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Equiti Group Opens Cyprus Office One Month after Getting CySEC License
The new office is Equiti Group's 10th local office across the world.
The license was granted to Equiti Global Markets Limited in October.
Monday, 14/11/2022 | 20:16 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency
FTX's CySEC License Suspension Likely to Start Wider Regulatory Audits
The European subsidiary obtained the CIF license in September.
FTX now filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US.
Monday, 14/11/2022 | 10:50 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Wants Investors to Evaluate Their Trading Knowledge
The regulator has launched a special financial quiz.
It mentions low financial literacy in Cyprus.
Thursday, 10/11/2022 | 09:27 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
Retail FX
CySEC Expands Warning List, Adds Five Unlicensed Trading Platforms
Some of them pretended to be licensed entities.
One broker turned out to be a clone of an authorized trading company.
Thursday, 03/11/2022 | 15:56 GMT
by
Damian Chmiel
Regulation
Binance Gains Crypto License in Cyprus
The exchange now holds multiple licenses within the EU.
Other top crypto exchanges, FTX and Crypto.com, also gained CySEC’s approval.
Friday, 21/10/2022 | 05:32 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Revokes ICF Membership of MPS, Finteractive and Two Others
The CIF licenses of these companies were withdrawn earlier this year.
ICF provides deposit protection of up to €20,000.
Thursday, 20/10/2022 | 09:52 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Asks Maxigrid Clients to Submit ICF Compensation Claims
Clients must submit claims before April 2023.
The license of the brokerage operator was canceled last February.
Thursday, 20/10/2022 | 06:40 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
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CryptoCurrency
CySEC Chair Warns against Crypto Investment Risks, Endorses MiCA
CySEC is one of the EU jurisdictions that is recognizing crypto companies.
Several major crypto companies have recently gained a CySEC license.
Tuesday, 18/10/2022 | 11:21 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
CySEC Fines General Capital Brokers €120k for Possible License Offense
The settlement covers possible lapses between November 2020 and October 2021.
CySEC reached a €100k agreement with ICC Intercertus Capital in August.
Friday, 14/10/2022 | 16:05 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX
EXCLUSIVE: M4Markets Aims for Europe with New CySEC License
M4Markets raised an undisclosed sum in capital round earlier in the year.
Competitor Equiti Group has also secured a CySEC license.
Monday, 10/10/2022 | 09:13 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation
Equiti Group Secures CySEC License to Deepen Presence in Europe
The Group announced the appointment of Hesham Hasanin as the CEO of its Cypriot subsidiary.
The CySEC license is the company's 8th regulatory license.
Wednesday, 05/10/2022 | 14:33 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency
Revolut Gains CySEC's Approval to Offer Cryptocurrency Services
The approval grants Revolut access to offering crypto services to European clients.
Digital assets were between 5% and 10% of Revolut's revenue.
Monday, 15/08/2022 | 14:33 GMT
by
Matti Williamson
Regulation
ICC Intercertus Capital Pays €100K to CySEC to Settle Possible Violations
The settlement concerns marketing, distribution and sales of CFDs to retail clients.
FXBFI Broker also paid €150k to settle its possible violations of local regulations.
Wednesday, 10/08/2022 | 16:15 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Brokers
FXBFI Broker Pays €150K to CySEC to Settle Possible Violations
The decision was reached by CySEC's Board on March 4, 2022.
CySEC announced three license withdrawals in late July.
Tuesday, 09/08/2022 | 20:06 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
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Regulation
F1 Markets and Magnum FX (Cyprus) Settle with CySEC, Paying €150K Each
There were several possible compliance violations for both brokers.
Both of them faced a 2-week license suspension in mid-2020.
Tuesday, 02/08/2022 | 09:02 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Regulation
CySEC Withdraws CIF License of MPS Marketplace (Previously SpotOption)
The withdrawal came as the company voluntarily renounced its license.
Earlier, the regulator suspended its license for a year.
Wednesday, 27/07/2022 | 11:41 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Regulation
CySEC Withdraws CIF License of Sharelink Securities & Financial Services
The company decided to renounce its license.
Sharelink is now operating as a tied agent of Argus Stockbrokers.
Tuesday, 26/07/2022 | 11:42 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Regulation
Operator of Triangle Markets and 3 Angle FX Settles with CySEC, Pays €50K
The brokerage operator possibly violated rules around client fund protection.
CySEC recently warned CFDs brokers to improve practices.
Tuesday, 26/07/2022 | 07:08 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Regulation
CySEC Withdraws CIF License of Finteractive Ltd (FXVC)
The broker renounced the license and stopped all services under it in February.
Earlier, it settled with CySEC for possible regulatory violations.
Friday, 22/07/2022 | 05:14 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Regulation
CySEC Warns CFDs Brokers to ‘Improve Practices’ or Face Action
The regulator is tightening its monitoring practices over the industry.
It is imposing new rules to ensure compliance and customer protection.
Thursday, 21/07/2022 | 11:16 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Regulation
CySEC Warns against ‘Finfluencers’ and Trading ‘Gamification’
The regulator launched a campaign to better educate the investors.
Several other regulators issued similar warnings before.
Tuesday, 19/07/2022 | 11:21 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
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Regulation
BCM Begin Capital Markets Pays €170K to Settle with CySEC
The company entered into a settlement for possible regulatory violations.
The action was taken after an investigation into the operations between January 2021 and April 2022.
Wednesday, 06/07/2022 | 09:25 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Retail FX
Forex TB Pays €270k to CySEC to Settle Possible Violations
The broker possibly violated sections of the Investment Services Law of 2017.
CySEC previously settled other firm's possible violations for €150k and €100k.
Thursday, 30/06/2022 | 21:27 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX
CySEC Expands Warning List, Adds Seven Fraudulent Trading Platforms
Some of these platforms are falsely claiming to have CIF and other regulatory licenses.
Most of them are offering counterparty trading services.
Tuesday, 28/06/2022 | 07:59 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Regulation
CFI Cyprus Settles with CySEC, Pays €150K for Possible Non-Compliance
The broker possibly violated some compliances around money laundering and terror financing.
It only concerns the Cypriot entity of the CFI Group.
Tuesday, 21/06/2022 | 11:29 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
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