Author: Chain Wire

Castries, Saint Lucia, August 20th, 2026, FinanceWire

PrimeXBT, a global multi-asset broker, has expanded its Swap-Free offering to PXTrader 2.0, giving traders access to both Swap-Free and Extended Swap-Free accounts on its proprietary Crypto and CFD trading platform.

Swap-Free replaces the usual overnight swap with a fixed USD-per-lot administrative fee, giving traders more predictable holding costs that can be factored into their strategies, rather than having to account for fluctuating swaps and triple-swap days. Extended Swap-Free removes the overnight administrative fee entirely, with eligibility determined by trading activity and the length of time positions are held. Together, the options make PXTrader 2.0 accessible to traders who cannot pay or receive interest on religious grounds, while providing greater flexibility for those who hold positions overnight.

“Trading costs are often assessed through spreads and commissions, but for traders who keep positions open for longer, the way overnight financing is structured can be equally relevant,” said Jonatan Randin, Senior Market Analyst at PrimeXBT. “Individual requirements also differ significantly, meaning these conditions can ultimately influence not only how traders approach the market, but where they choose to trade.”

The Swap-Free option is available to all PXTrader 2.0 users and can be selected when opening a new account or enabled later through account settings. Swap-Free status and progress towards Extended Swap-Free are shown in-account, while current fees, eligibility criteria, and supported instruments are available under Fees & Conditions > Swap-Free Rules. PrimeXBT also offers Swap-Free trading on MT5, with the key difference that Extended Swap-Free on PXTrader 2.0 has no 30-day limit or instrument exclusions.

The addition of Swap-Free further expands the flexibility of PXTrader 2.0, where traders can access Crypto Futures and CFDs on Forex, Commodities, Indices, Shares and Crypto from a single account. The platform offers competitive trading costs, TradingView-powered charting, adjustable leverage up to 1:1000, and integrated risk-management tools. Accounts are available in USD and cryptocurrencies, including BTC and ETH, allowing traders to use crypto as trading capital across CFD markets. A wide range of fiat, crypto, and local payment methods provides further flexibility in funding accounts.

The introduction of Swap-Free and Extended Swap-Free reflects PrimeXBT’s continued focus on improving trading conditions across its ecosystem, with greater cost efficiency and more choice in how traders access and manage global markets.

To learn more, users can visit the PrimeXBT website.

About PrimeXBT

PrimeXBT is a global multi-asset broker and crypto asset service provider trusted by traders in more than 150 countries. The platform bridges traditional and digital markets within one integrated environment, redefining versatility and innovation in online trading. Clients can access Forex, CFDs on indices, commodities, shares, crypto, and Crypto Futures, as well as buy, store, and exchange cryptocurrencies. This unified experience extends across both the native PXTrader 2.0 platform and MetaTrader 5, supported by advanced risk-management tools and a wide range of funding options in crypto, fiat, and local payment methods. Since 2018, PrimeXBT has focused on empowering traders through broad multi-asset access, fair and transparent conditions, professional-grade technology and dedicated human support. By combining expertise, trust and a client-first approach, PrimeXBT sets a benchmark of excellence in the financial industry and provides traders with the tools they need to trade, grow and succeed with confidence.

Disclaimer: The content provided here is for informational purposes only and is not intended as personal investment advice and does not constitute a solicitation or invitation to engage in any financial transactions, investments, or related activities. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The financial products offered by the Company are complex and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. These products may not be suitable for all investors. Before engaging, you should consider whether you understand how these leveraged products work and whether you can afford the high risk of losing your money. The Company does not accept clients from the Restricted Jurisdictions as indicated on its website / T&Cs. Some products and services, including MT5, may not be available in your jurisdiction. The applicable legal entity and its respective products and services depend on the client’s country of residence and the entity with which the client has established a contractual relationship during registration.

Contact

PrimeXBT
pr@primexbt.com

Port Louis, Mauritius, August 19th, 2026, FinanceWire

The Market-Maker Model developed by STARPRIME has completed an extensive beta-testing phase, working with a select number of clients. The term ‘market maker’ carries a stigma of being a bad actor in our industry. That reputation has identifiable origins, and some of it has been earned. What follows is how a properly governed market-making arrangement differs, and where it can materially improve outcomes for retail brokers. 

