Forex Policy, Dubai (2026)

14/09/2026

FxPro has launched Weekend Trading, allowing clients in certain jurisdictions to trade selected commodities and indices outside traditional weekday market hours.

The new offering is available on FxPro Standard MT5 accounts through five dedicated instruments covering Gold, Silver, WTI Crude Oil, Natural Gas and the Nasdaq index.

Weekend Trading is designed to give traders greater flexibility to respond to political announcements, geopolitical developments and other market-moving events that can occur while traditional markets are closed.

Trading is available from Friday at 21:05 GMT until Sunday at 21:58 GMT. Clients can open an unlimited number of weekend positions, while open positions are automatically transferred to the corresponding weekday instruments when the underlying markets reopen.

The instruments are accessible through the MetaTrader 5 platform suite and FxPro App, subject to jurisdictional availability.

14/09/2026

Coinbase and Moov have partnered to bring stablecoin payments, custody and real-time funding capabilities to community banks and credit unions across the United States.

Through the partnership, Moov is integrating Coinbase’s stablecoin payments infrastructure into its existing payments platform, giving financial institutions access to digital asset capabilities without requiring them to build a separate crypto technology stack.

The infrastructure will support consumer stablecoin payments, merchant acceptance and settlement, payouts and custodial services. Coinbase will provide the regulated digital asset infrastructure, while Moov will connect those capabilities to the payment systems already used by financial institutions and their customers.

Moov serves more than 1,000 community banks and credit unions, creating a significant distribution channel for stablecoin-based payment services. The collaboration aims to help smaller financial institutions respond to growing demand for faster, always-on payment infrastructure while maintaining their existing banking relationships.

The partnership highlights the growing integration of stablecoins into traditional financial infrastructure and the expanding role of community banks in the digital payments ecosystem.

14/09/2026

TIOmarkets has appointed Andis Papageorgiou as Chief Technology Officer, following his earlier appointment as Head of Software Engineering at the retail FX and CFDs broker.

Based in Cyprus, Papageorgiou joined TIOmarkets earlier this year and has now taken on responsibility for the company’s technology leadership.

He brings six years of experience at online broker IC, where he most recently served as Global Head of Engineering before leaving the company late last year.

The appointment adds experienced technology leadership to TIOmarkets as the broker continues to operate across its FCA-regulated UK business and offshore operations.

TIOmarkets is led by Group CEO Stefanos Mitsi and is controlled by Malaysian businessman Manmohan Singh Balbir Singh, who also owns Cyprus-based broker FXPrimus.

14/09/2026

IG Group has appointed Saad Ahmed as Managing Director APAC, strengthening its leadership team in the Asia Pacific region.

Based in Singapore, Ahmed joins IG after two years at cryptocurrency platform Gemini, where he served as Head of Asia Pacific. Prior to Gemini, he spent nine years at Grab, including as Head of Strategic Initiatives, following the company’s acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asian operations.

Ahmed’s appointment follows the departure of Gavin Chia, former CEO of IG Group Singapore, who moved to online broker Longbridge earlier this year.

In his new role, Ahmed will focus on bringing together IG’s trading, investing and cryptocurrency capabilities across APAC, with an emphasis on regional product and technology development, local market insight and customer experience.

The appointment comes as IG Group begins a global workforce reduction that could affect more than 10% of its approximately 2,300 employees, adding a notable leadership change to a broader period of organizational restructuring.

14/09/2026

Vanquis Banking Group has announced that Ian McLaughlin will step down as Chief Executive Officer for personal reasons by no later than the end of 2026.

John Natalizia, currently Deputy CEO and CEO of Snoop, will become Interim CEO when McLaughlin steps down, subject to regulatory approval. An internal and external search for a permanent successor will begin.

Natalizia joined Vanquis following the acquisition of fintech Snoop in 2023 and was appointed Deputy CEO in April 2026. He brings more than 25 years of banking experience across commercial, digital, operational and transformation roles at Virgin Money and MBNA, as well as experience co-founding Snoop.

During McLaughlin’s tenure, Vanquis underwent a significant operational and financial transformation, returning to profitability and establishing a clearer strategy for sustainable growth.

The leadership transition will be supported by an orderly handover over the coming months, with McLaughlin working closely with Natalizia ahead of the change.

10/09/2026

Sofinnova Investments has appointed Dr. Merdad Parsey, M.D., Ph.D., as an Executive Partner, adding more than 25 years of biopharmaceutical leadership experience to its investment team.

