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XM committed €5 million to immediate relief and longer-term recovery after wildfires in Cyprus's Limassol district. The source says allocations would be guided by documented assessments and coordination with local authorities; it also records separate aid initiatives from IC Markets EU and Tickmill.
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XM introduced a 12-month cybersecurity graduate programme with rotations across technical and compliance functions before a placement in the information-security team. The initiative is framed as a talent and operational-resilience response to rising cyber risk in financial services.
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Costas Cleanthous, identified as XM's co-founder and majority owner, acquired control of Cyprus publishing group Phileleftheros. The source describes the transaction as a personal investment; financial terms and future plans were not disclosed, and XM itself was not presented as the buyer.
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Singapore authorities said internet providers would block access to Octa and XM from 20 June 2025 because the platforms offered capital-markets services without a local licence. XM responded that its site was not specifically directed at Singapore residents and that it had no physical presence or servers in the country.
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Finance Magnates' FAME Awards 2025 results list named XM the winner of the Best Trading Conditions – Africa category. The article records 18 award categories; it does not describe the judging methodology or provide product-level evidence behind the XM result.
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A contributed promotional article announced XM as an Elite Sponsor of FMAS 2025 in Cape Town on 29–30 May, with the broker exhibiting at Booth 7 under a gold-trading theme. It also promotes XM's range of instruments and MT4/MT5 access; those product claims should be treated as advertiser-provided information.
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A contributed promotional article announced XM's 15th-anniversary programme of phased promotions, events and product releases during 2025. It also previewed, without detailed specifications, a planned AI-assisted market-analysis tool and broader product upgrades.
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Costas Cleanthous, XM's co-founder and majority owner, reached a preliminary agreement to acquire about 55% of Cyprus-based Ancoria Bank, subject to central-bank approval. The source repeatedly states that the purchase is personal, that XM is not involved and that the bank would have no association with the broker.
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XM.com appointed Nasos Topakas as chief technology officer. Topakas joined after serving as chief engineering officer at Sitecore and brought a long technology-leadership background that included roles connected with Charles Schwab, Kodak, StubHub and other consumer-technology businesses.
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