Financial regualtors from the UK and Italy have warned the public against more uauthorized investment services.
Smartt FX
Smartt FX is a Forex broker. It will trade you with currencies and CFDS. There are four types of trading accounts with minimum deposits starting at 500 euros.
According to the broker’s website it seems that SmarttFX will also sell its own cryptocurrency token.
SmarttFX claims to be located in London, United Kingdom. As a UK company it needs a license to provide investment services, but it doesn’t have any.
Smartt FX is an unregulated and illegal broker that has no authorization to do what it is doing.
First Financial Bank
First Financial Bank is a broker that allows its clients to trade Forx, commodities, stocks and indices. It has hundreds of underlying assets to trade.
The minimum deposit to open a live account with First Financial Bank is 250 dollars. It seems that higher accounts will give you higher spreads, which is a paradox.
First Financial Bank allegedly is based in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The important thing is that it is not regulated, it cannot offer its services legally in most countries and clients’ deposits are not insured.
Global FinanceFX
Global Finance FX is a brokerage company that is trading with shares, commodities, indices and currencies on Forex.
There are four types of trading accounts with the minimum deposit being 2500 dollars, which is pretty high. Higher accounts get alleged benefits such as trading signals.
Global FinanceFX does not even provide a contact address, but it claims to be regulated in Italy by the CONSOB. Which is not true, the CONSOB confirmed that Global Finance FX is not regulated and placed it on its blacklist.
CryptoPlus Exhange
CryptoPlus is not an exchange, as it name would suggest, but rather an investment program that promises to earn you money with cryptocurrencies. There are three investment plans with monthly returns from 20% to 50%. Which is extremely high.
CryptoPlus Exchange claims to be regulated in the UK, but it is not true. It is linking to a registration that belongs to another company. CryptoPlus Exchange has been blacklisted by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Given the extremely high returns promised by CrpytoPlus Exchange we can safely say that it is a scam, probably a Ponzi scheme. So be sure to stay away from it.
Conclusion
Smartt FX, First Financial Bank, Global FinanceFX and CryptoPlus Exchange are unauthorized investment services that have been blacklisted by financial regulators. Stay away from them.
For trading and investing use regulated brokers only.