Brokers Add AI Execution Tools, but Only 29% of CMC Markets Clients Trust Its Insights

Capital.com appears to be preparing a move into the UK cryptocurrency market, according to a daily roundup of broker and fintech developments that also covered a new regulatory clearance for Devexperts in Indonesia and a decline in trading revenue at Tickmill UK.

The three items sit at different ends of the trading industry. Capital.com, a retail CFD and spread-betting broker, would be extending its franchise into digital assets if the UK crypto plan proceeds, while Devexperts, which supplies trading technology and platform software, has secured approval in Indonesia, adding the Southeast Asian market to the list of jurisdictions where it can operate.

Mixed signals for brokers

On the brokerage side, Tickmill's UK business recorded a fall in trading revenue over the period covered by the roundup, a reminder that retail trading volumes and client activity remain uneven across the sector.

Meanwhile, the widening use of AI-based execution tools across brokers drew a note of caution. Only 29% of CMC Markets clients trust the insights those tools generate, a figure highlighted in the same news feed, suggesting that firms investing in automation still face a credibility gap with their users.

The recap also flagged several other corporate and regulatory developments: Trade Republic gave some of its Portuguese clients two days to switch accounts, eToro and Alpaca received relief from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the European Central Bank launched a project named Pontes, and Revolut set out a banking model built around comparatively low lending volumes.

Taken together, the day's headlines point to a market where brokers are pushing into new geographies and asset classes, platform vendors are clearing regulatory hurdles, and questions about the reliability of AI-driven tools are starting to shape how clients judge the services they are offered.