PANews August 22 news, according to Bloomberg, the Istanbul brokerage firm Midas Menkul Degerler AS's zero-commission trading platform Midas is valued at nearly $1 billion after its latest funding round. Midas is seen as the Turkish version of 'Robinhood', which announced this week the completion of $80 million in financing, led by QED Investors, with new investors including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and existing supporters such as Spark Capital also participating. To date, Midas has raised a total of $140 million, becoming a landmark project in Turkey's fintech sector.