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From 6 to 11 July, Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa will host the African Continental Stage of the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Championship 2026, with Freedom Holding Corp., the parent company of Freedom24, supporting the event as general partner. Nearly 30 school teams from across the continent will compete over the week, with the best teams qualifying directly for the WSTC 2026 Grand Final in December. It is the first African stage in the championship's history and the second continental qualifier of the new cycle, following the Asian stage held in Almaty this spring.♟ A championship now spanning four continents began with a conversation in Kazakhstan. In 2023, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp. and President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, discussed how to bring more schoolchildren into competitive chess. Later that year, FIDE and the Kazakhstan Chess Federation launched the first edition in Aktau, bringing together more than 400 students from 53 countries. Freedom Holding Corp. supports the championship as general partner and allocates more than $15 million annually to chess development and promotion, including the WSTC, the World Rapid and Blitz Championships and other FIDE events. Earlier in 2026, the group also acquired ChessBase, one of the world's largest platforms for chess software and analytics, further extending its involvement in the game. Held within the framework of the Year of Chess in Education 2026, the tournament runs alongside a full programme of masterclasses, workshops and cultural activities, from a lecture on South Africa's Olympiad history to a simultaneous exhibition where one board is played collectively by the audience. 🎓 Read more on our website

Freedom24, a European subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp., has been named a winner in two categories of the 2026 FinTech Awards by Wealth & Finance International, securing recognition both for its position as a pan-European investment platform and for its AI-driven Neo Compliance framework. The distinctions underline the growing relevance of technology-led innovation in European investment services, where scale, speed and regulatory rigour increasingly define market leadership. The company received the Best Pan-European Retail Investment Platform 2026 award, recognising its proprietary investment platform Tradernet and EU-wide reach, and the AI in Finance Innovation Award 2026, recognising Neo Compliance. The recognition was accompanied by an interview with Evgenii Tiapkin, CEO of Freedom24, who set out the thinking behind the company's technology and its longer-term direction in Europe. Speaking to Wealth & Finance International, Evgenii set out the principle behind the company's use of the technology. "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. Owning the technology end-to-end is also what lets the company move quickly without loosening its controls. "Because Tradernet, Neo Compliance and the AI layer are all developed in-house, improvements ship on our timeline, not a vendor's," Evgenii said. In the interview, Evgenii also outlined where the company is heading next. Freedom24 intends to evolve from a broker into a broader financial ecosystem, drawing on the Freedom SuperApp, a model Freedom Group already operates at scale. The SuperApp brings together banking, payments, investing, insurance and lifestyle services in a single account. He shared that the company is exploring a banking licence in Europe and has named Portugal, Romania and the Czech Republic among its expansion priorities for the year. These awards highlight Freedom24's position as a European technology-led investment company and how proprietary engineering has become central to its competitive strategy. 🔗 Read more on our website

Francesco Bergamini, Representative of Freedom24 in Italy (tied agent of Freedom Finance Europe Ltd. in Italy), looks at how the 2026 FIFA World Cup could affect the global markets. 48 national teams playing across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico make it the largest edition of the tournament ever. The event has grown into an economic ecosystem that reaches well beyond the pitch, covering sportswear, travel, media, and payments. According to Francesco, sportswear leaders such as Adidas, Nike and Puma gain visibility through kit and sponsored teams, while hotel groups including Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels stand to benefit from stronger demand across host cities. Booking platforms like Booking Holdings and Expedia and mobility operators Uber and Lyft also positioned to capture the increase in travel. Media and advertising stand to gain too, with record audiences and higher advertising rates favouring platforms such as Meta Platforms and Alphabet. Long-standing World Cup sponsors including Coca-Cola, Visa and McDonald's typically see gains in both sales and brand strength, while higher consumption tied to matches and travel can also support digital payments and out-of-home spending. 📈 Francesco's takeaway is that the event is best understood as a catalyst rather than a structural growth driver. He observes: "It's important to understand that the World Cup effect rarely represents a long-term growth driver in itself. For this reason, investing in the potential winners of the 2026 World Cup is better suited as a tactical bet within a portfolio rather than as a long-term strategic investment." 🔗 Read more on Wall Street Italia

Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp. and President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, has announced that he will run for Deputy President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Under FIDE rules, the President and Deputy President run on a joint ticket. Turlov has therefore joined the team of current FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, who is also standing in the upcoming re-election campaign. The leadership elections will take place on 26 and 27 September 2026 in Samarkand, alongside the 46th World Chess Olympiad. Timur Turlov took over as head of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation in 2023. With the support of Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and his colleagues at the Federation, he launched a wide-ranging overhaul of the country's chess sector, from introducing chess in schools and rebuilding regional ties to digitising sports data and hosting major FIDE tournaments. He described the candidacy as a logical continuation of his work to develop and digitalise national chess in Kazakhstan. "The results achieved over these 3.5 years have convinced me of a simple thing: the approach we are using in Kazakhstan is working, and it can be scaled up much more broadly, to the level of world chess," he wrote. "The team we're working with is truly international, and within it I represent that very 'middle power' which our President has spoken of on numerous occasions. My task is to bring greater stability, balance and mutual understanding to FIDE. And as one of the leading technology entrepreneurs, I can help make the federation more digital. In this sense, I represent more than just myself. After all, Kazakhstan itself today is precisely such a country: digital, technologically advanced and stable, capable of fostering a calm and balanced dialogue with everyone. A country that is increasingly perceived by the world as a reliable partner. I believe it is right that we bring these qualities, our technological capabilities and our stability, to international institutions," Turlov said. 🇰🇿 Read more on our website

S&P Global Ratings has raised the long-term issuer credit rating of Freedom Finance Europe Ltd., which operates under the Freedom24 brand, from 'B+' to 'BB-', with a stable outlook. The same long-term upgrade was applied to three other Freedom Holding Corp. subsidiaries, Freedom Finance JSC, Freedom Finance Global PLC and Freedom Bank Kazakhstan JSC, while the short-term ratings of all four entities were affirmed at 'B'. The agency attributed the upgrade to the group's sustained progress in building consolidated risk and compliance functions. "Over the past three years, Freedom Group has established consolidated risk management and compliance, strengthening these functions at financial operating subsidiaries, and is rolling them out to nonfinancial and new subsidiaries," the report states. It noted that the group conducts a global risk assessment annually and group stress tests twice a year, and that its principles-driven compliance framework allows it to manage risks across 22 countries and more than 40 regulators.📊 For Freedom24, the upgrade reinforces the strength of its European business and the trust it has built with clients across the region. Evgenii Tiapkin, CEO of Freedom24, said: "We see compliance, risk management and governance as the foundation of sustainable growth. This latest upgrade reflects the progress we've made in strengthening those capabilities globally and across our European business, enhancing operational resilience and building trust at scale. With these foundations in place, we are well positioned for our next phase of growth in Europe, where we already serve more than 600 thousand clients." 🔗Read more on our website

Freedom24 is warning clients about fraudulent schemes in which criminals impersonate the company to steal personal data and money. The fraudsters create fake social media accounts and websites that use the Freedom24 name and logo, and copy genuine news from the company's official website and channels to appear authentic. These pages post false information about fake training courses, sometimes offering a bonus for signing up, and they are promoted through paid advertising on social media. The fake registration step is designed purely to obtain personal information, which is subsequently used in fraudulent schemes designed with the purpose of financial theft. Freedom24 actively identifies and reports these fake accounts, advertisements and websites and works to have them removed. Platforms do not always act quickly, which is why your vigilance matters. If you ever have doubts about a message, an offer or a request that claims to come from Freedom24, please contact us through our official channels only: 📲 In the Freedom24 app: Menu → Support → Contact Support. You can ask your manager any question regarding your account. 💻 On our website: open your Member Area and start the live support chat. Scammers rely on urgency, exclusivity and trust in well-known brands. Do not share personal or financial details on any website or form outside freedom24.com and the Freedom24 app, and do not act on offers received through unofficial accounts or channels. The security of our clients is fundamental to how our company operates. Freedom24 communicates with clients and offers its products only through official channels, so any account, website or message that reaches you elsewhere claiming to come from Freedom24 should be treated with caution. 🔗 Read more on our website

