Liberty Reserve, the leading payment channel for traders in emerging and frontier markets, has come under fire and the firm has been taken out of operation, according to a report in the Tico Times. As reported, the owner of the South American based company has been arrested by authorities in Spain in alleged connection with serious financial crimes.
It is believed that Arthur Budovsky Belanchuk (39), owner of the popular Liberty Reserve, was arrested on Friday 24th of May in Spain as part of an international operation spearheaded by the United States and Costa Rican governments on financial crime. Mr. Belanchuk, a Costa Rican citizen of Ukranian origin, was under investigation since 2011 after authorities flagged his firm for money laundering. Apart from financial and general e-commerce, it is thought by the investigators that the company engages in illicit payments from criminal activity such as child pornography and drug trafficking.
Forex brokers have been benefiting from Liberty Reserve’s vast access as a payment provider, especially in countries where traders face difficulties in transferring funds. “Liberty Reserve was a ‘gift’ for several traders, especially after the State Banks’ (State Bank of Pakistan) changed to international money transfers”, said Masroor Ghoori an introducing broker and analyst from Karachi, Pakistan, in a comment to Forex Magnates. Liberty Reserve is a payment channel whereby people can send and receive secure payments without revealing their account numbers or identities.
Forex brokers operating from heavily regulated markets such as the UK are obliged to use payment channels that are regulated, for example UK brokers use services provided by the likes of Money Bookers. Liberty Reserve (LR) is used by several international forex brokers, such as Marketiva, FXOpen, Markets, Instaforex and others.
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