The London-based startup, Plutus Tap and Pay, is revolutionizing how people pay with Bitcoin in stores and how they shop online. Bitcoin is mostly accepted now as a “store-of-value” cryptocurrency, not so much as a “transaction-ready” one, especially considering the regulations of banks and governments over the “people’s currency”. Plutus Tap and Pay is an…
Read moreThe Rothschilds, one of the wealthiest family dynasties in the world, has been rumored to “rule the world” of banking, politics and essentially all major economic drivers of the modern world. With the advancement of cryptocurrencies, the name and associated power of the Rothschild family is lurking all over again. Now, the founder of Ethereum,…
Read moreThe Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC) has just announced that it has launched the Global Index of Public Registers (Global Index) to serve as a central reference point for demonstrated commitment to the FX Global Code (Code). Following the initial publication of the Code in May 2017, Market Participants expressed interest in developing public registers…
Read moreBelize financial regulator IFSC has issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called Thomas Smith. The entity is not licensed under the IFSC Act to provide, carry on, transact, or hold himself out as providing, carrying on, or transacting any of the international financial services as set out in the Schedule of the IFSC Act…
Read moreUK 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 White Square Trading Limited trading as Universe Markets. White Square Trading Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK…
Read moreBRED has announced that it has selected CRISTAL Instant Payments licensed software package from Worldline (Euronext: WLN), European payment and transaction services company, for the implementation of its Instant Payment platform. The new platform must provide fast and secure real-time processing of transactions in accordance with the standard established by the European Payments Council for…
Read moreTORA, provider of the industry’s advanced cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS), has just announced that it has partnered with Trax, the post-trade services and European market data division of MarketAxess, to help their mutual clients meet MiFID II trade and transaction reporting requirements. This development is the latest in a range of solutions…
Read moreInvesco has announced that it is launching three ETFs for investors wanting passive exposure to floating rate notes (FRNs), an asset class seeing increased demand from investors concerned about rising interest rates. In 2017, 20% of the flows into European fixed income ETFs went into FRN ETFs, and 55% in the first quarter of 2018…
Read moreThe Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it has publicly reprimanded and fined Noah Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited (Noah HK) HK$5 million over Noah HK’s internal system and control failures in its sale and distribution of investment products. In particular, Noah HK had failed to comply with various regulatory requirements on know-your-client,…
Read moreThe Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning to a company called Coin City Limited. Coin City Limited Website: www.coincity.co.nz The FMA has recommended exercising caution before dealing with website www.coincity.co.nz as it has the characteristics of a scam. The website www.coincity.co.nz is not associated with, nor an authorised representative of the New…
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