SFC fines
May 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

First Data to pay $40 million fine on charges for consumer scam

Daniel Kaufman, deputy director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection commented: First Data is paying $40 million because it repeatedly looked the other way while its payment processing services were being used to commit fraud. When companies fail to screen out fraudsters exploiting the payment processing system to steal people’s money, they’re breaking the…

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May 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

New Zealand FMA adds Altrice Investment Co. Limited to its warning list

New Zealand watchdog found that Altrice Investment is not a registered financial service provider and recommend exercising caution if approached by the company. Hong Kong Securities Futures Commission has also published a warning about Altrice Investment noting it is an unlicensed entity in Hong Kong. The warning also notes that Altrice is using bank accounts in Hong…

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fca warning
May 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

UKcompare.org, The Bond Market and others added to FCA warning list

UKcompare.org Address: 86 Baker Street, W1U 6AG, London Website: www.ukcompare.org The Bond Market Address: 101 Gresham St, London, EC2R 7HE Telephone: 020 386 9873 Email: [email protected] Website: www.the-bondmarket.com Universal Loans Address: 31 Charles Street, Manchester M17DG, United Kingdom Telephone: 01613750199, 01618500797 Email: [email protected] Website: www.universalloans.co.uk Bit-Holdings Address: 6 London Street, London EC3R 7LP and Seedammstrasse…

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playtech offices
May 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Playtech benefits from market volatility, reports strong performance for its financial division TradeTech for Q1 2020

Playtech’s financial division TradeTech has benefited from the recent rise in market volatility and generated Adjusted EBITDA of over €45 million for Q1 2020, exceeding the company’s expectations for the business. TradeTech has also taken action to implement a more efficient balance sheet, which has released €10 million of cash that was previously tied up.…

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eWarrant Japan Securities K.K. launches MetaTrader 5 for trading Nikkei and Dow Jones indices
May 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

eWarrant Japan Securities K.K. offers clients Nikkei and Dow Jones indices trading with MetaTrader 5

eWarrent considers the MetaTrader 5 platform to be an attractive trading environment for investors. eWarrant Japan Securities K.K. was founded in 2009 and is registered as a Financial Instruments Business Operator under the Kantou Finance Bereau. Read More: AMTS Solutions offers a portfolio of MetaTrader 5 gateways to liquidity providers Qrator Labs introduces DDoS attack…

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Small cryptocurrency Tezos gains traction, is Bitcoin in trouble?
May 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Small cryptocurrency Tezos gains traction, is Bitcoin in trouble?

Tezos was designed as a “self-amending cryptographic ledger”, it does not rely on mining (Proof-of-Work), but instead utilizes a Proof-of-Stake based consensus model. Recently it has emerged as a favorite for tokenized real-estate and security tokens. Since the recent Bitcoin halving, mining for BTC has become more difficult. Many have suggested that bitcoin minors may…

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cysec cif licence suspension
May 19, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CySEC warns about fraudulent representation

The Cyprus regulator said that such cases occur often and may be part of a sophisticated online scheme to defraud investors. Typically, such scams may have the following characteristics: Individuals claim to be CySEC officers, appointed representatives of CySEC, other Cypriot supervisory authorities or bank representatives appointed by CySEC. These scammers contact investors that are…

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