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Today in the FinTech Ukraine Daily: Shift4, The Giving Block Announce $20M Crypto Philanthropy Campaign; Finance Software Maker Sievo Launches Procure4Peace.org

Today in the FinTech Ukraine Daily: Shift4, The Giving Block Announce $20M Crypto Philanthropy Campaign; Finance Software Maker Sievo Launches Procure4Peace.org
Today in the FinTech Ukraine Daily: Shift4, The Giving Block Announce $20M Crypto Philanthropy Campaign;...
March 16, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Shift4, a payment and commerce technology provider, has launched a campaign to raise more than $20 million for nonprofits on The Giving Block, a cryptocurrency fundraising...

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EU Rejects Complete Ban on Bank Payouts in Response to Ukraine Crisis
EU Rejects Complete Ban on Bank Payouts in Response to Ukraine Crisis
March 15, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

European regulators won’t ban bank dividends and share buybacks because of the Ukraine crisis, the Financial Times reported Tuesday (March 15). Get the Full Story...

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EMEA Daily: Meta Faces Fines in South Africa; CloudPay, Visa Partner on Payroll Payments; UK Crime Agency Eyes Crypto Mixers
EMEA Daily: Meta Faces Fines in South Africa; CloudPay, Visa Partner on Payroll Payments; UK...
March 15, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, South Africa’s competition regulator is seeking to prosecute Facebook for abusing its dominance in the social...

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U.K. Adds 350 Sanctions Against Russia
U.K. Adds 350 Sanctions Against Russia
March 15, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The British government on Tuesday (March 15) added 350 new listings under its slate of Russian sanctions and nine new listings under its ongoing list...

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Banks Worry Russia Will Target SWIFT System
Banks Worry Russia Will Target SWIFT System
March 15, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Financial executives are expressing fears of Russian cyber attacks on SWIFT after several of the country’s biggest banks were removed from the payments messaging system....

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This Week in FinTech Ukraine: Dutch Tech Entrepreneurs Join Humanitarian Effort; Latvia-Based Companies Form ‘Entrepreneurs for Peace’
This Week in FinTech Ukraine: Dutch Tech Entrepreneurs Join Humanitarian Effort; Latvia-Based Companies Form ‘Entrepreneurs...
March 14, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

This week in FinTech Ukraine, Dutch entrepreneurs form the People for People Foundation, which is offering Ukrainian refugees shelter and no-cost digital bank accounts. Also,...

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Forensics Firm Finds Digital Wallets Tied to Sanctioned Russians
Forensics Firm Finds Digital Wallets Tied to Sanctioned Russians
March 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A crypto forensics firm said it has uncovered information on a digital wallet that could be linked to Russian oligarchs and officials facing sanctions. Get...

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Singapore Issues Financial Sanctions on Russia
Singapore Issues Financial Sanctions on Russia
March 14, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Singapore’s central bank is the latest financial institution to take economic measures against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reported Monday (March 14). Get...

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