Category: Financial Services

Brokeree Solutions issues a warning about imposters
September 21, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Brokeree Solutions issues warning against imposters

The company said: When reaching out via Skype please ensure that the account you are talking to has Skype name: brokeree before exchanging any financial or other private information. Brokeree also noted that it accepts payments in EUR or USD via bank transfer. Its contracts are signed, discussed and exchanged only via email. Brokeree employees…

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Acquisition
September 20, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Deutsche Bank expands product range with Better Payment acquisition

Better Payment’s "online payment gateway" is offered as a "white label" solution to other companies including banks, financial service providers or SaaS. These companies then use it as an addition to their own product portfolio and offer the technology enhanced with their own services Deutsche Bank expects high growth rates over the coming years in…

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Whistleblower
September 20, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC awards two whistleblowers with $11.5 million

Emily Pasquinelli, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower said: This case demonstrates the Commission's continued commitment to rewarding individuals who provide high-quality tips, and particularly timely ones. These whistleblowers reported credible information that aided the Commission's investigation and their subsequent cooperation allowed the Commission to better understand the violations that formed the…

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CFTC
September 17, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC brings forex fraud charges in a $426K Ponzi Scheme

The CFTC further alleges that Bryant made numerous false statements to potential and current pool participants about his trading experience, his success rate, and being registered with the National Futures Association. Bryant omitted to disclose that he was a convicted criminal with a history of financial problems, including three bankruptcies. The regulator explained that instead…

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Singapore Exchange launches ESG derivatives
September 10, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

SGX Sees Investor Demand Increase Due to ‘Uneven’ Economic Recovery

Elsewhere, SGX said its commodity derivatives were the standout performer due to price swings and supply chain issues continuing to impact physical markets. The entire commodity derivative volume, including iron ore (which SGX says is a macroeconomic proxy for China), climbed 10% year-over-year to 2.6 million contracts. In addition, forward Freight agreements (FFA) volume surged…

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Whistleblower
August 30, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC awards 5 whistleblowers with $2.6 million

SEC awarded a whistleblower over $350,000 for providing independent analysis which led to a successful enforcement action. With unusual effort and expertise developed over many years, the individual identified patterns among publicly available information which allowed the regulator to quickly identify and prevent wrongdoing and to preserve assets. Emily Pasquinelli, Acting Chief of the SEC’s…

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Blockchain
August 23, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

XREX Raises $17m To Expand Fiat Portfolio and Partnerships

Other investors include SBI Investment, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Global Founders Capital, ThreeD Capital, E.Sun Venture Capital, New Economy Ventures, Systex Corporation, AppWorks, Black Marble, Metaplanet Holdings, and Seraph Group. XREX’s seed round closed in 2019, raising $7 million from investors such as AppWorks (who were the lead), Metaplanet Holdings, Black Marble, Skype’s late…

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