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China Central Bank Creates AML Regulations For Online FIs

China Central Bank Creates AML Regulations For Online FIs
China Central Bank Creates AML Regulations For Online FIs
October 11, 2018  |  Regulation

The People’s Bank of China has announced new anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing regulations for online financial institutions (FIs). According to Reuters, the new...

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ECB President Says No To Digital Euro
ECB President Says No To Digital Euro
September 14, 2018  |  Europe

With cash use still popular in Europe, and the technology behind digital money remaining fragile, the European Central Bank (ECB) doesn’t intend to create a...

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ECB Wants ‘Single Agency’ For AML Enforcement
ECB Wants ‘Single Agency’ For AML Enforcement
September 07, 2018  |  Europe

Following scandals at European lenders, the European Central Bank (ECB) wants the European Union (EU) to step up enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) rules. To...

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Despite New EU AML Laws, Banking Scandals Persist
Despite New EU AML Laws, Banking Scandals Persist
July 10, 2018  |  International

Although new rules to combat money laundering in the European Union took effect this week, there are already calls for more reforms after a series...

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Latvia’s Central Bank Rocked By Bribery, North Korean Sanction Violations
Latvia’s Central Bank Rocked By Bribery, North Korean Sanction Violations
February 20, 2018  |  International

Latvia’s banking system is facing more issues. Not only did one bank have to request emergency support after U.S. officials accused it of helping to...

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Latvian Member Of ECB Snared In Corruption Probe
Latvian Member Of ECB Snared In Corruption Probe
February 19, 2018  |  Europe

Latvia’s top banking official and key European Central Bank member Ilmārs Rimšēvičs is currently facing accusations of bribery and money laundering.  Latvian Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis...

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Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck’s Investors Take Their Money, Iceland’s Big Mining Electricity Bill
Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck’s Investors Take Their Money, Iceland’s Big Mining Electricity Bill
February 14, 2018  |  Bitcoin

While investors are worried that the price of bitcoin might be artificially held high, a head of a cryptocurrency firm is not concerned, CNBC reported....

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ECB Director Says G20 At Work On Bitcoin ‘Answer’
ECB Director Says G20 At Work On Bitcoin ‘Answer’
January 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Amid the continuing global debate over cryptocurrencies, G20, an international forum for governments and central bank governors, has taken up the gantlet, Reuters reported Friday...

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ECB Says Real-Time Payments Are Banks’ Bitcoin Foil
ECB Says Real-Time Payments Are Banks’ Bitcoin Foil
December 01, 2017  |  Faster Payments

A European Central Bank (ECB) director urged banks on Thursday (Nov. 30) to speed up the launch of instant payments to push back against cryptocurrencies...

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