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Freedom24 Takes Home Two European FinTech Awards

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

July 3, 2026

Freedom24 has received two major honours at the 2026 FinTech Awards, highlighting the company’s growing presence in European investment services and its increasing focus on artificial intelligence.

Recognition For Platform And AI Innovation

The European subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp. was named Best Pan-European Retail Investment Platform 2026 for its proprietary Tradernet platform and its expanding presence across the European Union. It also received the AI in Finance Innovation Award 2026 for its Neo Compliance framework.

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Presented by Wealth & Finance International, the awards recognise companies that demonstrate innovation, operational excellence and measurable impact across the financial technology sector.

Modernising Compliance With AI

According to Freedom24, Neo Compliance was developed to help manage increasingly complex regulatory requirements across multiple European markets. Since development began in 2024, more than 200 engineers have worked on the platform, which replaces traditional compliance workflows with specialised AI agents.

The system can analyse source-of-funds documentation from more than 80 countries, assess customer risk profiles and monitor transactions in near real time. Freedom24 said AI now completes around 95% of preparatory compliance work, while final decisions remain with qualified compliance officers.

The company added that document verification has been reduced from days to minutes, while transaction monitoring now covers the entire client base instead of relying on selective sampling.

AI As Part Of A Broader Strategy

Chief executive Evgenii Tiapkin said the company sees AI as a core operating layer rather than simply another technology feature.

“The right way to think about financial technology in a regulated environment is as an operating layer that solves real problems within a controlled framework,” he said.

That approach also shapes how responsibilities are divided between AI and human specialists, including within the company’s multilingual AI Assistant.

“AI handles the high-volume, low-risk cognitive load,” Tiapkin said. “Humans decide wherever outcomes meaningfully affect risk, regulation or client capital.”

Looking Beyond Brokerage

Freedom24 says developing its technology entirely in-house allows it to introduce new features more quickly while maintaining control over compliance and product development.

Looking ahead, the company plans to expand beyond brokerage through the Freedom SuperApp, which combines banking, payments, investing, insurance and lifestyle services. It is also exploring the possibility of obtaining a European banking licence, with Portugal, Romania and the Czech Republic identified among its priority expansion markets.

For Freedom24, the two awards reflect a broader strategy of using proprietary technology and AI-driven automation to strengthen its position in Europe’s increasingly competitive investment services market.

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EU Agrees On Major Overhaul Of Financial Market Supervision

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

October 9, 2026

European Union finance ministers have reached agreement on a sweeping package designed to strengthen oversight of the bloc’s financial markets, in a move aimed at reducing fragmentation and improving the flow of capital across borders.

A Push To Deepen Capital Markets

The Market Integration and Supervision Package, or MISP, would grant the European Securities and Markets Authority direct supervision over major market operators that are currently regulated by national authorities. The reforms are intended to make Europe’s capital markets more integrated, more efficient and better able to channel savings into productive investment.

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According to the Irish presidency, the package is meant to help savings and investments move more freely across the European Union, improving access to finance for companies while giving households broader opportunities to earn returns on their savings.

What The Reform Would Change

Under the new framework, ESMA would take direct oversight of key trading venues, clearing houses, securities settlement bodies and crypto-asset service providers. The package would also establish a permanent, independent executive board within the regulator, strengthening its institutional capacity.

Market operators would be able to opt into a new EU-wide operating framework. In parallel, the reforms would seek to make national supervision more consistent and update rules governing trading, transaction completion, investment management and the use of blockchain technology.

Why The Agreement Matters

Supporters of deeper capital markets argue that Europe has long paid a price for regulatory inconsistency. While many rules are harmonised across the bloc, differences in enforcement and supervision have contributed to a patchwork system that can make cross-border investment slower and more costly.

A more integrated framework, proponents say, could lower costs for companies seeking funding and broaden the menu of investment options available to savers and institutional investors alike.

Outstanding Questions Remain

Despite the broad agreement, some important details remain unresolved. Trading venues operated by Deutsche Börse, the company behind the Frankfurt stock exchange, may remain outside ESMA’s direct supervision.

Euronews previously reported that Germany had secured an exemption for Deutsche Börse’s domestically focused trading venues, leaving part of the system under regional supervision. The latest announcement did not clarify whether that arrangement will stand.

A Step Forward For The Savings And Investments Union

Dutch Finance Minister Eelco Heinen welcomed the deal, calling it a major advance for the Capital Markets Union and saying Europe had made more progress in 10 months than in the previous 10 years.

The agreement is an important milestone in the Savings and Investments Union, the EU’s broader effort to channel more of Europeans’ savings into investments that can support growth, innovation and competitiveness across the bloc.