A court in Malta has slashed a €156K fine for anti-money laundering failures imposed on a payment service provider at risk of losing its MFSA license.
The Financial Services Authority (MFSA) revoked the license of Corporate & Commercial FX Services Limited in August 2020.
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Seizure of real estate, bank accounts and several cars in investigation into bpm fraud
Fiscal Information and Investigation Service - FIOD
On Tuesday 19 November, the FIOD arrested a man and conducted searches in an investigation into tax fraud. The 40-year-old man from the municipality of Westerkwartier was taken in for questioning. He is suspected of deliberately filing incorrect bpm (taxes for passenger cars and motorcycles) declarations and actually directing this prohibited conduct. His home and a business premises in the municipality of Achtkarspelen were searched and physical and digital administration, data carriers, real estate, bank accounts and several cars were seized.
Presidency Hails Olukoyede on Reforms and Preventive Frameworks
EFCC
The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination and Head, Central Delivery Coordination Unit, Hadiza Bala Usman has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede on the laudable reforms in the Commission , especially systemic development and frameworks in the area of corruption prevention, stressing that his policy drives are practical and sustainable.
BaFin investigates MicroxStock Ltd
BaFin
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company MicroxStock Ltd. and the services it is offering. BaFin has information that the company is conducting banking business and/or providing financial services on its website microxstock.net without the required authorisation. The company is not supervised by BaFin.