In a recent opinion piece for Finance Magnates, Freedom24 CEO Evgenii Tiapkin explains how compliance is becoming a fundamental part of the business, and that its function is now where trust and operational resilience are built and scaled, increasingly shaping how firms in the sector compete. Evgenii explains that "compliance, one of the key pillars of trust, is moving from the margins of the organization to its centre", evolving from a control function into a form of operational infrastructure that sits inside processes, systems and product development. He sets this against a regulatory environment that keeps expanding, from anti-money laundering and Know Your Customer rules to new requirements on operational resilience and AI, while clients expect near-instant onboarding and uninterrupted access. Meeting both at once is the challenge, and the compliance function is what makes it scalable rather than a manual checkpoint. The most competitive firms, Evgenii states, will be those that pair technological innovation with strong governance, operational resilience and regulatory discipline. ⚙️ At Freedom24, this approach takes shape as Neo Compliance, the company's proprietary AI-driven compliance system that automates the heavy analytical work behind source-of-funds verification, transaction monitoring and sanctions screening. Evgenii notes that AI raises expectations of what good compliance looks like. As technology makes higher standards achievable, what was once best practice quickly becomes the baseline, with regulators, institutions and clients all expecting more. Evgenii emphasises trust as an essential strategic asset for Freedom24 and the broader Freedom ecosystem. He points out that it is earned in practice rather than in messaging: "Trust is frequently discussed as a branding concept, but in reality, trust is operational." That operational quality is also what makes it hard for rivals to copy, in his view: "While technology and product offering can often be replicated, trust is much harder to replicate." And its value, he notes, is measurable: "Trust, in turn, defines every business metric." 🔗 Read the full piece in Finance Magnates

On June 12, the Austrian Chess Federation with the support of Freedom24 brought chess to one of Austria’s most iconic cultural landmarks: the Vienna State Opera. Hosted in the historic Tea Salon, the event featured Vincent Keymer, Germany’s youngest Grandmaster and one of the world’s most promising chess talents, in a simultaneous exhibition against several opponents. The event marked the first-ever chess exhibition held in the Vienna State Opera, one of the most important symbols of Austrian cultural identity, providing an extraordinary setting where chess met culture at the highest level. It welcomed distinguished guests from across the Austrian and German chess, media, cultural and business landscape including Dominik Mayr, head of Freedom Finance Germany, tied agent of FFEU. The event also received coverage from leading Austrian outlets such as Die Presse, Der Standard, Kronen Zeitung and more. Michael Stoettinger, the President of the Austrian Chess Federation: “The Vienna State Opera is the ultimate building of Austrian Identity and so it was an extraordinary honor to organise the first chess event ever in the famous „Tea - Salon“. To be continued of course! Thank you very much to Freedom24 for the tremendous support”. “Markets rarely reward impulsive decisions, and neither does chess. Both have a way of humbling even the most confident participants. That may be one reason so many people in finance enjoy the game. We were delighted to bring this event to the Vienna State Opera together with the Austrian Chess Federation and to share an evening dedicated to strategy, culture, and intellectual competition,” - said Bulat Latypov, Chief Communications Officer, Freedom24. This event stands as a strong example of Freedom24’s broader commitment to supporting chess and fostering strategic thinking through long-term partnerships with leading chess institutions.

Freedom24 announces the appointment of Yerzhan Abdykerov as a member of the company's Board of Directors, following approval from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). In his new role, Yerzhan will contribute to the company's strategic development while continuing to oversee Freedom24's retail business. His responsibilities cover the development of European offices, marketing, sales, customer support and the enhancement of the customer experience across all key markets where the company operates. Yerzhan brings many years of experience in the financial sector and has made a significant contribution to the development of Freedom24's retail business, playing a key role in expanding the client base and strengthening the company's position in the European market. 📈 "I am pleased to announce the appointment of Yerzhan Abdykerov as a member of the Freedom24 Board of Directors, following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals," commented Evgenii Tiapkin, CEO of Freedom24. "His profound expertise, leadership qualities and deep understanding of our clients' needs will contribute to Freedom24's continued growth in Europe. With this appointment, the composition of the company's Board of Directors is now complete, and I am confident that the strengthened management team will help us successfully implement our strategic plans." 🔗Read more on our website