HTX Launches Second Round of SunPump Ecosystem Trading Competition With 10,000 USDT Prize Pool

Darwinex has integrated with TradingView, letting traders on the charting platform build a verified, publicly auditable track record from every trade. The move links Darwinex's regulated broker and Darwinex Zero development platform to investor capital allocation, based purely on trading performance.

Pepperstone has appointed Mohammed Almadhoun as Head of Middle East and Osama Hamdan as Head of Sales, strengthening its regional leadership team as the FX and CFD brokerage continues its expansion across the UAE, GCC and wider MENA region following its Dubai office launch.

Payments company Stripe and private equity group Advent International have launched a joint offer to acquire New York-listed payments group PayPal in a deal that would value the business at around $53bn, according to the Financial Times.

ATFX has launched the World Trading Cup, a three-stage trading competition offering up to USD 210,000 in prizes. Pre-registration opens 20 July 2026, with regional qualifiers and finals leading to a global final in December, where 15 traders from five regions will compete for the championship title.

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Binance has launched U.S. equities trading via its ADGM-regulated broker-dealer, Nest Trading Limited, offering over 7,000 stocks and ETFs with zero commission and fractional shares from $5. The exchange also plans to introduce bStocks, tokenised U.S. securities issued through an ADGM-registered SPV.

Gold-i has enhanced its Visual Edge risk management solution with new historical VaR, CVaR, Monte Carlo simulation, stress testing and Negative Balance Protection features, giving regulated brokers deeper portfolio analytics and real-time exposure data to support risk decisions across clients and business-wide portfolios.

Global multi-asset fintech group Plus500 has reported record Customer Income for the first half of 2026, with the figure climbing 24% year on year to $460.8m, the strongest six-month performance in five years.

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