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FXCM to exit U.S market following the penalty; Sells accounts to Gain Capital

07/02/2017(0)
Following the penalty imposed by CFTC, FXCM has issued an announcement to inform that FXCM US reaches Settlement with NFA and CFTC, the company to Exit the U.S., sells ... Read More
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SFC reprimands and fines North Sea Securities Limited $700,000

26/01/2017(0)
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded North Sea Securities Limited (North Sea) and fined it $700,000 for failing to put in place proper controls to monitor and ... Read More
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SFC bans a former staff of HSBC for life

29/12/2016(0)
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Lam Yuk Wai, a former staff of HSBC Broking Securities (Asia) Limited, HSBC Broking Futures (Asia) Limited, HSBC Broking Futures ... Read More
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SEC Charges Operators of Fake Day-Trading Firm With Defrauding Inexperienced Investors

22/12/2016(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two men behind a phony day-trading firm with pocketing more than $1.4 million in deposits from hundreds of defrauded investors worldwide. The ... Read More
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Russian Central Bank confirms $31 million stolen from accounts

05/12/2016(0)
Hackers stole more than 2 billion rubles ($31 million) from correspondent accounts at the Russian central bank, the bank said on Friday, the latest example of an escalation of ... Read More
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The Banking arm of Tesco halts transactions after customers’ money stolen

07/11/2016(0)
Tesco Bank became victim to an online hack with customers complaining they had money stolen from their accounts, its chief executive said. Benny Higgins said some current accounts had ... Read More
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Fintech Startup Transferwise Moves Away From Banks

30/08/2016(0)
Transferwise Inc., the global money transfer startup, is getting ready to free itself from relying on banks. The five-year-old London-based company is known for splashy ad campaigns. These feature ... Read More
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Accounting whistleblower turns down multi-million reward

22/08/2016(0)
A whistleblower whose information helped reveal false accounting at Deutsche Bank has turned down a huge financial reward from the Securities and Exchange Commission in protest of failure to punish wrong-doing ... Read More
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Bitcoin Exchange OKCoin Fined in Money Laundering Case

16/08/2016(0)
Chinese Bitcoin exchange OKCoin was recently fined for unknowingly aiding money laundering operations on its platform. The Beijing-based company, which records the maximum daily Bitcoin volume, has been ordered ... Read More
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What is fintech?

03/06/2016(0)
If nothing else it is on course to become a $20bn market this year. Fintech was once simply shorthand for financial technology (a portmanteau). But in 2008-09 in the ... Read More
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