The driver of the product innovation and development has been to find the ‘sweet spot’ in solving some of the main challenges that larger retail brokers face:

• Optimal efficiency in externalising Non-Risk Flow
• Non-Risk Revenue dilemma (aka “flattening the curve”)

Optimal efficiency in externalising Non-Risk Flow

Whilst retail brokers seek the liquidity provided by traditional liquidity providers (Tier-1 LPs, ECNs, Banks), they struggle to make these offerings commercially viable, mainly as a direct result of wider spreads and higher margins compared to the retail model they operate under. This makes externalising flow commercially unviable, leaving retail brokers to manage greater exposure and risk than they would otherwise need to.

With the option of trading through a Market-Maker model, clients can trade on pricing and margins that are more closely aligned with the retail model, with the market maker managing the pricing and margin differential to LPs. The market maker absorbs the differential between retail-aligned pricing and LP pricing, supported by internal netting across aggregated flow and by scale. Retail brokers can access institutional-grade liquidity through a single relationship, reducing operational and capital costs.

Non-Risk Revenue dilemma (aka “flattening the curve”)

Retail brokers will be all too familiar with the changing dynamics and revenue streams in our industry. Over the past several years, the amount of Non-Risk Revenue being generated has been converging with the amount of risk revenue being earned. This comes as no surprise as the retail market is becoming more informed; with developing skill sets and technology (including AI), retail clients are becoming more profitable and are increasingly able to preserve their capital in volatile market conditions.

A number of participants in the beta release were able to identify client segments where the ‘Non-Risk revenue’ was close to or greater than the ‘risk revenue’. This highlighted the obvious Expected Value Trade-Off, where the most a broker could make would likely be the ‘Non-Risk revenue’, whilst the potential losses could be much greater. By externalising the flow through the Market-Maker model, they were able to manage their market risk and identify potential revenue opportunities across these segments of their client base.

Market Maker vs STP Solutions

In a like-for-like analysis, and in keeping with the general expectations of a Market-Maker Model, STARPRIME observed that the Market-Making model provided clients with key potential advantages across core metrics. Pricing included faster price updates and tighter spreads, particularly in volatile market conditions. Order fill efficiency was closer to optimal, particularly with larger order sizes. Market impact was greatly reduced, which ultimately resulted in greater overall efficiency. Naturally, the metrics will vary, primarily driven by the underlying nature of the order flow, although it was noted that there were clear improvements even on sharper flow.

Jay Mawji, CEO of STARPRIME, added: “As much as we may want to deny it, the pace of the Race to Zero is gathering each day. By deploying our market-maker solution and applying consistent pricing across the flow we accept, we are able to offer our clients execution at costs closer to their retail model than a traditional LP relationship allows. This promotes a healthy industry, where the Race to Zero is a phenomenon that should be embraced by all market participants in a responsible manner that promotes advancements in our industry with tighter pricing and stronger competition. 

Potential clients can view average pricing directly on the STARPRIME website (www.starprime.com)under the Pricing Section (https://www.starprime.com/spread/). This tool will be further enhanced to present execution metrics and use cases, in a bid to push for increased transparency and informed decision-making for potential clients.

About STARPRIME

STARPRIME was built around a clear understanding: institutional clients need more than access to liquidity. They need a partner that understands their business, responds to their changing requirements, and provides the infrastructure and expertise they can rely on as they grow.

Today, STARPRIME is an established institutional CFD liquidity provider and market maker, combining deep multi-asset liquidity with advanced pricing technology, low-latency execution, and dedicated client coverage. Its solutions are shaped around each client’s flow, scale, and market requirements, with a focus on transparency, consistent performance, and lasting partnerships.

Contact

STARPRIME
pr@starprime.com

Istanbul, Turkey, August 19th, 2026, FinanceWire

Istanbul, Türkiye – August 18, 2026. Freedom Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., a subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: FRHC), has received an operating license from the Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (CMB). Freedom Yatırım has become the first broadly authorized foreign brokerage firm to receive such a license in Türkiye since 1992.

The license marks an important step in Freedom Holding Corp.’s expansion in Türkiye and supports its broader strategy to grow its brokerage business and international capital markets infrastructure in the country.

