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Cyprus Regulator Flags Unauthorized Digital Investment Platforms and Fraudulent Communications

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

September 23, 2025

Regulatory Alert on Unlicensed Investment Platforms

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a stern warning to investors regarding several websites operating without proper authorization. These platforms, which include deltatradingcorp.com, vyntor.net, phronimoss.com, alchemy-investments.ltd, axiance.com, superfitmax.com, fusion4marketsltd.com, anforanav.com, bm-holdings.co, lyfelete.com, and novustrade.net are not affiliated with any licensed entity in Cyprus.

CySEC advises potential investors to exercise utmost diligence by verifying the regulatory status of investment firms on its official website before engaging in any transactions. This precautionary measure is designed to safeguard investor interests in a marketplace increasingly fraught with unlicensed and potentially deceptive practices.

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Vigilance Against Fraudulent Communications

In a related directive, CySEC has alerted both investors and licensed financial entities to a surge in fraudulent emails that mimic official communications from the regulator. These deceptive messages falsely claim to represent CySEC officers, with the intent to extract funds under the guise of regulatory compliance.

The emails often include fabricated signatures and misleading statements such as the release of funds through an identification key or the issuance of a trading certificate upon receipt of a fee. CySEC underscores that its genuine email correspondence always ends with the domain @cysec.gov.cy, and the regulator never solicits payments or fees for certificate issuance or fund release.

Investors and market participants are urged to remain alert and to report any suspicious communications immediately using the dedicated fraud reporting channel at report.fraud@cysec.gov.cy. This proactive approach is critical to maintaining the integrity of the investment landscape in Cyprus.

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Women Accounted For More Than Half Of Scientists In 10 EU Regions

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

November 10, 2026

In Portugal’s Continente region, 265,100 women worked as scientists and engineers in 2025, representing 46% of the total workforce in these occupations.

Across the EU, women made up more than half of all scientists and engineers in 10 regions. Four were located in Spain, two in Portugal and one in Greece. The remaining regions were Poland’s Makroregion centralny, Sweden’s northernmost region and France’s outermost regions.

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Most of these areas had relatively small numbers of scientists and engineers overall. Spain’s Noreste region was the largest, with 102,700 women in these occupations, accounting for 51% of its total workforce.

Women’s Representation Varies Across Europe

The figures highlight considerable regional differences in both the number of women working in science and engineering and their share of the overall workforce.

Cyprus remains below the EU average, with women accounting for 37.8% of scientists and engineers. However, this share is broadly comparable to that of Île-de-France, one of Europe’s largest centres of scientific and engineering employment.