The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Strategic Funds. 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 to…
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Prime Trust has just been selected by technology solution Velocity Ledger Financial (VL Financial) as its preferred custodian. The two companies will facilitate the issuance and custody of digital assets, supporting the growth of tokenized assets in the new digital economy. VL Financial has applied for a Digital Asset Business Act (DABA) license to operate a Digital Assets…
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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 JT Capital Markets. JT Capital Markets is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has just added the OmiseGo (OMG) token to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). OMG will have trading pairs with USD, BTC, and ETH on the GBX-DAX. The GBX Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX) was launched to the public in July 2018 and already has quite a selection of tokens (ICNQ, Stellar Lumens XLM, Tron (TRX), Ripple XRP, EOS,…
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CLS today announced that a Japanese pension has officially started using its FX settlement system (CLSSettlement), which also mitigates risk, via State Street Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. CLS is an important player within the global Forex markets where it provides data and processing solutions as well as FX settlement services. This is the first…
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BlockDrop Inc, a provider of online legal resources targeted at the blockchain and crypto space, has revealed a partnership with Brave New Coin (BNC), a company that provides research and data services to crypto users. The alliance will enable BNC’s current users to access a huge depository of legal documents to help them maneuver through…
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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 Holland and Pearce Capital Partner. Holland and Pearce Capital Partner is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…
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Options, a provider of private cloud services targeted at capital markets stakeholders globally, yesterday launched a unique in-house technical training school dubbed “Options University”. The main goal of Options University is to equip its employees with additional technical training; both current and recently recruited staff at its Belfast office are allowed to join the academy.…
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Arcure, a company that uses artificial intelligence to develop custom image processing systems for machinery, officially listed on the Euronext Growth segment. The company was founded in 2009 and creates imaging systems that utilize AI algorithms in combination with 3D vision sensors to boost the safety and autonomy of industrial machines. Other companies recently listed…
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The following article was written by Raphael Ribeaucourt, VP of Institutional FX at Advanced Markets LLC. 2018 was a challenging year for retail FX brokerages with many of them being sold over the counter and others struggling to implement the new rules mandated by regulators. What we can say is that 2018 was first and…
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