“Receiving this operating license is an important milestone for Freedom Holding Corp. It marks our entry into the Turkish brokerage market as the first broadly authorized foreign firm to receive such a license in 34 years,” said Timur Turlov, Founder and CEO of Freedom Holding Corp.

Freedom Holding Corp. operates through more than 200 offices in over 20 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia. According to its latest financial statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company’s total assets stood at US$14 billion as of June 30, 2026. Brokerage remains one of its core business lines, accounting for approximately 39% of total net revenue.

Freedom Yatırım will draw on Freedom Holding Corp.’s international brokerage expertise, technology, and infrastructure as it prepares to launch investment services in Türkiye.

Connecting Türkiye with International Markets

Freedom Yatırım plans to offer more than traditional brokerage services. Using TraderNet, Freedom Holding Corp.’s proprietary trading platform, the company intends to build infrastructure that provides two-way access between the Turkish market and international capital markets.

For investors in Türkiye, the goal is to gradually broaden access to international markets through Freedom Holding Corp.’s global brokerage capabilities.

Freedom Yatırım has also completed its integration with Borsa İstanbul, giving clients across the Group’s international brokerage network access to investment opportunities in the Turkish market. The network has more than 870,000 client accounts.

Freedom Holding Corp. expects this infrastructure to help increase international participation in Türkiye’s capital markets and strengthen links between Borsa İstanbul and global financial markets.

Building an Integrated Digital Ecosystem

Freedom Holding Corp. recently completed the acquisition of a 99.32% stake in Turkish Bank A.Ş. through its subsidiary Freedom Finansal Hizmetler A.Ş. Following the acquisition, the bank’s shareholders approved the change of its trade name to Freedom Bank A.Ş.

Together, Freedom Bank and Freedom Yatırım are expected to form the core of Freedom Holding Corp.’s digital financial ecosystem in Türkiye, combining banking and investment services with other digital offerings.

“Our ambition in Türkiye goes beyond brokerage. We plan to build an integrated digital financial ecosystem around Freedom Bank and Freedom Yatırım, bringing banking, investment, and other digital services together over time. We will draw on our experience in Kazakhstan, where Freedom SuperApp already combines financial and everyday digital services within a single platform, while adapting the model to the needs of the Turkish market,” Turlov stated.

For the local team, the next stage will be to combine the Group’s international capabilities with expertise in the Turkish market.

“Türkiye is a long-term market for us. We want to combine the Group’s technology, financial strength, and international capital markets expertise with strong local knowledge to build a sustainable business here,” said Vladimir Pochekuev, Partner at Freedom Holding Corp. and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Freedom Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.

Pochekuev also expressed his appreciation to the Capital Markets Board of Türkiye for its constructive and professional engagement throughout the licensing process.

Preparing to Launch Operations

Following receipt of its operating license, Freedom Yatırım is continuing to prepare for the launch of full-scale operations in the Turkish market. The company is conducting comprehensive system testing and finalizing its operational readiness.

Freedom Yatırım intends to offer clients technology-driven, user-friendly investment services tailored to the regulatory requirements and specific needs of the Turkish market.

“Türkiye has a large and increasingly sophisticated investor base, with growing interest in diversifying portfolios across markets and asset classes. Our focus will be on combining access to international markets with strong local expertise and a high standard of client service,” said Vusal Mamedov, Senior Adviser to the Board of Directors of Freedom Yatırım.

About Freedom Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.

Freedom Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. operates under Freedom Finansal Hizmetler A.Ş., a wholly owned subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp. The company received approval for its establishment from the Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (CMB) in 2025 and, upon completing all regulatory requirements, obtained its operating license in 2026 to provide brokerage services in Türkiye’s capital markets. Freedom Yatırım seeks to leverage its international expertise and in-depth understanding of the Turkish market to provide investors with innovative investment solutions.

About Freedom Holding Corp.

Freedom Holding Corp. provides financial services in 24 countries, including Kazakhstan, the United States, multiple EU countries, Uzbekistan, and Armenia. The Company’s principal executive office is located in New York City. In Kazakhstan, Freedom is actively developing its financial and digital ecosystem, which includes Freedom Bank, Freedom Broker, the insurance companies Freedom Life and Freedom insurance, as well as a lifestyle segment that features Arbuz.kz, Freedom Ticketon, and Aviata. Freedom Holding Corp. shares are traded on the U.S. technology exchange NASDAQ, the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), and the Astana International Exchange (AIX) under the ticker symbol FRHC. Freedom Holding Corp. is regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the common stock is included in the Russell 3000 Index.

