{"id":42597188,"date":"2026-10-01T16:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/?p=42597188"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:34:03","slug":"the-fma-warns-against-concluding-transactions-with-stig-international-trading-gemstone-fzco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/en\/the-fma-warns-against-concluding-transactions-with-stig-international-trading-gemstone-fzco\/","title":{"rendered":"The FMA warns against concluding transactions with STIG International Trading &amp; Gemstone FZCO"},"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\">STIG International Trading &amp; Gemstone <abbr title=\"Free Zone Company\">FZCO<\/abbr> <\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Web: https:\/\/stig-international.com<br>E-Mail: office@stig-interational.com<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Silicon Oasis A1, Dubai.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">This provider is not authorised to conduct banking services requiring a licence in Austria. The provider is not authorised to accept funds from other parties on a commercial basis for management purposes or as deposits (deposit-taking business) (Article&nbsp;1 para.&nbsp;1 no.&nbsp;1 of the Banking Act (BWG; Bankwesengesetz).<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The basis for this publication is Article&nbsp;4 para.&nbsp;7 BWG.<\/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\/licensed by the FMA may be found in the FMA Company Database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention! 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