The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm FXTRADE777. 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 scam…
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Wow Trader, a proprietary multi-asset trading platform for brokerages, exchanges, and banks, has announced that it has teamed up with oneZero Financial Systems. Wow Trader by Tradesmarter is an intuitive web trading platform offering simplified CFD trading, and the collaboration with oneZero’s EcoSystem will allow it to offer its b2b clients new access to multi-asset liquidity…
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Coinbase is poised to revolutionize its own business model; from expanding its portfolio of alt coins to making interesting, strategic acquisitions. The most recent one is an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup acquisition. The startup in question is called Blockspring. The company makes tools for managing and collecting data from APIs. While the deal's value has not…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for January 17, 2019. Highlights include: Jack Bogle Dies: Vanguard founder Jack Bogle passed away. He introduced index funds to financial markets. Analysts Advise “Buy the Dip”: Despite geopolitical and economic uncertainty, solid earnings from bank…
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The global payments provider Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS) has just informed the public that it has teamed up with Vindicia, an Amdocs and business-to-consumer digital services monetisation company. The integration unites the capabilities of Vindicia SelectTM and Paysafe’s Payment Processing and Merchant Acquiring solutions. The relationship will help Paysafe's merchants automatically retrieve failed payment transactions…
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INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ:INTL) has just announced that it has received regulatory approval and completed the acquisition of US-based broker-dealer, GMP Securities LLC. The company, previously known as Miller Tabak Roberts Securities, LLC, is an independent, SEC-registered Broker-Dealer and FINRA member and its US-based parent company from GMP International Holdings Corp., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary…
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Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has just announced that it has partnered with Kiwi.com, the online travel business providing flight and vehicle transportation services. Kiwi.com will now be able to provide a payment experience for tourists worldwide and accept a full range of traditional and alternative payment methods. SafeCharge has…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just announced that it will launch trading in options on its new futures offering, the US 500 Index futures contract. The options contracts will expire on the third Thursday of March, June, September and December. The first expiration date will be 21 March 2019. MOEX has already informed that a revised…
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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 Bitprofiting (operated by Finance Advisory GMBH & Co). Bitprofiting is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Bitcoin FX Option. 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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