ZA Bank has officially launched its Hong Kong (HK) stock trading service, further enhancing its one-stop investment platform. Following the previous integration of funds, US stocks, and cryptocurrencies, the addition of HK stock trading marks a comprehensive upgrade to ZA Bank's wealth management offerings.

Horizon Trading Solutions (Horizon), a leading global provider of multi-asset electronic trading technology, today announces that Shinhan Securities Vietnam, part of Shinhan Financial Group, is now live on its multi-asset trading and order management solution. The go-live supports Shinhan’s strategic goal of enhancing its trading capabilities as Vietnam advances toward emerging market status.

FalconX, a leading institutional digital asset prime brokerage, today announced that it has agreed to acquire 21shares, the provider of the world’s largest suite of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds and products (ETFs/ETPs). The transaction represents a major milestone in FalconX's strategy to accelerate the convergence of listed markets and digital assets, while strengthening its global presence across the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

XBase Virtual Assets Broker & Dealer Services (XBase), a subsidiary of XBD Group, today announced that it has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for a Broker-Dealer Services Licence.

Today, Smarsh announced that Jefferies has selected the company’s flagship communications surveillance technology to address the growing challenge of monitoring vast and complex digital communications. Jefferies, a leading full-service global investment banking and capital markets firm, faced a need to scale its global electronic communications and sought a solution that was compatible with its existing infrastructure and that could enhance its surveillance and increase the efficiency of its compliance team.

Baghdadi Capital, the global independent family office specialised in working capital finance and founded by Spanish businessman Baihas Baghdadi, has completed a strategic investment in Teybridge Capital Europe, a specialist in working-capital solutions and trade finance. Following its recent investment in American Capital Financial Group (ACF), this new transaction further strengthens Baghdadi Capital’s international footprint — tripling its client base and accelerating geographic expansion in the UK and Ireland, while reinforcing its presence in the US and along the principal commercial corridors between Spain and these countries. As part of the transaction, Baghdadi Capital will join Teybridge Capital Europe’s board.

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces the Shanghai Electronic Certification Authority Co. Ltd. (SHECA) as the latest Qualified vLEI Issuer (QVI) within the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) ecosystem.

SkySparc, a trusted global provider of digital transformation solutions for treasury and finance institutions, today announced the acquisition of Inovotek Solutions (“Inovotek” or the “Company”), a specialist provider of transformation services to capital markets and financial institutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform services provider, announced today that its TT® Trade Surveillance solution was named winner of the Best AI Solution for Trade Surveillance at the inaugural AI in Capital Markets Awards. The award highlighted the platform's ability to deliver measurable value to financial institutions through an AI-driven data and technology solution.

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced the release of Version 1.2 of IBKR Desktop, a next-generation trading platform that balances simplicity with advanced functionality. The improved version offers new features and tools, including one-click, instant order transmission which is a highly requested and sought-after feature for Interactive Brokers’ active and sophisticated traders.

Eventus, a leading provider of comprehensive, at-scale trade surveillance and financial risk solutions, and Openmarkets Group (OMG), one of Australia’s leading wealth management and trading fintechs, announced that Openmarkets has just moved to Eventus to provide the trade surveillance solution for all of its business.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), global Fintech leader, today announced record activity on its Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform, which processed an average of $339 billion in daily repo transactions during September. The results mark a 21% increase over August’s $280 billion daily average and a 650% increase year‑over‑year, highlighting the rapid adoption of tokenized settlement.

The Hemispheres Foundation, an independent organization dedicated to the advancement and adoption of Hemi, the world’s largest programmability layer on Bitcoin, today announced a strategic investment from American Ventures, and an engagement with Dominari Securities, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer and investment bank based in New York (“Dominari”) and a subsidiary of Dominari Holdings, Inc. (DOMH). As part of the deal, Dominari and Hemi will jointly develop regulated digital asset and ETF platforms designed to expand institutional utility of the $HEMI token.

TS Imagine, a leading global provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, today announced a strategic development partnership with Gentek.ai, a pure-play horizontal AI platform with deep domain experience in financial services.

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, has introduced enhancements to its professional tax planning toolkit with the launch of Tax Planner, available through PortfolioAnalyst. Its new capabilities complement existing tax-lot matching and tax loss harvesting features, giving investors greater control over the tax implications of their investment activity.