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Silicon Valley Bank Is Back in Germany after Creating New Subsidiary
The original Silicon Valley Bank transferred all its assets to Silicon Valley Bridge Bank N.A.
It allowed SVB to register a new German subsidiary and obtain BaFin authorization.
Tuesday, 21/03/2023 | 11:35 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
Retail FX
BaFin Takes Action against Silicon Valley Bank Germany Branch
BaFin issues regulatory updates regarding the German branch of Silicon Valley Bank.
The supervisor decided to ban the institution's further operations temporarily.
Monday, 13/03/2023 | 12:15 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
Retail FX
BaFin Fines flatexDEGIRO €1.05M with Orders to Fix Supervisory Controls
The regulator appointed a special representative for the company.
Stock prices of flatexDEGIRO plummeted after the regulatory action.
Monday, 27/02/2023 | 11:07 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Institutional FX
Deutsche Bank's 'Project Teal' Probe on FX Mis-Selling to End after 3 Years
ECB and BaFin are "not satisfied" with Deutsche Banks' internal probe.
The investigation may lead to another round of financial penalties.
Monday, 20/02/2023 | 12:47 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
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Institutional FX
Regulators Slapped Industry with Record Fines in 2022, SEC in the Lead
WhatsApp crackdown amounted to fines of $1.1 billion.
Also, European regulators imposed high penalties although visibly lower than the SEC.
Tuesday, 31/01/2023 | 12:17 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
Retail FX
Germany’s BaFin Says Online Broker MainTrade Not Authorized
BaFin said it reached the decision based on information on the broker's website.
The German regulator issued warnings against a number of firms in 2022.
Friday, 13/01/2023 | 13:06 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation
BaFin Raises Alarm on Trojan ‘Godfather’ Affecting Banking and Crypto Apps
Cybersecurity firm Group-IB also recently urged caution against the malware.
The malware infected over 400 platforms last year.
Monday, 09/01/2023 | 14:35 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency
BaFin President Seeks Global Crypto Regulation
The President said a self-regulatory approach would not work for crypto.
BaFin is overseeing the crypto sector in Germany.
Thursday, 15/12/2022 | 11:58 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
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CryptoCurrency
Bitpanda Obtains Crypto License in Germany
The crypto startup is regulated in seven different European states.
A broad portfolio of regulatory licenses should increase assets' security.
Tuesday, 22/11/2022 | 09:47 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
Retail FX
Germany’s BaFin Says Trading Platform GTS Financial Not Authorized
GTS Financial is not under BaFin's supervision.
The regulator last month flagged LiquiTrade Limited.
Monday, 19/09/2022 | 13:41 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation
BaFin Clarifies Crypto Investments Are Not Protected by Deposit Insurance
General insolvency laws and customer contracts will be applicable for recovery.
Several crypto companies filed for insolvency recently.
Tuesday, 23/08/2022 | 11:21 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
FinTech
LiquiTrade Is Operating ‘Illegal Banking Services’ in Germany, BaFin Says
BaFin said content of latoken.com justifies the conclusion.
It added that LiquiTrade Ltd is not licensed under the German Banking Act.
Friday, 12/08/2022 | 16:39 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
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FinTech
Germany’s BaFin Fines BofA $5.3M for Delay in Reporting Voting Rights Notifications
Additional details are yet to emerge.
Bank of America’s net income dropped 13% to $6.1 billion in Q2 2022.
Thursday, 11/08/2022 | 19:06 GMT
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Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency
BaFin Says Lucrative ‘Crypto Assistant’ Job Not from CWE Capital
BaFin says CWE Capital Holding is not the operator of cwe-capital.com.
Hired 'crypto assistants' can be prosecuted, the regulator further says.
Monday, 13/06/2022 | 16:58 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency
After France's Nod, Binance Faces Germany to Deepen Ties in Europe
Binance is seeking an operating license from BaFin.
The exchange received France's AMF DASP registration last month.
Friday, 20/05/2022 | 15:25 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation
BaFin to Investigate blockchains.de
The trading platform is not supervised by BaFin.
Blockchains.de business address is located in London, UK, as of press time.
Wednesday, 11/05/2022 | 20:30 GMT
by
Felipe Erazo
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Retail FX
BaFin Launches Investigation against UpbitFx Exchange
The website is not authorized or regulated by BaFin.
The company had allegedly cloned parts from another BaFin-regulated firm's website.
Tuesday, 05/04/2022 | 01:41 GMT
by
Felipe Erazo
CryptoCurrency
BaFin Warns Investors of Crypto Trading Advices on Social Media
Caution is advised if only success stories are highlighted without the risks.
BaFin advises investors not to be lured by 'high profits and safe investments'.
Monday, 07/02/2022 | 14:32 GMT
by
Matti Williamson
Institutional FX
BaFin Fines Deutsche Bank €8.66M for Benchmark Control Failures
It was a big blow to the reputation of the German lender.
The bank has already accepted the fine.
Wednesday, 29/12/2021 | 10:32 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Institutional FX
Germany’s BaFin Fines Vanguard Group €290K
The fine came to tighten compliance on voting rights notifications when reporting thresholds.
Thursday, 02/12/2021 | 19:16 GMT
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Finance Magnates Staff
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Regulation
Germany’s BaFin Says CoinsTrades Is an Unauthorized Trading Platform
The German financial watchdog is currently investigating the platform which is registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Wednesday, 20/10/2021 | 20:20 GMT
by
Felipe Erazo
Regulation
New Germany’s BaFin President Vows for Bolstering Supervision Tasks
Experts said that the institution needs to be more 'receptive' to the changes to restore its credibility.
Wednesday, 13/10/2021 | 22:50 GMT
by
Felipe Erazo
News
BaFin Launches Investigation against BitcoinWelt
Germany's financial regulator says BitcoinWelt is not authorized nor supervised by the local authorities.
Friday, 17/09/2021 | 18:49 GMT
by
Felipe Erazo
Retail FX
BaFin Investigates Flab Group LTD for Alleged Unauthorized Activities
The company is reportedly the operator of the trading platform fortexo.co, already licensed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Friday, 27/08/2021 | 16:59 GMT
by
Felipe Erazo
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Regulation
Coinbase Obtains a Crypto License from Germany’s BaFin
Coinbase Germany GmbH is set to be launched 'in the coming weeks' after the green light granted by the regulator.
Monday, 28/06/2021 | 21:05 GMT
by
Felipe Erazo
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