Unauthorized Financial Institutions
Warning Warning regarding the activities of an entity named Alphanis The CSSF warns the public of the website https://www.alphanis.org where an unknown entity offers investment and cryptocurrency services under the name “Alphanis” and pretends to be established at “4 Rue Albert Borschette, 1246 Luxembourg”. The CSSF informs the public that […]
Warning Warning regarding the activities of an entity named Mercuria X ou Mercuria Ventures The CSSF warns the public of the activities of an entity named “Mercuria X” or “Mercuria Ventures” (website: https://mercuriax.com/) which offers investment services and pretends to be supervised by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier. […]
05 Jan 2023 Website alert : https://newstates.com/ The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong that: 新美銀行 (translation: Newstates Bank) as referred to on the above Website does not have the Monetary Authority (MA)’s authorization under the Banking Ordinance to carry on banking business, […]
17 Jun 2021 Website alert : http://1stgulfb.com/ The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong that: First Gulf Bank HK (FGB) as referred to in the above Website is not authorized by the Monetary Authority (MA) under the Banking Ordinance (the Ordinance) to carry […]
ALERTS Clarification on Paymentology 21 Oct 2020 The DFSA notes several recent news articles stating that the DFSA has issued a financial services license to a company named “Paymentology.” These articles are not correct. Paymentology is not, and never has been, a DFSA Authorised Firm. To ascertain whether a firm […]
13 May 2020 Fraudulent Claim to be an Institution Regulated by the HKMA The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) received enquiries from members of the public regarding an institution, with the domain name http://www.de-ml.com, claiming that it is regulated by the HKMA and offers investment services for the public. The […]
ALERTS DFSA cautions against fake DIFC firms 23 Apr 2020 The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) informs the financial services community and the public of scams in which the scammers falsely claim to be an Authorised Firm, based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and regulated by the DFSA. […]
17 Apr 2020 Suspected fraudulent website : http://clippercoin.com/#/programIndex The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a suspected fraudulent website with the domain name http://clippercoin.com/#/programIndex. The website is operated by an alleged Clipper/Clipper Crypto Bank. The public should be aware that […]
Subject: Unauthorized Banking Date: April 4, 2019 Unauthorized Banking: First National Bank To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); […]
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