Leading Asset Management: BaFin warns consumers about WhatsApp groups and the LAM INT app
Why this matters
This regulatory update from BaFin warns consumers about unauthorized financial, investment and crypto-asset services being offered through WhatsApp groups and a mobile app by Leading Asset Management, a US-based firm. The update highlights concerns around consumer protection and the need for proper authorization to provide such services in Germany.
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What the BaFin said
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered in WhatsApp groups operated by Leading Asset Management, Denver, USA. BaFin suspects the operators of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services in these groups without the required authorisation.
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Context
Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) — Germany's financial services regulator. We track 250 updates from them.
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This update is classified under Consumer Protection / Conduct, Authorisation & Licensing, Investment Management and Crypto & Digital Assets.