RIF Labs has expanded into Asia, opening two new offices in Singapore and Shanghai. Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar, CEO of RIF Labs, commented on the news: This is an extremely exciting time for the RIF Labs team. Asia has always been a key market for us, as the immense innovation in the region will be integral…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Mayfair Wealth Management. 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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Deutsche Börse has just released its cash markets volumes. The exchange generated a turnover of €130.3 billion in March, down 21% YoY from €165.1 billion, but up 12% MoM. Xetra released €117.8b (€152.2b in 2018), bringing the average daily volume to €5.6b. Börse Frankfurt announced €2.9b in trading volumes (€3.7b in 2018) and Tradegate Exchange…
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UK-based global financial technology firm TigerWit Limited has just announced the appointment of Gareth Derbyshire as their Chief Compliance Officer. Tim Hughes, CEO at TigerWit commented on the news: We are delighted to have someone with Gareth’s experience join the TigerWit team. As we continue to grow, his knowledge of the regulatory environment will be…
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Online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced that it has added two more names to its expanding team. Anna Massion and John Krumins have just been appointed to Playtech's Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors, with immediate effect. Anna Massion has been working in Investment Banking and Asset Management fields for more…
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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 Bruckner Ferdinand. Bruckner Ferdinand 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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Lightning in the form of a crypto exchange compromise continues to strike in the same place more than once. The latest victim is Bithumb, one of the largest crypto exchanges in South Korea, but this breach has a few more sinister overtones than previous ones in the industry, as well as the hacking job that…
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VKontakte is one of the largest and most popular social media giants in Russia. Reportedly, the company is now thinking of launching its own digital coin, according to press. While there is no official statement made by the company, the news comes from a local news outlet, RNS. The creation of the digital coin will,…
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Pakistan is one of the countries that has not been quite "pro-crypto". Just on the contrary, the country has been quite strict when it comes to the use of cryptocurrencies. For example, some time ago, the central bank of the country warned all financial institutions and banks that the use of virtual currencies is highly…
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The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the ACPR have issued a public warning against the activities of several new websites and entities offering trading of investments on cryptocurrency derivatives without authorisation in France. Here is the list of the websites recently identified: www.avenir-crypto.com www.cryptos-advisor.com www.directco-invest.com www.direct-ep.com www.falcon-wl.com www.futur-solution.com www.globalco-crypto.com www.mabanquecrypto.com www.mcminage.com www.phoenix-gm.com A list…
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