In an uncommon post-presidency move, former Polish President Andrzej Duda has joined the Supervisory Board of fintech company ZEN.COM.
Other changes saw Scope Markets' alum, Ahmad Aljebouri, join RADEX MARKETS as the CTO.
RADEX MARKETS names Scope Markets' alum as CTO
This week, new faces stepped into key roles across the forex, CFD, and payments space. In the
Seychelles, RADEX MARKETS appointed Ahmad Aljebouri as its Chief Technology
Officer. He brings over 12 years of experience in financial technology and
trading system development.
Aljebouri previously served as Head of Operations at Zeal
Group, the operator of the ZFX and Traze brokerage brands. Before that, he
worked at Scope Markets, initially as Head of Operations and later as Group
Head of Front Office Operations.
Before joining B2Prime, Georgouras spent close to nine years at Edgewater Markets, serving as UK Chief Executive Officer for over two years and as Managing Director and EMEA Head for about seven years.
Tickmill promotes Brunno Huertas to Regional Manager
Tickmill promoted Brunno Huertas to Regional Manager for the
LATAM region. He joined the broker as Business Partnerships Manager for the
Portuguese market and most recently served as Country Business Manager.
Brunno Huertas, Source: LinkedIn
Huertas also brings prior industry experience from IronFX,
where he was the Head of Sales for LATAM. Separately, Loukas Priovolos recently
departed Tickmill after eight years with the company.
The updated board composition has been submitted to the Bank
of Lithuania, where ZEN.COM holds its European electronic money institution
(EMI) license. The move follows ZEN.COM’s recent partnership with Visa to
enhance real-time cross-border payment services.
Lastly, CFI Financial Group opened a new office in Bahrain
and appointed Yaseen Alsamerrai as Country Head to lead the operation. The
launch adds to the broker’s growing presence in the Middle East and follows
regulatory approval received earlier this year.
Yaseen Alsamerrai
The Manama-based entity, CFI Financial (Bahrain) B.S.C.
Closed, secured a Category 2 Investment Business Firm license from the Central
Bank of Bahrain in July. With the addition of Bahrain, CFI now operates in
eight cities across the Middle East and North Africa, offering online trading
in equities, currencies, and commodities.
Lastly, Christopher Nelson-Smith has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Blueberry Markets. He previously served as Head of Trading and Operations at Blueberry Markets for one year and seven months, contributing to the firm’s trading and operational strategy.
Christopher Nelson-Smith
Prior to joining Blueberry, Nelson-Smith spent roughly eight years at Vantage, where he held multiple roles. Most notably, he served as a Director for nearly a year, overseeing liquidity, corporate relations, and compliance management.
This week, new faces stepped into key roles across the forex, CFD, and payments space. In the
Seychelles, RADEX MARKETS appointed Ahmad Aljebouri as its Chief Technology
Officer. He brings over 12 years of experience in financial technology and
trading system development.
Aljebouri previously served as Head of Operations at Zeal
Group, the operator of the ZFX and Traze brokerage brands. Before that, he
worked at Scope Markets, initially as Head of Operations and later as Group
Head of Front Office Operations.
Before joining B2Prime, Georgouras spent close to nine years at Edgewater Markets, serving as UK Chief Executive Officer for over two years and as Managing Director and EMEA Head for about seven years.
Tickmill promotes Brunno Huertas to Regional Manager
Tickmill promoted Brunno Huertas to Regional Manager for the
LATAM region. He joined the broker as Business Partnerships Manager for the
Portuguese market and most recently served as Country Business Manager.
Brunno Huertas, Source: LinkedIn
Huertas also brings prior industry experience from IronFX,
where he was the Head of Sales for LATAM. Separately, Loukas Priovolos recently
departed Tickmill after eight years with the company.
The updated board composition has been submitted to the Bank
of Lithuania, where ZEN.COM holds its European electronic money institution
(EMI) license. The move follows ZEN.COM’s recent partnership with Visa to
enhance real-time cross-border payment services.
Lastly, CFI Financial Group opened a new office in Bahrain
and appointed Yaseen Alsamerrai as Country Head to lead the operation. The
launch adds to the broker’s growing presence in the Middle East and follows
regulatory approval received earlier this year.
Yaseen Alsamerrai
The Manama-based entity, CFI Financial (Bahrain) B.S.C.
Closed, secured a Category 2 Investment Business Firm license from the Central
Bank of Bahrain in July. With the addition of Bahrain, CFI now operates in
eight cities across the Middle East and North Africa, offering online trading
in equities, currencies, and commodities.
Lastly, Christopher Nelson-Smith has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Blueberry Markets. He previously served as Head of Trading and Operations at Blueberry Markets for one year and seven months, contributing to the firm’s trading and operational strategy.
Christopher Nelson-Smith
Prior to joining Blueberry, Nelson-Smith spent roughly eight years at Vantage, where he held multiple roles. Most notably, he served as a Director for nearly a year, overseeing liquidity, corporate relations, and compliance management.
Jared Kirui is an Editor at Finance Magnates with more than five years of experience in financial journalism. He covers online trading, fintech, payments, and crypto industries with a focus on companies, regulation and compliance, executive moves, trading technology, and market analysis.
His work has been featured in other media outlets, including Benzinga, ZyCrypto, The Distributed, and The Daily Hodl.
Education:
Bachelor of Commerce degree (Finance option), University of Nairobi
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