Freedom24 Executive Director Evgenii Tiapkin took the Main Stage at Freedom Inside in Astana on April 9 with a presentation on the European market and the development of the Freedom24 platform.
The session offered an overview of Freedom24's ten-year journey as a regulated broker serving retail clients across the European Union, with local teams and national regulatory oversight in the markets where the company operates.
European regulatory framework
Turning to the European regulatory environment, Evgenii described it as one of the defining factors behind the quality of the business. "The regulatory framework is built on two fundamental principles: the first is investor protection, the second is market protection. The requirements cover both the client-facing side of the business and the company's entire internal architecture: capital, compliance, controls, and resilience," he explained.
Expansion plans and future markets
Evgenii closed the session by outlining Freedom24's plans for scaling the brokerage business, with the Czech Republic, Romania and Portugal identified as key growth markets for the coming years. He also spoke about the development of the company's operational infrastructure, including planned membership of Euronext, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the Stuttgart Stock Exchange, and the expansion of the ecosystem of services around the core offering.
"Our goal is to evolve from the model of a traditional broker to a broader financial and client ecosystem. We want to build on all the experience we have accumulated, including in Kazakhstan, to create new value for clients. And in competing with traditional European banks, I am confident that we can succeed," he said.