Tagged: bbc

December 4, 2019 @ 8:38 am By Cali Haan  |  

Evidence unearthed by the BBC Russia suggests that the FSB, Russia’s military intelligence agency, is behind the disappearance of $450 million USD worth of cryptocurrency from the WEX cryptocurrency exchange. Much of that money belonged to exchange customers. Other parts of the story suggest the… Read More

October 18, 2019 @ 12:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the BBC program “Watchdog Live” reported on alleged problems at digital bank Monzo where customers have been blocked from accessing their accounts. “we’ve been contacted by quite a few customers saying they have had their accounts frozen with no explanation, so all of a… Read More

April 2, 2019 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Revolut, one of the most promising digital challenger banks in the world, was whacked once again by a report by the BBC which largely rehashed prior claims associated with compliance and anti-money laundering control. According to the report, the BBC communicated with a former Revolut… Read More

December 15, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Barry James  |  

Appearing on the BBC’s news flagship Newsnight the head of the UK’s regulator, the  FCA’s  Andrew Bailey, has drawn mainstream attention to Bitcoin and the world of cryptocurrencies while admitting that they have yet to understand what he called an ‘odd commodity’. While  the BBC’s… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

In an interview today on BBC, Lord Adair Turner, former Chair of the FSA (predecessor to the FCA), shared his opinion on banking and the financial industry in general, including a discussion on the burgeoning peer to peer lending sector.  Lord Turner, it appears, is… Read More

April 27, 2015 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to help those who were affected by this past weekend’s devastating earthquake in Nepal, five crowdfunding campaigns on Indiegogo have successfully captured over $100,000 for the cause. According to BBC, at least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a… Read More

November 10, 2014 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to break its bad luck streak, Caterham F1’s crowdfunding campaign, which is seeking £2.3 million to get the racing team to the season finale in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on November 23rd, has received over £1.1 million dollars during its first three days on Crowdcube…. Read More

September 13, 2013 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Dragon’s Den is a British television show on BBC which allows a group of entrepreneurs to pitch their concept to wealthy investors.  These 5 wealthy “Dragons” then decide whether to invest in any of these companies and the negotiations commence.  Of course drama may ensue… Read More