Warsaw, Poland - 28 January 2025. Globally recognised fintech brand EXANTE, operating from Cyprus-registered EXT Ltd, has opened a new office in Warsaw, after receiving the seal of approval from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (“Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego”, KNF). To mark this occasion, EXANTE will be hosting one of its flagship Horizon events in Warsaw at the historic Lazienki Palace on 6 March 2025. Led by EXANTE’s Editor-in-Chief Dr Renee Friedman, this event brings together a panel of world-leading economic experts to discuss what lies on the horizon for financial markets, in light of the US presidential inauguration and upcoming European elections. EXANTE’s local office will offer RTO and execution of orders for all financial instruments to Polish residents, providing them with access to more than a million instruments across 50+ global financial markets, through a fully customisable trading platform. Swiftly following EXANTE’s recent launch in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this further expansion solidifies EXANTE's growing global footprint. EXANTE is now regulated across six jurisdictions, including the FCA in the United Kingdom, the SFC in Hong Kong, the DFSA in the UAE, CySEC in Cyprus, the MFSA in Malta, and now the KNF in Poland. This global range of regulatory approvals reflects the company’s commitment to offering secure and trustworthy trading solutions for its growing number of clients across the world.
6 December 2024. EXANTE is pleased to name Maria Gritsenko as its new Global Head of Legal. With a wealth of experience in cross-border legal matters, Gritsenko will oversee all legal operations, and provide strategic legal counsel for legal entities trading under the EXANTE brand name globally, ensuring compliance across jurisdictions. Gritsenko brings nearly 20 years of legal experience with particular expertise in international arbitration and legal risk management. She is dual-qualified as an attorney in New York and a solicitor-advocate in England and Wales. Most recently, she was Deputy GC of listed international telecommunications group VEON, where she handled the group's litigation, strategic, and commercial projects. Before her in-house role, she spent over 12 years in private practice with leading London and Washington DC dispute resolution departments in global law firms such as Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Crowell & Moring LLP, and Freshfields LLP. She is a graduate of the Financial Times Board Director Programme, University of Michigan Law School, University of Pantheon-Assas (Paris) and University Robert Schuman (Strasbourg). Maria Gritsenko will report to Alexey Kirienko, EXANTE’s CEO and Co-Founder.
EXANTE Expands Global Reach with New Dubai Office Dubai, UAE - 27 November 2024 - Globally recognised fintech brand EXANTE has opened a new office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). By establishing its presence in Dubai, EXANTE is now offering its brokerage solutions to clients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), providing them with access to over 50 global financial markets and more than a million instruments in a fully customisable trading platform.This move into the Middle East underscores EXANTE's dedication to expanding its global footprint. With this latest expansion, EXANTE now boasts regulation in five jurisdictions, including the FCA in the United Kingdom, the SFC in Hong Kong, the DFSA in the UAE, CySEC in Cyprus, and the MFSA in Malta. This diverse range of regulatory approvals reflects the company’s dedication to providing a secure and trustworthy trading solution for its growing number of clients across the globe. Alexey Kirienko, EXANTE CEO and Co-Founder, said: “The opening of our Dubai office represents more than just geographical expansion. It’s a testament to EXANTE’s unwavering commitment to connecting investors with global opportunities, combined with that personal client experience we’ve been known for since 2011, when XNT grew its first roots in Malta.”
18 July 2024. EXANTE is pleased to announce that Richard Forss has been appointed as its new Chief Technology Officer. Forss will lead the development of EXANTE’s proprietary trading platform, spearheading EXANTE’s team of high calibre technologists tasked with taking EXANTE’s state-of-the-art trading technology to the next level. Forss has over 30 years of experience in finance and fintech, and has successfully built and managed technology platforms for large hedge funds, crypto brokerages, asset managers and banks over the course of his career. Prior to his appointment as CTO for EXANTE, he has held senior leadership positions at Crypto Finance Group, a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group, was the CTO at crypto prime brokerage platform Covario AG, and CTO of Swiss investment management firm Argentière Capital. Forss also held senior positions at private placement agency Sicura Partners, Arrowgrass, Deutsche Bank, and UBS.
