Exclusive: Diya Patel Joins Scope Markets as CFO

Diya Patel, the previous Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Saxo Capital Markets UK, has joined Scope Markets as its CFO, the company has exclusively revealed to Finance Magnates.

Earlier this month, Finance Magnates reported that Patel had left Saxo “to pursue new opportunities,” being replaced by Joanne Page, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ETX Capital’s Gibraltarian division.

She had been with Saxo since 2016, based in the company’s London office, and prior to that has accrued years of experience in the position of CFO at various brokers. Before Saxo, she was the Group CFO at GKFX, a position she held for little over a year.

Most notable was her time at Alpari (UK) Ltd, where she was employed for almost six and a half years. While working for the brokerage, she held a number of senior roles including CFO and Global Head of Finance.

Driving growth at Scope Markets

Patel brings a vast amount of experience within finance and Regulation Regulation Like any other industry with a high net worth, the financial services industry is tightly regulated to help curb illicit behavior and manipulation. Each asset class has its own set of protocols put in place to combat their respective forms of abuse.In the foreign exchange space, regulation is assumed by authorities in multiple jurisdictions, though ultimately lacking a binding international order. Who are the Industry’s Leading Regulators?Regulators such as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ( Like any other industry with a high net worth, the financial services industry is tightly regulated to help curb illicit behavior and manipulation. Each asset class has its own set of protocols put in place to combat their respective forms of abuse.In the foreign exchange space, regulation is assumed by authorities in multiple jurisdictions, though ultimately lacking a binding international order. Who are the Industry’s Leading Regulators?Regulators such as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ( Read this Term to her new position. At Scope Markets, a global foreign exchange (Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term) and contracts for difference (CFD) broker, Patel will use her experience and vision to drive global growth for the foreseeable future, the company said.

Commenting on the appointment to Finance Magnates, Jacob Plattner the CEO of Scope Markets said: “We are extremely excited to welcome Patel to our growing team. She will add significant value to our strategic growth plan. Patel’s experience and vision will help us to continue driving our global growth for the foreseeable future."

Patel is a qualified accountant and started out her career within audit at a medium sized Accountancy firm. In 2006 she then moved onto Mazars, where she worked within their Financial Services Audit and Assurance department as an Audit Senior.

“I am looking forward to getting involved in this new role and the challenges of working with different jurisdictions and being part of a great team at Scope,” added Patel.