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An administrative penalty has been imposed by the Consumer Protection Service (CPS) on Alpha Bank Cyprus for the inclusion of abusive clauses in mortgage loan agreements concluded with consumers. The decision, dated 9 March 2026, stipulates the imposition of a €160,000 fine and requires the bank to immediately discontinue the use of the specific contractual provisions. The sanction forms part of a wider ex officio investigation conducted by the Consumer Protection Service int

The Dutch gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has issued a penalty order against Polymarket, instructing the cryptocurrency-based prediction platform to halt its operations in the Netherlands or face fines that could reach as much as €840,000 ($994,147). The regulator determined that the platform had violated national regulations by making its services available to Dutch users without the required gambling licence. According to the KSA, the company responsible f

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has levied an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 107,250 against Manor Windsor Realty Ltd, citing multiple breaches of federal anti-money laundering requirements. The penalty, issued on November 27, 2025, followed a detailed compliance review of the real estate brokerage based in Windsor. According to federal regulators, investigators uncovered four distinct compliance failures that violated Canada’s

Luxembourg-based Banque Havilland has failed to overturn sanctions imposed by Britain’s financial watchdog over an alleged scheme connected to efforts to weaken Qatar’s currency, though a UK tribunal has significantly reduced the financial penalty. In a ruling issued on Tuesday, London’s Upper Tribunal rejected the bank’s appeal against the Financial Conduct Authority’s findings but lowered the fine to £4mn from the original £10mn. The tribunal also upheld penalties imposed o

Spanish regulators have confirmed a massive fine of 17,601,000 euros against CaixaBank following serious breaches of anti-money laundering obligations. The administrative decision was officially published in the Official State Gazette under resolution BOE-A-2025-26201 on December 11, 2025, and stems from failures in monitoring high-value property transactions that took place years ago. The penalty, one of the largest ever levied against a Spanish bank for non-compliance with