Head of Data Science and Growth
With over 16 years of experience in data-driven stratgies within the financial industry, Ramzi Ahmad has developed expertise across Fintech, Crypto, Payments, and Online Trading markets. He has led teams to improve efficiency and drive growth for dozens of financial brands through actionable data insights. Ramzi continues to advance his skills through courses at institutions like Harvard and Cambridge, ensuring the highest standards of data accuracy.
Six weeks after we questioned whether Cyprus was losing brokers to Dubai's appeal, missiles provided an unexpected answer. FMIntel assigns a 45% probability that Dubai's disruption outlasts a...
IC Markets: Operational Intelligence Report (2026) An analysis of IC Markets' growth to $1.76 trillion in monthly trading volume. This dossier examines the 2026 leadership reshuffle, the 60.6%...
Australia's financial regulator uncovered widespread rule-breaking across its entire CFD industry.
An analysis of five years of FCA enforcement actions reveals a systemic blind spot. Financial institutions keep getting fined not for lacking compliance frameworks, but for failing to verify, update,...
The Financial Conduct Authority is pushing for unified risk-based regulation across all speculative products, with the March 6, 2026 consultation deadline fast approaching.
As India transitions from a high barrier "grey zone" to a regulated financial powerhouse, global FX and CFD leaders are shifting their strategy. This in-depth analysis explores the landmark...
The retail brokerage landscape in Q4 2025 has moved beyond simple growth into a phase of structural mutation. Market incumbents are facing a "Velocity Gap" where high-tech ecosystems like...
Forex trading collapsed from 58% to 14% market share between 2020-2025 while CFDs surged to 86%, and mobile platforms now dominate with 65% of all trades.
Five firms crossed the trillion-dollar threshold in Q4 2025 as the retail trading industry underwent a fundamental shift toward mobile platforms and alternative assets. Moreover, Middle Eastern...
Did Cyprus's financial regulator just hand the CFD industry another reason to the
dissatisfaction that is reportedly being heard more loudly on the streets of
Limassol?
India has emerged as the biggest global source of FX/CFD online interest, driving over half of broker website visits and signaling booming retail curiosity despite lacking CFD regulation and not yet...
UBS subsidiary Credit Suisse Life Bermuda lost its final appeal before the Privy Council in London against a $600 million plus fraud damages award to Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili. The...
The
European Union’s overhaul of its financial markets framework under the MiFID
II/MiFIR Review has now taken effect. As of 29 September 2025, all Member
States were required to transpose the revised...
The UK EMIR reporting regime is being updated to improve derivatives data quality and consistency, affecting not only banks but also brokers, platforms, fintechs, and crypto firms involved in...
eToro expanded its services in the UAE, allowing users to deposit nine cryptocurrencies into their eToro Crypto Wallet and convert them to US dollars for trading. To drive this feature, eToro is...
DMM.com Securities dominated the 2024 global retail FX volume rankings, averaging $1.488 trillion monthly and surpassing $2 trillion in peak months. Japan remains a crucial global FX hub, seeing a...
The AI revolution is undeniable, but it’s time to recognize the boundaries of what current models can truly deliver without real data access. The lesson for business is clear: without proprietary...
The competition between MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) has reached a turning point, with MT5 now commanding 62% of retail CFD trading volume on MetaQuotes platforms in Q3 2025, surpassing...
The updated MiFID II/MiFIR reforms introduce several key changes for EU brokers, including the abolition of PFOF, simplification of Best Execution reporting (RTS 27/28 reports removed), and the future...
The EU Data Act became legally binding on September 12, 2025, fundamentally shifting the power balance in the digital economy. Its goal is to make industrial, client, and trading data more accessible,...