Interactive Brokers confirms IBG LLC’s application for industrial bank authorization

Maria Nikolova

The applicant proposes to engage in business from existing commercial office space in South Jordan, Utah.

license

Online trading major Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) has earlier today posted a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), highlighting some interesting business plans.

On November 1, 2019, IBG LLC published a public notice in the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune that it had filed an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions on October 30, 2019 to form a new Utah industrial bank.

In accordance with Section 303.7 of the regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Utah Admin. Code R331-17-3, a public notice was given that IBG LLC has, on behalf of a proposed depository institution to be named Interactive Bank, filed an application for federal deposit insurance with the FDIC.

IBG LLC has also filed an application for authorization to commence business as an industrial bank with the Commissioner of the Utah Department of Financial Institutions. The applicant proposes to engage in business from existing commercial office space in South Jordan, Utah. The organizer of Interactive Bank is IBG, headquartered at One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut, 06830.

Any person wishing to comment on IBG’s application may file his or her comments in writing with the regional director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its San Francisco regional office located at 25 Jessie Street at Ecker Square, Suite 2300, San Francisco, CA 94105-2780, not later than 30 days after the date of publication of the notice, and with the Commissioner of the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, 324 South State Street, Suite 201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, not later than twenty days after the publication of the notice.

Read this next

Digital Assets

Japan advances digital yen trial as PoC concluded

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) today published the findings of the second phase of its digital yen’s proof-of-concept (PoC) experiment, joining a growing number of countries seeking to catch up to front-runner China.

Digital Assets

Russia scraps proposal for government-backed crypto exchange

Russia has decided to abandon its previous plans of creating a national cryptocurrency exchange and will instead focus on developing regulations that would enable private companies to establish such exchanges.

Uncategorized

CFI Financial onboards Elena Kupriyanova as head of marketing

CFI Financial Group has named Elena Kupriyanova as its new global head of marketing in a bid to bolster its marketing efforts and enhance its market presence.

Retail FX

Trading 212 revenue tops 2021, but bottom line disappoints

Per its filing with the UK companies house, Trading 212 UK said revenue from online trading rose to £98.7 million in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, up five percent compared to £94 million a year earlier.

Digital Assets

Binance to cease services for Japanese users after local launch

Binance is poised to reenter the Japanese market through the launch of a fully compliant subsidiary in the country. This development comes a few months after Binance made a fresh bid to return to the lucrative market in November 2022 with the acquisition of Japanese-registered crypto exchange service provider Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC).

Digital Assets

Huobi Hong Kong offers crypto trading for retail clients

Huobi HK, a subsidiary of digital asset exchange Huobi Global, has made an announcement stating that it is now providing crypto spot trading services to both retail and institutional clients in Hong Kong.

Digital Assets

Bybit’s Strategic Leap: Navigating the Cryptocurrency Landscape in Kazakhstan

In a significant leap forward, Bybit, the globally recognized cryptocurrency exchange, has received preliminary approval from the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), marking an important milestone in its strategic expansion into Kazakhstan and the wider Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region.

Interviews

Bitcoin 2023: Unlimit’s Jack Jia discusses fiat on/off ramps for crypto business

Unlimit’s expansion into the crypto space aims to bridge the gap between traditional banking networks and the rapidly evolving crypto world, facilitating seamless conversions into various digital wallets and enhancing scalability through off-chain solutions.

Digital Assets

European Systemic Risk Board warns of crypto conglomerates, leverage, DeFi, staking, lending

The report considers policy options to address risks arising from crypto conglomerates, crypto-based leverage, novel operational challenges, DeFi and crypto staking and lending.

<