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Influencers Touting Financial Products: UK FCA Warns “Fin-Fluencers” on Pumping Investments, Get Rich Quick Ploys

April 6, 2023 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois |

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have posted a notice putting influencers on notice not to promote “get rich quick” schemes or pursue “illegal financial promotions.” The FCA recently reported they pursued interventions 8582 times in 2022, more than 14X… Read More

ATMIA Appoints David Tente as President of ATM Security Association

June 25, 2022 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi |

ATMIA has announced the appointment of David Tente as the next President of the ATM Security Association (ASA) from July 1, 2022. He succeeds outgoing President, Mike Lee, “who is retiring as CEO of ATMIA, which runs ASA, at the end of June.” Tente will… Read More

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Asa, which Connects Financial Institutions with Fintechs, Welcomes Austin Adams to Board of Directors

May 8, 2022 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi |

Asa connects financial institutions with vetted Fintechs for end users “in a secure, compliant and easy to implement marketplace.” The firm has announced that 40-year banking industry veteran Austin Adams has “joined its board of directors.” In this role, Adams is “helping drive the company’s… Read More

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UK Advertising Standards Authority Bans Slew of Crypto Advertisements Impacting Coinbase, eToro, Papa John’s and more

December 15, 2021 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois |

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld multiple bans on crypto-asset promotions today. The impacted firms include Coinbase Europe, CoinBurp, Lumo Money, Exmo Exchange, Papa John’s, Payward/Kraken, and eToro. In regards to Coinbase, four issues were investigated with each being upheld by the regulator…. Read More

ASA: UK Advertising Regulator Sanctions Crypto Derivatives Platform BitMEX for “Misleading” Ad

August 18, 2019 @ 1:41 pm By Cali Haan |

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints against crypto-derivatives trading platform BitMEX claiming the company violated UK advertising standards with an ad it published on the front page of a national newspaper in January. According to the ASA, the “misleading” ad featured a logarithmic… Read More

Boatbound Sets Sail with OurCrowd: Campaign Successfully Raises $980K in Funding

March 11, 2014 @ 8:13 am By Erin Hobey |

After taking AngelList by storm in 2013, Boatbound has raised $980K in commitments and has room to invest up to 1.1 M with its OurCrowd equity crowdfunding campaign; their campaign ends today. Boatbound is the nation’s fastest growing “pier-to-pier” boat rental marketplace in the United… Read More