What has led to a (soft) rebranding at CFDs broker Capital.com?
What led to CEO changes INFINOX, and at Scope Markets?
Who is behind the launch of tech-for-brokers-and-prop-firms startup Reltrix?
What factors caused a $28 million Q1 loss at Far East focused online broker Tiger Brokers?
Beyond the aforementioned CEO changes, what executive moves were seen at Match-Trade, Traze, eToro, Capital.com, Trade Nation, FXCM, and Vantage?
Some of the most read and commented-on FX/CFD industry news stories to appear over the past seven days on FNG included:
Top FX and CFDs industry news stories this week
Capital.com rebrand includes new logo, redesigned mobile app. Leading online broker Capital.com has undergone what we’d call a soft rebranding, which includes a new-look logo as well as an updated trading app. The company said that the new app platform design and brand identity is built around a single commitment: helping clients strive towards better decisions. The updated app is currently available globally across iOS and Android.
Isabella Mannucci and Walid Ead launch trading tech co Reltrix. Reltrix, a next-generation trading technology and infrastructure company, has announced its official launched with a bold vision to transform how brokers, prop firms, exchanges, and financial institutions build and scale their businesses. Headquartered in Dubai, Reltrix operates with a global structure designed to support clients across major financial hubs.
Tiger Brokers growth streak broken with Revenues down 13%, $28M loss in Q1 2026. The first half of 2026 will not go down as the best of times at Far East focused online broker Tiger Brokers, with the company’s two-year revenue growth streak broken, and a large regulatory fine contributing to a fairly sizeable net loss for the company in Q1 2026.
FCA warns football clubs about questionable sponsorship deals with unauthorised financial firms. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to football clubs not to put their fans’ cash at risk by signing sponsorship deals with financial firms that are not allowed to operate in the UK. The FCA has written directly to football clubs, mainly in the Premier League, to warn about their relationships with these firms and remind them of their responsibilities to fans.
Binance launches US Stocks and ETFs trading powered by Alpaca. Crypto exchange giant Binance is expanding its offering of non-digital-assets, today launching 24/5 trading of US stocks and ETFs, powered by Alpaca, a leader in brokerage infrastructure APIs offering access to options, stocks, ETFs, fixed income, and crypto. After recently adding Prediction Markets trading and CFDs-like TradFi Perpetual Contracts earlier this year, Binance is strengthening its position as a multi-asset platform, expanding access to more traditional markets alongside digital assets within a single interface.
Top FX industry executive moves this week
❑ John Murphy takes over Scope Markets leadership, Pavel Spirin now CGO.
❑ Exclusive: INFINOX CEO Lee Holmes steps down, switches (back) to run IXO Prime.
❑ Serhii Poplavskyi named as new Head of Platform for Match-Trader.
❑ Exclusive: Traze hires ICM.com exec George Nazih Girgis as VP BizDev.
❑ eToro Head of US Andrew McCormick departs.
❑ Capital.com hires Plus500 exec Haim Gershlaifer as Head of Partnerships.
❑ Exclusive: Trade Nation compliance manager Ainhoa Pua departs.
❑ Exclusive: FXCM Data Science and BI head Darren Merwitz departs.
❑ Vantage hires ATFX alum Paul Ghosn as Global Partnerships Manager.
