The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA” or “the Authority”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of tier1fx which has an internet presence at https://www.tierl-fx.com/index.php. This website is making unauthorised use of details belonging to Tier1FX, which is the Forex brokerage division of an MFSA licensed company, Hogg Capital Investments Limited (C […]
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of Bristol Trading Limited which has an internet presence at www.bristoltradinglimited.com. The MFSA wishes to alert the public, in Malta and abroad, that www.bristoltradinglimited.com is NOT a Company incorporated in Malta NOR licensed or otherwise authorised by the MFSA to provide any Virtual Financial Asset Services or other […]
On 16th November 2021 the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) issued 194 authorisations for practitioners to act as company service providers, nearly doubling the previously authorised population. The concept of authorisation for company service providers was introduced by a law enacted in 2013, this previously had exempted practitioners such as lawyers and accountants and de […]
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA” or “the Authority”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of FxCityIndex which has an internet presence at https://www.fxcityindex.com/. Although this entity purports to operate from an address in Malta, the MFSA believes that this is not the case. On its website, the entity claims to […]
The FIAU would like to bring to your attention the latest FATF ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action’ (previously known as ‘Public Statement’) and ‘Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring’ (previously known as ‘Improving global AML/CFT compliance: on-going process’) documents issued by the FATF on 21 October 2021. A copy of these documents has been […]
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA” or “the Authority”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of PGB Limited which had an internet presence at https://pgblimlted.com/ however, the website is currently offline. This website is using the details of a Maltese Registered Company, PGB Limited (C 76509), which does not offer financial services. Fraudsters are using the details […]
Back in March, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (“FIAU”) had issued a Consultation Document setting out proposals for several changes to the Implementing Procedures Part I (“IPs”). Today, on the 18th October 2021, the FIAU is issuing a revised version of the IPs, a copy of which may be accessed and/or downloaded from the FIAU’s […]
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of 247Bitcoin Trade Online (“the Entity”) which has an internet presence at https://247bitcointradeonline.com/. The entity claims to be “a Maltese directed investment services supplier that works under European and Maltese guidelines”. It also purports to be “authorized and regulated by MFSA as […]
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of Citizen Crypto Mining FX (“the Entity”) which has an internet presence at https://www.citizenchoicecryptofx.com/. The entity claims to be “a Maltese directed investment services supplier that works under European and Maltese guidelines”. It also purports to be “authorized and regulated by MFSA […]
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA” or “the Authority”) has become aware of an entity operating under the name of CC Funds Capital (Malta) Limited (“the Entity”) which has an internet presence at https://ccfundscapital.ltd/. This website is making unauthorised use of details belonging to an MFSA licenced company CC Fund Services (Malta) Limited (C 45733) […]