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Crypto Companies in Limbo as UK FCA’s Deadline Looms
2022-03-28T23:13:00.000+02:00
Firms like Revolut, Copper and Blockchain.com are in that limbo.
The watchdog argues that companies are not meeting standards.
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REGIS-TR Obtains a Full UK EMIR License from the FCA
2022-03-22T19:29:00.000+02:00
The firm was incorporated in 2019.
REGIS-TR UK LTD was intended to provide services to clients in the post-Brexit era.
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UK FCA Warns on XTB Broker Clone
2022-03-21T23:41:00.000+02:00
The firm is offering crypto services without FCA's authorization.
The watchdog recently issued a warning about an unlicensed crypto provider.
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UK FCA Warns on Alpha Crypto Trade FX Ltd
2022-03-16T21:16:00.000+02:00
The company is reportedly targeting UK-based customers.
The British regulator said they're not authorized to provide financial services.
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Exchanges
UK FCA Reacts to EQONEX Convertible Loan from Bifinity
2022-03-07T19:31:18.637+02:00
The watchdog commented on the $36 million convertible loan to EQONEX.
The entity formerly called Binance UAB is now called Bifinity.
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FCA Opens over 300 Cases against Unregistered Crypto Firms
2022-03-03T15:12:19.731+02:00
Scams are rampant using cryptocurrencies, boiler rooms and recovery rooms.
It has started two campaigns to aware investors of scams.
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Retail FX
FCA Receives 279 Whistleblowing Reports in Q4 2021
2022-03-01T14:29:20.320+02:00
In total, there were 525 allegations of financial wrongdoings.
Most of the allegations were about fitness and propriety.
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Executive Moves
New Change FX Positions James Anderson as Its New Chief Technology Officer
2022-03-01T13:27:37.911+02:00
Anderson brings around twenty years of fintech experience to the role.
He plans to scale and transform NCFX’s data and analytics platform.
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Institutional FX
FCA Imposes £783,800 Penalty on Barclays
2022-02-28T13:10:58.402+02:00
The authority has fined Barclays for oversight failings in its relationship with Premier FX.
Barclays was the sole banker of Premier FX in the United Kingdom.
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Singapore Fintech TranSwap Gains EMI License in the UK
2022-02-11T13:55:30.088+02:00
It has an extensive presence in Southeast Asia.
The company eyes to enable UK businesses to expand into the Asian markets.
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Brokers
FCA Orders Freetrade to Pull Down ‘Misleading’ Social Media Promotions
2022-02-10T15:18:32.739+02:00
The trading platform is running promotional campaigns across social media platforms.
It has been ordered to remove all promotional campaigns on social media.
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Institutional FX
FCA Asks Financial Firms to Drop Synthetic LIBOR for Robust Alternative
2022-02-09T14:43:01.764+02:00
Most of the LIBOR settings ended on December 31, 2021.
Synthetic LIBOR was introduced as a temporary measure.
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FinTech
FCA Warns against Falcon Financial Solutions and Thestral Financial Services
2022-01-31T18:20:20.894+02:00
Cavendish Incorporated Ltd. carried investment activities with traders without permission.
Falcon Financial Solutions Ltd. has been linked to Cavendish Incorporated Ltd.
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UK Government Plans to Tighten Rules on Misleading Crypto Ads
2022-01-18T15:05:29.710+02:00
Almost 2.3 million people in the UK hold cryptocurrency assets.
Rishi Sunak said that the government is planning to protect consumers.
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Regulation
FCA Suspends Four European Firms from Operating under TPR
2022-01-18T14:46:18.372+02:00
Two of these companies are based in Cyprus.
None of them responded to FCA’s mandatory information requests.
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NYDIG-Subsidiary Bottlepay Gets FCA Approval as Crypto Business
2022-01-11T13:26:53.480+02:00
It is one of the very few companies to gain the FCA nod.
It has become the first lightning network startup in the UK.
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Brokers
FCA Flags IC Markets Clone for Offering Services in UK
2022-01-10T15:24:05.233+02:00
The regulator flagged several domains, including icmarketspro.com
IC Markets itself is a reputed retail broker.
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FCA Seeks £40.8M Fine from Hedge Fund BlueCrest Capital
2021-12-22T14:58:34.001+02:00
The regulator slapped charges of failure to manage conflict of interest.
The hedge fund has now taken the case to the Upper Tribunal.
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FCA Fines HSBC £64 Million for AML Lapses
2021-12-17T11:41:21.664+02:00
The bank’s AML system had serious lapses for eight years.
It is not working with FCA to strengthen its AML processes.
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GMO-Z.com Reduces Capital to £1.5M, Seeks FCA License Cancellation
2021-12-15T15:20:04.892+02:00
The company applied to cancel its FCA license in July.
It offers services to institutions and does not fall under the scope of the regulator.
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Executive Moves
FCA Announces Changes in Its Executive Committee
2021-12-06T17:39:50.716+02:00
The announcement seeks to accelerate the FCA’s enforcement powers.
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Binance Plans to Seek FCA Approval in the UK
2021-12-06T15:26:08.780+02:00
The exchange is hiring former regulatory staff in the country.
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Regulation
A Clone Firm Is Impersonating HYCM Broker, UK FCA Warns
2021-11-25T20:16:34.000+02:00
Recently, the FCA said that another clone firm was impersonating Bank of America and Wells Fargo.
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UK FCA Says ‘Poor Quality’ Paperwork Is Delaying Authorizations
2021-11-24T21:54:20.000+02:00
The British watchdog said that it was committed to improving its processes generally.
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Regulation
UK FCA Warns on Clone Firm Impersonating Bank of America
2021-11-23T20:16:32.000+02:00
The British watchdog cautioned about impersonators using Wells Fargo's business details in September.
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