Decentralized Vision, the blockchain company that developed the PumaPay PullPayment Protocol, has just announced its collaboration with Wix.com Ltd. Wix has chosen to add PumaPay’s PullPayment Protocol, a blockchain payment method, as one of its billing methods to Wix, which could enable its merchants to accept payments in PMA via their Wix websites. PumaPay and…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company 365 Markets. 365 Markets is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…
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Following a strong comeback in the second half of 2017 which followed nearly two years of weak results, Hong Kong retail forex broker KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd (HKG:8077) has released its 1H-2018 financials indicating that activity slowed somewhat during the first six months of the year. Overall, Revenues at KVB Kunlun for the first six…
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The following article was written by ATFX Chief Analyst of Asia Pacific, Martin Lam. Last week, the US government said that it would reopen trade talks and invite Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Shouwen and his delegation to visit the United States. The two countries plan to hold trade ministerial-level trade consultations this month. The…
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Which Retail FX brokers posted financial and operating results this past week? Which Forex group is setting up a regulated institutional crypto exchange in Malta? Which longtime Google executive joined Plus500 as the company's new CTO? Answers to these questions and more appeared first or only at LeapRate. Some of our most viewed and commented-on…
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China has outdid every country in the world when it comes to cryptocurrency regulation and control. However, the country is taking the crypto craze in its own hands and is now working to create its very own government-backed alt coin. While the project is yet to be implemented and the launch of an actual coin…
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Robert Kiyosaki wrote one of the world's best-selling finance books, called "Rich Dad, Poor Dad". The author has now spoken about the value of cryptocurrencies and why they can be hedging tools for the next financial crisis that will hit the world economy. Kiyosaki takes a firm stand against fiat money and the fact that…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Ally Tuxedo Bank Plc. Ally Tuxedo Bank Plc is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has launched a two-month consultation on proposed guidelines to clarify, codify and standardise the risk management practices for securities margin financing (SMF). The proposed guidelines provide qualitative guidance as well as quantitative benchmarks for margin lending policies and key risk controls to prevent SMF brokers from expanding…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company SMO Investments Limited t/a The Loan Doctor. SMO Investments Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…
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