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US senators: Binance dodged regulators and moved criminals' assets and sanctions evaders on purpose
Three senators from the United States have requested details about Binance's regulatory compliance and finances. The senators claim that...
Mar 3, 20232 min read


Visa and Mastercard halt crypto push amidst industry breakdown
Visa (V.N) and Mastercard (MA.N) are halting efforts to develop new relationships with crypto firms after a series of high-profile...
Mar 2, 20232 min read


Credit Suisse 'seriously breached' its responsibility to Greensill
According to Switzerland's Financial Market Supervisory Authority, poor risk management by Credit Suisse's asset management company kept...
Mar 2, 20232 min read


AMLA will have access to a dynamic registry of all EU bank accounts to expedite freezing orders, acc
The new AML Authority (AMLA) would have access to a dynamic register of all EU bank accounts, allowing suspicious accounts to be frozen...
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Swiss regulator investigating 12 banks in corruption scandal involving a Lebanese central banker
Switzerland's financial regulator announced on Monday that it has begun enforcement actions against two banks in connection with...
Mar 1, 20232 min read


The UK and Brazil’s double tax treaty
Brazil's new treaty reflects an effort to harmonise tax legislation with OECD standards, say local lawyers Allan Fallet and Ariene Reis,...
Mar 1, 20235 min read


What Nigeria and South Africa must do now to remove themselves from the FATF's watchlist
Nigeria and South Africa have been added to the Financial Action Task Force's so-called "grey list." Although chastised for focusing on...
Feb 28, 20234 min read


Data privacy best practices for managing the evolving U.S. landscape
This year, consumer privacy regulations are scheduled to go into force in five states in the United States. The passage of legislation in...
Feb 28, 20234 min read


New York regulators block the $1 billion Binance US Voyager deal
According to court filings, the US Securities and Exchange Commission and New York's top financial regulator have challenged Binance US's...
Feb 24, 20232 min read


FATF may add up to two MEA countries to its "grey list" this week
Today, there were rumors that up to two MEA countries could join FATF's "grey list". The Financial Action Task Force is holding a...
Feb 24, 20232 min read


Hong Kong plans to implement a global business tax by 2024
The Hong Kong SAR budget for 2023-24 includes tax measures such as a patent box and one-time cuts to help the COVID-19 economic rebound....
Feb 23, 20232 min read


Italy Has Europe's Strongest Passport, Making Travel Easy for Its Residents
Not Germany's or Finland's, but Italy's passport is the most powerful in Europe and the third most powerful in the world, trailing only...
Feb 23, 20232 min read


Pillars of cybersecurity: prevention, protection, mitigation, and governance
During a panel discussion at Compliance Week's virtual Cyber Risk & Data Privacy Summit, the former superintendent of the New York State...
Feb 22, 20232 min read


EU demands crypto capital rules for banks
The bloc's executive has stated that strict capital rules for banks holding cryptoassets must be expedited in the European Union's...
Feb 22, 20232 min read


The FCA is looking for suggestions from UK asset managers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking for industry suggestions on how asset managers may innovate, support investors, and...
Feb 21, 20231 min read


How do European banks have higher profits now?
The European Central Bank opened one cycle of interest rate increases while concurrently closing another. Because of the low...
Feb 20, 20232 min read


How efficient are the sanctions imposed on Russia?
When Russia originally invaded Ukraine about a year ago, numerous countries decried the assault and levied sanctions in an attempt to...
Feb 20, 20233 min read


How Qatar secretly bound itself to the European Parliament
In February 2020, Eva Kaili, the high-flying vice president of the European Parliament, moderated a conversation concerning social media...
Feb 17, 20236 min read


Nigeria extends AML initiative deadline to hand in old banknotes amid anger over cash shortages
NIGERIA has extended the deadline for returning outdated banknotes by another 60 days after cash shortages fueled public outrage ahead of...
Feb 17, 20232 min read


US Banks brand as "useless" the FinCEN proposal on access to the beneficial ownership registry
The American Bankers Association (ABA) and 51 state banker groups have requested that FinCEN remove its most recent proposal on access to...
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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