FinTelegram has looked at both investment and trading providers and facilitating payment processors over the past few years. The latter are the most important element for the operation of B2C services. Customers need to be able to deposit and withdraw. Very often we have found violations of regulatory requirements and AML/CFT specifications. Going forward, we also want to take a look at gambling schemes from a payment perspective, starting with MGA-regulated Shark77 Limited.
The problems of European FinTechs with regulatory authorities are currently almost endless. Now the Australian iSignthis also seems to have problems with AML. At least its Cyprus-based subsidiary iSignthis eMoney Ltd, an e-Money Institution regulated by the Central Bank of Cypris is currently suspended in the VISA network because of AML problems. Allegedly only a formal error says CEO John Karantzis.