{"id":42596552,"date":"2026-08-13T14:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/?p=42596552"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:41:34","slug":"the-fma-warns-against-offerings-by-metrosafe-corporation-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/en\/the-fma-warns-against-offerings-by-metrosafe-corporation-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"The FMA warns against offerings by MetroSafe Corporation Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The FMA warns against offerings by<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MetroSafe Corporation Bank<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Web: https:\/\/metrosafecorp.com<br>E-Mail: info@metrosafecorp.com<br>support@metrosafecorp.com<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">with its registered office apparently in Austria<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This provider is not authorised to conduct banking services requiring a licence in Austria. In particular, the provider shall therefore not be permitted to conclude money-lending agreements and to extend monetary loans pursuant to Article&nbsp;1 para.&nbsp;1 no.&nbsp;3 BWG.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The basis for this publication is Article&nbsp;4 para. 7 of the Austrian Banking Act (BWG; Bankwesengesetz).<\/p><p class=\"disclaimer wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone providing banking services, and financial and securities services in Austria, requires the necessary authorisation or licence to do so from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA). Some undertakings offer such services without holding the necessary authorisation. Information about whether a specific undertaking has been authorised by the FMA may be found in the FMA Company Database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention! 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