Parsey joins Sofinnova after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Gilead Sciences, where he oversaw clinical development, medical affairs, regulatory, safety sciences, portfolio strategy and other functions spanning drug development from pre-IND through commercialization.

Before Gilead, Parsey held senior leadership roles at Genentech/Roche, including Senior Vice President of gRED Early Clinical Development. He also previously served as CEO of 3-V Biosciences, now Sagimet Biosciences, and held clinical development leadership positions at Sepracor, Regeneron and Merck Research Laboratories.

In his new role, Parsey will contribute his scientific, clinical and operational expertise to Sofinnova’s investment activities, supporting the evaluation of new opportunities and portfolio companies as they progress through development.

The appointment further strengthens Sofinnova’s focus on identifying innovative healthcare opportunities and partnering with entrepreneurs to build and advance biopharmaceutical companies.

10/09/2026

Fortune Brands Innovations has appointed Peter G. Clifford as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 21, 2026.

Clifford brings more than 30 years of finance leadership experience across building products, healthcare and industrial businesses. He has held public-company CFO and COO roles at The AZEK Company and Cantel Medical, and most recently served as CFO of Filtration Group Corporation from February 2025 to August 2026.

Earlier in his career, Clifford held multiple finance leadership positions at IDEX Corporation and GE. His experience spans global operations, finance transformation and mergers and acquisitions, alongside extensive work with manufacturing and supply chain operations.

In his new role, Clifford will help Fortune Brands strengthen ex*****on, improve financial processes and support long-term growth. Upon his arrival, Ashley George will transition from Interim CFO to Senior Vice President, Finance.

10/09/2026

Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance has launched the Next-Gen Currency Project Team, a new initiative focused on exploring the use of digital assets, including stablecoins and tokenized deposits, in global money movement.

Led by Nacha and the Digital Sovereignty Alliance, the project team will examine how digital assets could affect different types of payments while tracking developments in regulation and the broader payments landscape.

A key focus will be education and resource development, helping payments industry participants better understand digital assets and their potential relationship with traditional payment methods.

The initiative reflects the growing role of stablecoins and tokenized deposits within the payments ecosystem and the industry’s increasing focus on interoperability, regulation and responsible adoption.

Nacha’s ACH Network processed 35.2 billion payments in 2025, valued at $93 trillion, highlighting the scale of the payments infrastructure behind the organization’s broader efforts to advance payment innovation.

10/09/2026

Ant International, Mastercard and Visa have begun collaborating on a Know-Your-Agent (KYA) interoperability framework aimed at strengthening trust and simplifying agentic commerce across payment ecosystems.

The initiative is designed to help card networks, digital wallets, agent platforms and marketplaces streamline agent onboarding and identification through shared principles, while allowing each network to maintain its own verification and decision-making processes.

The proposed framework focuses on cross-network operator traceability, shared certification requirements and continuous transaction monitoring. These measures are intended to create common trust signals, reduce duplicated verification efforts and strengthen risk visibility as AI agents increasingly act on behalf of consumers.

The collaboration builds on Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol, Mastercard Verifiable Intent and Ant International’s Agentic Mobile Protocol. Through BuildFin.ai, convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the organizations will explore common approaches to AI agent verification, accountability and risk management.

The initiative highlights growing industry efforts to establish secure and interoperable foundations for agentic commerce as AI-driven transactions become increasingly autonomous.

10/09/2026

Zebec Network, the Stellar Development Foundation and MoneyGram have announced the integration of MoneyGram Ramps into Zebec’s enterprise payroll platform, expanding access to local fiat for employees and contractors receiving stablecoin-based payments.

Through Zebec’s native deployment on the Stellar network, employers can stream payroll payments in stablecoins, allowing recipients to receive funds in digital wallets, transfer or spend their digital value, and access local currency through participating MoneyGram locations.

MoneyGram Ramps enables supported wallets and applications to facilitate USDC cash-in and cash-out on the Stellar network. Through MoneyGram’s global retail network, eligible digital-dollar balances can be converted into local currency across participating locations in more than 170 countries and territories, subject to availability and applicable laws.

The integration combines Zebec’s programmable payroll infrastructure, Stellar’s blockchain-based payments network and MoneyGram’s global fiat access, creating a broader bridge between stablecoin payroll and everyday financial transactions.

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