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The programme and attendees
Finance Magnates held its third annual awards gala dinner and ceremony in Limassol, Cyprus, on 6 November 2026. The gathering brought representatives from across financial services together for an evening of networking, dinner and awards.
Guests included people from TradingView, HFM, Eightcap, Base Markets, FundingPips, iSAM Securities, CFI, Match-Trade, Brisk Markets, AIFO, Libertex, FXBO, TMGM, CPattern, FYNXT, TradingPRO, Freedom, WeTrade, Axcera, Headway, FotMarkets, IQ Broker, FiveComply, Overchain, Excinity Connect, Tapaas, Fundora and Octrado. The programme opened with drinks and networking from 18:30 to 20:00 local time, before attendees moved into the main hall.
Jury and group priorities
Opening remarks and dinner preceded the awards, which were scheduled for 22:00 to 22:30. The jury included Pere Monguió, Co-CEO at FXStreet; Yam Yehoshua, Editor-in-Chief at Finance Magnates; Itai Levitan, Head of Strategy at investingLive; and Nikolai Isayev, Chief Operating Officer and Editor-in-Chief at FinanceFeeds. Rotem Amar, Co-Founder at FXEmpire, was also on the panel but did not attend. Finance Magnates reported that the ceremony would recognise companies and individuals across the sector.
Finance Magnates CEO Neophytos Papageorgiou opened the event after the reception and outlined plans to grow the group's intelligence and education operations. He said the group aims to support business decisions with current reporting, dependable data, practical insight and professional education. He described Ultimate Group as bringing together its media, marketing and events work.
Papageorgiou also framed the awards as a chance to consider industry priorities, including client trust, leadership, innovation and service. This year also saw the launch of CEO nominations, which were intended to acknowledge individual leaders as well as company performance.
| Figure | What it refers to |
|---|---|
| 6 November 2026 | Date of the ceremony in Limassol, Cyprus |
| 18:30 to 20:00 local time | Welcome drinks and networking |
| 22:00 to 22:30 | Scheduled awards ceremony |
| Third annual | The edition of the awards event |
| First time | CEO nominations were included |
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The account describes an awards event and expansion plans, but does not identify any platform changes, integrations or service commitments. If recognition is being used in a vendor assessment, teams should establish which service or capability was recognised and what evidence supports any associated claims.
The report does not name the winners or set out award categories or judging criteria. Before using the results in procurement, risk or client-facing material, operations teams should confirm those details and check whether any relevant vendor claims require technical or compliance review.
