Freedom24

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.

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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: https://www.financemagnates.com/thought-leadership/this-is-how-compliance-is-becoming-the-operating-system-of-modern-financial-services/

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.