June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Cardiff Savings and Loans Ltd clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Cardiff Savings and Loans Ltd. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Firm expelled from FINRA membership for allowing broker to work while suspended

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that a FINRA hearing panel permanently barred broker Bruce Martin Zipper of Miami, FL, for continuing to conduct firm business while serving a three-month suspension. The hearing panel also expelled his firm, Dakota Securities, from FINRA membership for not adequately supervising Zipper, allowing him to associate while suspended…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Finastra acquires Malauzai

Finastra has informed the public that it has acquired Malauzai, a provider of mobile and Internet banking solutions for community financial institutions. The deal reflects Finastra’s commitment to the US retail and business banking sectors by further enabling digital transformation for community banks and credit unions across the country. Credit unions and community banks are…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Itiviti partners with Syspower of Taiwan

Itiviti, the global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced a new alliance with Syspower, a Taiwanese provider of trading solutions. The partnership will allow Syspower to scale up its existing network with the 700+ brokers accessible through Itiviti’s NYFIX network, paving the way for international outreach. Syspower already benefits from a…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Publiczny Kapital Oszczednosci clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Publiczny Kapital Oszczednosci. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Virtuous Wealth Ltd firm

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 Virtuous Wealth Ltd. Virtuous Wealth Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BT teams up with FinTech start-up ipushpull

BT has announced the availability of ipushpull’s live data sharing and collaboration services to members of the BT Radianz Cloud financial community. ipushpull, a London-based fintech, provides financial markets firms with secure cloud-based data and document sharing services to help speed up decision making, boost productivity and improve efficiency. Its platform allows real-time data to…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS Group reports steady volumes in May

CLS Group, the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market, has just published its operating metrics for the month of May 2018. The average daily traded volume submitted to CLS was USD1.793 trillion up 0.8% from USD1.779 trillion in April 2018.     Average daily traded volume submitted to CLS…

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June 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Limeyard launches diversified index composed of 20 crypto assets

The index provider LIMEYARD has announced the launch of its Crypto Asset Index, together with Decentriq, a FinTech enabling financial institutions to benefit from distributed ledger technology based in the Swiss crypto valley. The LIMEYARD Crypto Asset Index (LYCAI) has been designed to represent the cryptocurrency market while addressing regulatory and compliance related concerns. The…

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