Contact

Head of Public Relations
Natalia Kharlashina
Freedom Holding Corp.
prglobal@ffin.kz
+77013641454

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, August 18th, 2026, FinanceWire

Tribal launches Tribal for ServiceNow, enabling enterprise teams – not just developers – to build and personalize AI where work already happens. 

Tribal today announced their partnership with ServiceNow to launch Tribal for ServiceNow. Through this collaboration, Tribal’s AI agents now support the ServiceNow AI Platform, helping teams maintain, migrate, and enhance their ecosystems. By mapping the platform with Tribal’s Metadata Fabric, users can build with full enterprise context, without breaking dependencies or business workflows.

When Tribal announced its $10 million seed round in May, expanding to ServiceNow was a strategic roadmap priority shaped by strong demand from CIOs. Just thirteen weeks later, ServiceNow support is live, advancing Tribal’s cross-platform reach across the enterprise’s most critical systems. 

The next phase of enterprise AI will not be defined by who deploys the most agents or AI assistants. It will be defined by who empowers the most people across the enterprise to build safely with AI. Tribal believes enterprise AI is entering the Builder Era: 

“Every enterprise has spent years shaping its systems around the way it works. AI should understand those systems and not force the company to start over. That is what Tribal brings to ServiceNow: the context people need to build on their existing systems faster and with confidence”, said Yoav Kolodner, CEO and Co-Founder, Tribal

Driven by strong demand from CIOs and enterprise technology teams, the ServiceNow integration marks the first step in Tribal’s broader strategy to extend its capabilities across systems of record and enable enterprises to build AI where work already happens. 

Gartner’s recent research on AI-augmented citizen development points to the same shift: as AI-powered development expands beyond software engineers, CIOs must enable more builders without sacrificing governance, security, or architectural integrity.* Enterprise systems need to adapt for AI-native work. Years of custom workflows, permissions, integrations, dependencies, and business rules make generic AI difficult to trust in production without the proper guardrails.

Tribal’s Metadata Fabric creates a shared, dependency-aware understanding of an enterprise across its systems of record – mapping objects, automations, permissions, business rules, and the relationships between them. That context powers metadata-native AI agents that can build production-ready applications, workflows, and automations in days, not quarters. The result is AI that adapts to the business, operates natively within each platform, and can extend across the enterprise rather than remaining trapped in a single system. 

With Tribal for ServiceNow, the people who know the business best, not just developers, can turn their operational knowledge into working AI applications while maintaining enterprise governance and oversight.

ServiceNow customers can now:

• Accelerate workflows across requests, approvals, case management, and asset tracking while maintaining security, governance, and auditability.
• Modernize legacy environments safely by migrating custom tables to standard ServiceNow architecture with full visibility into dependencies and downstream impact.
• Build and deploy enterprise-native AI applications directly within ServiceNow, grounded in existing data, permissions, and business logic.

Enterprise technology leaders are confronting the same challenge as AI moves from pilot projects into production.

“What makes Tribal different is that it understands the actual enterprise environment – its workflows, permissions, dependencies, and business logic. That context gives teams a practical way to turn their expertise into governed AI applications”, said Tal Carmi, Chief Information Officer at WalkMe.

The first wave of enterprise AI rewarded experimentation. The next will reward organizations that empower more builders. The companies that move first will not simply use AI differently. They will build differently; at scale, while moving fast in production with full organizational context.

Enterprises interested in evaluating Tribal for ServiceNow or scheduling a personalized demonstration can visit https://gotribal.ai.

Read more about Tribal for ServiceNow: https://www.gotribal.ai/blog/mastering-servicenow-complexity-introducing-tribal-for-servicenow.

About Tribal

Tribal is an enterprise-native AI platform founded by Salesforce, Wix, and Spot.io veterans. Its context-aware AI agents learn the complete metadata graph of enterprise systems, including Salesforce, Snowflake and ServiceNow, so teams can build and deploy AI with full organizational context.

