announced its year-end dividend and shareholder return policy.