Which former CFDs broker Founder and CEO is behind the launch of True AI, an AI based online trading app that’s also looking to raise $30 million in a Series A funding round?

How is prop firm MyForexFunds, which was effectively shut down nearly three years ago by US and Canadian regulators, planning a comeback?

Which longtime CMC Markets executive became the first major hire made by iFOREX following its recent IPO in London?

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

Exclusive: Ben Bilski’s True AI goes live, raising $30M @ $250M valuation. FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that True AI, the AI-based trading startup headed by NAGA founder and former CEO Ben Bilski, has gone live. Following a soft launch in December 2025, the True AI website (at truefinance.ai) is now accepting new customers. True AI (originally named True Trading) combines autonomous investing, realtime pricing and top level research in one app.

Spotware launches cTrader Leads. Spotware launches cTrader Leads – a new program designed to support brokers in attracting prospective traders free of charge through cTrader products and improve conversions to live trading via personalised onboarding mechanics. cTrader Leads gives brokers a stronger IB acquisition channel by keeping Store-driven leads tied to the IB’s preferred broker.

Prop firm MyForexFunds begins returning client funds following court vindication. Toronto based retail prop trading firm MyForexFunds is plotting its comeback, nearly three years after US and Canadian regulators effectively shut down MyForexFunds, then one of the largest prop firms serving retail clients worldwide. A US district court win against the CFTC in 2025 has led to an unfreezing of MyForexFunds client assets (whose funds were frozen back in 2023), and the company is now taking its first steps in returning client funds to those who had pending rewards at the time of closure.

CySEC extends ban on Otkritie CEO Igor Gutinskiy to 2027. Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has announced that regarding its previous decision to prohibit Igor Gutinskiy, sole Director of the CIF Otkritie Broker Ltd, from exercising management duties to the Board of Directors of the Company, that at its meeting on the 30th of March 2026, decided to grant an additional extension of 12 months to the entry into force of the said prohibition, until 11 April 2027.

Leverate launches advanced MT4/MT5 Hosting review solution for brokers. Brokerages frequently lose traders not to a competitor’s product, but to latency. When server infrastructure misaligns with where traders actually are, execution slows, platforms feel unreliable, and clients leave. To solve this, broker tech provider Leverate has announced that it has launched an advanced MT4/MT5 Hosting and Broker Review solution, that evaluates server performance and recommends hosting locations based on a broker’s real geographical trader distribution.

Top FX industry executive moves this week

❑ Syed Tanvir Ahmmed joins DB Investing as Chief Business Development Officer.

❑ iFOREX hires longtime CMC Markets exec Michael Hewson as Senior Financial Strategist.

❑ Exclusive: Saxo Bank Head of FX Trading Dan Juhl Larsen leaves to Nykredit.

❑ GTN appoints Salim Sebbata as Chief Commercial Officer for Europe.

❑ SGX FX hires Finalto exec Charlotte Garrett as Liquidity Manager.

❑ Securitize appoints former SEC Director Brett Redfearn to its BoD.