The result: development backlogs cleared up to 10x faster, maintenance costs reduced by up to 80%, and AI solutions that compliance and IT leaders can trust from day one.

For more information, visit https://gotribal.ai/.

*Based on Gartner research and webinar content concerning AI-augmented citizen development and the governance required to scale AI-powered building across the enterprise. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product, or service.

ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, and other ServiceNow marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ServiceNow, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Is this an official ServiceNow partnership?

A: Yes. Tribal is a ServiceNow partner, and Tribal for ServiceNow is live as of August 2026.

Q: Does Tribal replace ServiceNow’s native AI?

A: No. Tribal deploys native ServiceNow code and inherits the platform’s governance, RBAC and audit trails. What it adds is the customer’s own instance: the objects, business rules, permissions and dependencies that make a change safe or unsafe to ship.

Q: Which platforms does Tribal support?

A: Salesforce, Snowflake and ServiceNow today, with SAP, NetSuite and Workday on the roadmap.

Contact

Orian Tal
The Pitch PR
orian@thepitch.media

New York, New York, August 18th, 2026, FinanceWire

This integration brings local collections, payouts, FX, and corporate treasury across African markets, with direct reach into local banks and more than 15 mobile money operators, to the Borderless.xyz payments network.

Borderless.xyz, the global stablecoin orchestration and liquidity network, today announced that CrissCross is live on its network as a Partner Financial Institution (PFI), expanding stablecoin on/offramp coverage across Africa. African corridors are among the network’s most active, with South Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana already ranking among its top routes, and demand keeps growing. CrissCross adds local depth across the continent, available immediately to Borderless.xyz customers through their existing API integration.

CrissCross builds cross-border payment infrastructure for businesses trading in Africa: local collections, payouts, FX, and treasury management across the continent. CrissCross runs direct integrations into local bank networks and more than 15 mobile money operators, a distinction that matters because in many African markets mobile money functions as the primary banking system. CrissCross’s reach into Francophone West and Central Africa covers eleven countries running on operators in markets where most provider coverage stops at the border. Its merchant-of-record model lets businesses operate across the region, and into Egypt and the UAE, without carrying local entity and licensing requirements themselves.

“Emerging markets are where stablecoin payments earn their keep, and Africa is the clearest case. The rails, the currencies, and the banking realities are different in every market, and CrissCross knows them from the ground. That’s the kind of depth we’re looking to provide our clients.” — Kevin Lehtiniitty, CEO, Borderless.xyz

“Africa’s payments landscape requires deep local expertise, genuine in-market infrastructure and deep liquidity. Traditional methods for moving money across the continent are slow and expensive. Our partnership with Borderless brings direct local access and faster, cheaper money movement to a global client base that has historically struggled to reach African markets efficiently.” – James Cope, GM, CrissCross 

CrissCross’s corridors are available to all existing Borderless.xyz customers immediately, with no additional onboarding, contract negotiation, or API integration required. The value runs both ways: joining the network routes demand from Borderless.xyz customers around the world to CrissCross’s corridors through a single integration. Borderless.xyz’s network currently connects wallet infrastructure to 15+ locally-licensed stablecoin providers across 100+ countries and 75+ fiat currencies.

About CrissCross

CrissCross provides cross-border payments infrastructure and corporate treasury management for enterprise businesses operating across 30+ African markets. The company’s platform supports local collections, payouts and FX conversion through a single API, backed by direct in-market banking relationships, deep in-country liquidity and regulatory compliance across every market it serves. CrissCross is licensed with FINTRAC as a Money Services Business in Canada and holds FSP, CASP and TOC licences in South Africa, along with additional regulatory designations across its operating markets.

For more information, visit crisscross.money or contact sales@crisscross.money.

About Borderless

Borderless is the platform to scale payouts and collections across 115 countries on local rails, using stablecoins. One API connects businesses to the licensed local experts in every region, with the operations tooling to add providers without adding work and insights from the network’s cumulative volume to improve every payment. Every relationship stays yours: your contract, your pricing, no middleman. Borderless is SOC 2 Type II certified and headquartered in New York. Learn more at borderless.xyz.

Contact

Sarah Cohen
SJC PR
sarah@sjc-pr.com