Day: September 11, 2022
The crypto industry has grown tremendously over the past couple of years, and one of its biggest drivers is the GameFi industry. GameFi — a portmanteau of gaming and finance — enables gamers to earn rewards while playing. The market has been growing steadily and presently has a token market cap of approximately $9.2 billion. […]
24% of KBC Bank and Ulster Bank accounts closed since the start of 2022 600,311 accounts were opened in the three main remaining banks in the first eight months of the year Updated figures will be published monthly As part of its ongoing work to supervise the withdrawal of Ulster Bank and KBC Bank from […]
It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity, Beagle Car Insurance, has been operating as an insurance / reinsurance intermediary in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. The unauthorised entity, operating the website www.beaglecarinsurance.com (website no longer available), deceived customers by acting as […]
It has come to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (‘Central Bank’) attention that a firm, calling itself, Baron Capital Partenaire (BCP) (Clone) (Ireland / UK / Cyprus and France) – www.bcpartenaire.com (not operational) has been operating as an investment firm / investment business firm in the absence of an appropriate authorisation and purporting to be […]
Climate change risks to households and businesses will vary considerably, depending on factors including the location of physical assets, energy efficiency, and individual behaviours. The financial sector will be impacted through changes in financial asset values and the effects on businesses and households. Long-run physical risks can only be reduced through policies that support a […]
It has come to the Central Bank of Ireland’s (‘Central Bank’) attention that a fraudulent firm, Biz Credit Lender (Ireland), has been operating as a retail credit firm in the State in the absence of an appropriate authorisation. Biz Credit Lender is advertising loans on its website but it holds no authorisation from the Central […]
It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity, Glencar ICAV (CLONE), operating the website www.glencar-icav.com, has been operating as an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. In this instance, the fraudulent entity cloned and impersonated a […]
It has come to the attention of the Central Bank of Ireland (‘Central Bank’) that a fraudulent entity, Managed Accounts Fund Services PLC (CLONE), operating the website www.securecorpmafsplc.com and formerly operating the website www.mafs-plc.com, has been operating as an investment firm / investment business firm in the State in the absence of appropriate authorisations. In […]
Following the decentralized finance (DeFi) boom of 2020, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) solidified their place in the ecosystems of both cryptocurrency and finance. Since DEXs are not as heavily regulated as centralized exchanges, users can list any token they want. With DEXs, high-frequency traders can make trades on coins before they hit major exchanges. Plus, decentralized […]
The highlight of next week’s economic calendar will be the US inflation report. Economists and investors expect the downward trend that began in July to continue. If the data lives up to expectations or inflation slows faster than forecasted, the likelihood that the Fed will slow down the pace of policy tightening will increase. In […]
