FX week in review: oneZero in Dubai, CFI in Colombia, Kudotrade rebrand, Rostro/Scope exec to MAS Markets

Which experienced CFDs industry executive did broker tech provider oneZero hire, to launch its new MENA region office in Dubai?

What url did CFDs broker Kudotrade buy as part of a planned rebrand? And, which new license did Kudotrade receive?

Which CFDs broker is the latest to join the trillion dollar volumes club for Q1 2026?

Which senior Rostro / Scope Prime executive moved to MAS Markets?

Some of the most read and commented-on FX/CFD industry news stories to appear over the past seven days on FNG included:


Top FX and CFDs industry news stories this week

oneZero hires Scope Prime exec Lochlan White to open new Dubai office. FNG has learned that Lochlan White, Chief Commercial Officer of offshore CFDs broker Scope Prime, has moved over to trading technology provider oneZero, as Director of Sales & Relationship Management EMEA. Lochlan will be based in Dubai for oneZero, helping launch a new MENA office for the company. Following a 2024 capital raise and the 2025 acquisition of Autochartist, oneZero has made a number of strategic hires and geographic expansion moves in recent months.

Kudotrade gets initial UAE CMA approval, opens Dubai office, acquires Kudo.com. Retail FX and CFDs broker Kudotrade, operating until now offshore (domiciled in Mauritius), has announced the official opening of its new Dubai office, the rebranding of its digital presence to Kudo.com, and the receipt of initial regulatory approval from the UAE’s Capital Market Authority (CMA).

CFI launches operations in Colombia, appoints Simon Knudson as Country Manager. Leading UAE based online brokerage CFI Financial Group has announced the launch of its operations in Colombia, marking another milestone in the Group’s ongoing global expansion strategy. CFI, which passed the $2 trillion trading volumes mark in a record Q1, is making a fairly big push to expand in the greater LATAM region, with the company also recently securing a Brazil Central Bank license.

Energy markets drive ATFX across $1 trillion trading volumes mark for the first time in Q1 2026. Retail FX and CFDs broker ATFX has announced that it recorded USD $1.09 trillion in total trading volume during the first quarter of 2026. The company said that this marks a historic milestone for the company, representing the first time it has surpassed the trillion-dollar threshold in a single quarter. The result reflects a 40.62% increase year-on-year, and a 33.58% rise from the previous quarter at ATFX.

Top FX industry executive moves this week

Saul Knapp

❑ MAS Markets hires Rostro exec Saul Knapp as CRO.

Exclusive: Axi EMEA marketing manager Anna Fleet moves to EC Markets.

❑ Blueberry hires STARTRADER’s Mario Saudino to head LATAM.

Exclusive: Philippos Psyllos departs CTO role at CFDs broker OQtima.

❑ Daman Markets’ Sales Director Hassan Ibrahim departs.

❑ Crypto.com’s longtime CMO Steven Kalifowitz departs.

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