Tag: Belgium

fintech
January 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Belgium to build fintech bridge to London

While other major European capitals play to Brexit fears in a bid to steal the UK's leading fintech hub status, Belgium is taking a different approach by seeking to build a mutually supportive bridge between startups across both jurisdictions. A delegation led by Belgian finance minister Johan van Overtveldt has crossed the channel to initiate…

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December 17, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Belgium's FSMA updates list of unauthorized investment businesses, issues 12 more warnings

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) of Belgium on Wednesday updated its list of unauthorized investment businesses by issuing 12 more warnings to the public against the activities of various "boiler rooms". The Belgian regulator defines “boiler room” as a type of fraud that involves contacting customers often by telephone, offering to sell them…

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