BANKING REGULATIONS

Report: Morgan Stanley Facing Probes of Anti-Money Laundering Practices
Report: Morgan Stanley Facing Probes of Anti-Money Laundering Practices
April 11, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Morgan Stanley is reportedly facing investigations by several agencies into how its wealth management division vets and monitors clients who may pose money-laundering risks. The Securities and...

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Sigue Halts Money Transmission Activity Following Financial Regulators’ Consent Order
Sigue Halts Money Transmission Activity Following Financial Regulators’ Consent Order
March 22, 2024  |  Regulation

Sigue Corp. has stopped its money transmission activities after being ordered to do so by financial regulatory agencies from 39 states, Puerto Rico and the District...

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Capital One Says Repair of Discover’s Regulatory Challenges a ‘Big Undertaking’
Capital One Says Repair of Discover’s Regulatory Challenges a ‘Big Undertaking’
February 27, 2024  |  Regulation

Capital One expects the process of fixing Discover Financial’s regulatory challenges to be long and expensive. “These can be very big undertakings,” Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank said Tuesday...

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BoE Official Calls For Closer Look at Non-Bank Lenders
BoE Official Calls For Closer Look at Non-Bank Lenders
February 26, 2024  |  Loans

A Bank of England official is calling for more research into non-bank lenders. This effort would help prevent a “credit crunch” that could result from a pull-back by hedge...

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Raiffeisen Bank International Discloses Investigation by Austrian Financial Regulator FMA
Raiffeisen Bank International Discloses Investigation by Austrian Financial Regulator FMA
February 22, 2024  |  AML

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) disclosed Thursday (Feb. 22) that it is being investigated by Austria’s financial regulator, FMA, over alleged anti-money laundering (AML) failures. The bank said...

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Kani Payments and Pismo Partner on Data Reconciliation, Reporting Platform
Kani Payments and Pismo Partner on Data Reconciliation, Reporting Platform
February 21, 2024  |  Partnerships

Kani Payments, a global data reconciliation and reporting platform, has formed a strategic partnership with Pismo, an issuer processing and core banking platform. This partnership extends...

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Report: Paytm Rebuts Money Laundering Claims Amid RBI Probe
Report: Paytm Rebuts Money Laundering Claims Amid RBI Probe
February 04, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

India’s banking regulator has reportedly found thousands of Paytm Payments Bank accounts created without proper identification. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has turned this information...

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Paytm CEO Forecasts Profitability in Under a Year
Paytm CEO Forecasts Profitability in Under a Year
December 20, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Paytm is reportedly overhauling its wealth management operations as the FinTech aims to fast-track profitability. Part of the plan also involves the Indian company hiring more than...

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Durbin Sets Sights on Frequent Flyer Rewards and Takes CCCA Battle to the Skies
Durbin Sets Sights on Frequent Flyer Rewards and Takes CCCA Battle to the Skies
October 31, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The fight over the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) has taken to the skies. This week, Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who...

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