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Finance Magnates 2025 Awards Return to Cyprus for a Night of Industry Recognition

Thursday, 06/11/2025 | 18:32 GMT by Jared Kirui
  • Held at the Carob Mill, the event featured a welcome cocktail, gala dinner, award presentations, and an after-party.
  • It served as a major networking opportunity for brokers, fintech developers, and service providers across the global trading industry.
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Finance and fintech professionals gathered in Limassol on Thursday for the Finance Magnates Annual Awards 2025, an event marking another year of recognition for achievements across the global financial landscape.

Join IG, CMC, and Robinhood at London’s leading trading industry event!

Hosted at the Carob Mill, the evening included a welcome cocktail, dinner, award presentations, and an after-party. It brought together brokers, fintech developers, and service providers for an opportunity to showcase their performance and contribution to the trading sector.

Some of the Winners Across Different Categories

The awards featured different categories: B2C brokerage brands, B2B fintech brands, institutional trading, and tech for brokers. The B2C category focused on forex brokers competing in national, regional, and global categories. Each represented firms noted for market participation, client experience, and operational transparency.

The B2B categories focused on fintech and technology providers supporting the trading ecosystem. These included institutional trading infrastructure, liquidity technology, and tools developed for brokerages and financial institutions.

The Finance Magnates Awards 2025 maintain a shared voting system between community members and an expert panel. Each group contributes 50% of the final outcome.

The community vote allows traders and professionals to support their preferred brokers or fintech brands. The expert panel assesses performance, reliability, and innovation before finalising the other half of the results.

Voting Combines Public and Expert Review

Voting rules are designed to ensure fairness. Each participant can vote once per category, and brands are recognized only in the category where they receive the strongest support.

The awards serve as a structured platform for acknowledging performance across global finance by combining professional insight and community participation, while offering an overview of key players shaping brokerage and fintech developments.

Agenda

18:30 – 20:00 | Welcome Cocktail & Networking

20:00 – 20:15 | Ballroom Entrance & MC Welcome

20:15 – 21:40 | Gala Dinner

21:40 – 22:15 | Awards Ceremony

22:15 – 23:45 | After-Party

Dress Code: Black Tie

Finance and fintech professionals gathered in Limassol on Thursday for the Finance Magnates Annual Awards 2025, an event marking another year of recognition for achievements across the global financial landscape.

Join IG, CMC, and Robinhood at London’s leading trading industry event!

Hosted at the Carob Mill, the evening included a welcome cocktail, dinner, award presentations, and an after-party. It brought together brokers, fintech developers, and service providers for an opportunity to showcase their performance and contribution to the trading sector.

Some of the Winners Across Different Categories

The awards featured different categories: B2C brokerage brands, B2B fintech brands, institutional trading, and tech for brokers. The B2C category focused on forex brokers competing in national, regional, and global categories. Each represented firms noted for market participation, client experience, and operational transparency.

The B2B categories focused on fintech and technology providers supporting the trading ecosystem. These included institutional trading infrastructure, liquidity technology, and tools developed for brokerages and financial institutions.

The Finance Magnates Awards 2025 maintain a shared voting system between community members and an expert panel. Each group contributes 50% of the final outcome.

The community vote allows traders and professionals to support their preferred brokers or fintech brands. The expert panel assesses performance, reliability, and innovation before finalising the other half of the results.

Voting Combines Public and Expert Review

Voting rules are designed to ensure fairness. Each participant can vote once per category, and brands are recognized only in the category where they receive the strongest support.

The awards serve as a structured platform for acknowledging performance across global finance by combining professional insight and community participation, while offering an overview of key players shaping brokerage and fintech developments.

Agenda

18:30 – 20:00 | Welcome Cocktail & Networking

20:00 – 20:15 | Ballroom Entrance & MC Welcome

20:15 – 21:40 | Gala Dinner

21:40 – 22:15 | Awards Ceremony

22:15 – 23:45 | After-Party

Dress Code: Black Tie

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