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Trade Nation

“Can a fixed-spread CFD/spread-betting broker win global retail traders through transparent pricing, multi-jurisdictional regulation, and frictionless deposit/withdrawal rails?”

Founded2014
HQLondon, UK (14 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4BX)
IndustryFintech / Investment
The story

Founded in 2014 as a retail spread betting and CFD broker, Trade Nation differentiated on fixed-spread pricing to compete against variable-spread incumbents. The company expanded its regulatory presence to five jurisdictions (UK, Australia, Seychelles, Bahamas, South Africa) to serve a global retail audience. It launched the TradeCopier copy-trading product to deepen engagement and added broad cryptocurrency and local-payment rails to lower the barrier to deposit for emerging-market clients. The company's embedded finance posture is primarily as a consumer of payment infrastructure rather than a provider of embedded finance services.

Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2014
Trade Nation founded as a spread betting and CFD brokerage targeting retail traders with low-cost fixed spreads.· pivot
2021
Rebranded from previous name to Trade Nation, expanding regulatory footprint across UK, Australia, Seychelles, Bahamas and South Africa.· pivot
2023
Launched TradeCopier, a copy trading app allowing clients to mirror expert strategies in real-time.· banking
2024
Added cryptocurrency deposit/withdrawal options including Binance Pay, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, and multiple altcoins.· banking
2024
Expanded payment methods to include local bank transfers and eWallets across Southeast Asia and Africa (Indonesia, Nigeria, Ghana).· banking
Regulated entities
5
regulatory licences held by Trade Nation
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Trade Nation’s embedded-finance stack
Crypto
BVNK
Accounting gap: minor

Trade Nation — frequently asked

Which crypto provider does Trade Nation use?

Trade Nation's crypto products run on BVNK.

Where is Trade Nation headquartered?

Trade Nation is founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, UK (14 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4BX).

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