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Finance Magnates Intelligence Forum brings trading Leaders Together in Cyprus. October 08, 2026, 09:12 GMT Industry leaders met in Limassol to discuss market data, trading volumes, AI, regulation, growth and competitiveness. The Forum gave us the opportunity to put our data and research in front of industry professionals and, just as importantly, hear how they see the market." - Ramzi Ahmad, Director of Intelligence at Finance Magnates LIMASSOL, CYPRUS, October 8, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / - Finance Magnates brought senior leaders from across the trading and financial services industry together for the first Finance Magnates Intelligence Forum, held on September 30, 2026, at the Amara Hotel in Limassol, Cyprus. The invite-only forum created a space for executives, data specialists and industry professionals to discuss how market intelligence, trading data and technology can support better business decisions. The event was opened by Neophytos Papageorgiou, CEO of Finance Magnates, who welcomed guests and introduced the vision behind Finance Magnates Intelligence. The opening session was followed by an Intelligence Brief led by Ramzi Ahmad, Director of Intelligence at Finance Magnates, examining the relationship between broker website traffic and actual trading volumes. The session looked at how different data points can provide a broader view of broker performance and market activity. The programme then moved into the way financial data is collected and verified. Demetris Koutsomichalis, Data Analyst at Finance Magnates, explained the data collection and verification process, including the importance of data quality, validation and context when using market information. The Forum also looked at the technology supporting financial data. Maciej Szeląg, CEE FinTech Lead at AWS, discussed the infrastructure behind financial data, the role of cloud technology and the importance of reliable data infrastructure as businesses adopt AI. The discussion continued with Philios Petrides, Data & Business Intelligence Consultant, who focused on how firms can use data to support growth and compliance. The session also examined the limits of internal business data and the value of combining information across areas such as sales, marketing, operations, compliance and finance. Executive Discussion on Regulation, Growth and Competitiveness A key part of the Forum was the executive discussion and Intelligence Leadership Circle roundtable, where participants shared their experiences and views on some of the main issues facing the trading industry. Topics included regulation, trading volumes, liquidity, data quality, AI, compliance, business intelligence, marketing performance, differentiation and competitiveness. The roundtable gave attendees the opportunity to discuss these topics openly, compare experiences and challenge some of the assumptions that are often made when looking at market data. AI was also a major part of the conversation, with participants discussing the role of data infrastructure, how AI can be used within financial businesses and where greater care is needed when dealing with sensitive financial and regulatory information. During the Forum, Finance Magnates Intelligence also presented FMIQ, an algorithm-driven quantitative system using Finance Magnates Intelligence data and hosted on AWS and Amazon Bedrock. Bringing Industry Leaders Together The first Finance Magnates Intelligence Forum brought together representatives from companies including Tickmill, VS Markets, LMAX, Capital.com, JustMarkets, Complyport, Libertex Group, IC Markets, Trading 212, TMGM, Dealio, Truvian, HFM and many more. Finance Magnates Intelligence thanked all attendees for taking part and for sharing their views during the presentations and roundtable discussions. The Forum reflects the wider development of Finance Magnates Intelligence, which provides market data, research, trading volume information, benchmarks, regulatory updates and industry analysis for financial services businesses. The Finance Magnates Intelligence platform brings together market data and industry insights covering areas including FX, CFDs, crypto, prop trading, broker activity, payments and regulation. "Data is most useful when it can be understood in the context of what is happening in the market," said Ramzi Ahmad, Director of Intelligence at Finance Magnates. "The Forum gave us the opportunity to put our data and research in front of industry professionals and, just as importantly, hear how they see the market." The first Finance Magnates Intelligence Forum marked the start of a new gathering for senior industry professionals, with the discussions providing feedback and views that will continue to inform the work of Finance Magnates Intelligence. About Finance Magnates Intelligence Finance Magnates Intelligence provides data, research and market insights for the financial services industry. Its offering includes trading volume data, market benchmarks, regulatory intelligence, industry research and analysis. The platform is designed for brokerages, fintech companies, compliance and legal teams, payment providers, prop firms, investors and analysts. Dora Christofi Finance Magnates Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. 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Monavate and LMAX Group link up on cross-border settlement rails. Monavate, the Cambridge-based FCA-regulated e-money institution, has partnered with LMAX Group to connect its payments platform to Omnia Exchange, the institutional liquidity and execution layer operated by the London foreign exchange and digital asset venue. The integration, announced on 5 August 2026, is delivered through a single API and is designed to give Monavate's business clients access to institutional-grade execution across fiat currencies, stablecoins and crypto assets without requiring them to build independent trading or risk functions. Monavate was acquired earlier this year by Exodus Movement, the publicly listed digital asset firm trading on NYSE American, and the LMAX partnership reflects the direction of travel for the combined entity: providing the infrastructure plumbing for businesses that want to issue, move and settle money across borders without relying on legacy correspondent banking rails. What the deal does. The practical capability the partnership adds is notable. Through Omnia, Monavate clients can access real-time pricing and execution, hedge lower-value payment flows without being subject to minimum trade sizes, and reduce intraday settlement risk. That last point matters most for payment providers running mixed fiat and digital asset books: intraday FX and crypto exposure is typically managed through either a banking relationship or a prime brokerage, both of which carry cost, credit requirements and operational overhead. An API layer into an institutional execution venue simplifies that stack. Oscar Vickerman, head of strategic distribution at LMAX Group, said: "As businesses increasingly look to digital assets as part of payment and settlement workflows, access to deep liquidity, reliable execution and scalable infrastructure becomes increasingly important." Michael Rolph, chief executive of Monavate, framed the deal in direct terms: "Payments are moving onchain, and the businesses that win will be the ones that can issue, move and settle money anywhere without touching legacy systems." Market context. The partnership sits in the middle of a structural shift that is reshaping the payments wholesale layer. Several well-capitalised platforms are converging on the same proposition: a unified settlement layer that handles fiat, stablecoin and tokenised asset flows under a single interface, removing the need for payment providers to maintain separate banking-as-a-service, crypto custody and FX hedging relationships. Circle with its USDC infrastructure, Fireblocks on the custody and settlement side, and B2B payment networks building stablecoin rails are all competing for a share of the same institutional payment flow. The regulatory backdrop in the UK and EU is becoming more structured around exactly this type of infrastructure. The FCA's work on stablecoin payment regulation and the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, which is progressively coming into force, are creating clearer operating frameworks for firms that bridge traditional payments and digital assets. Monavate holds FCA e-money institution status and Mastercard, Visa and Discover principal membership, which gives it a compliance foundation that purely crypto-native settlement providers cannot yet match. The metrics Monavate disclosed in the release give some sense of the scale it is working at: more than 6.3 million cards issued and over 13.5 billion US dollars in processed payments to date. Whether the LMAX integration translates into a meaningful reduction in settlement cost or treasury risk for its clients will be the commercial test, and neither company provided benchmarked before-and-after data alongside the announcement. AI level 1 of 5: written by Darlyn Ho; AI helped with tone, structure or wording; edited and signed off by Mark Walker, Editorial Director. What the levels mean