Russia

Banks Worry Russia Will Target SWIFT System
Banks Worry Russia Will Target SWIFT System
March 15, 2022  |  International

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....

READ MORE >
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  |  International

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,...

READ MORE >
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. As...

READ MORE >
Singapore Issues Financial Sanctions on Russia
Singapore Issues Financial Sanctions on Russia
March 14, 2022  |  International

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). The...

READ MORE >
European Banks to Isolate Russian FI Computer Networks
European Banks to Isolate Russian FI Computer Networks
March 14, 2022  |  International

In the latest move to protect Ukraine from Russian cyberattacks following the invasion, European banks with branches in Russia are separating those financial institutions (FIs)...

READ MORE >
Russia’s Central Bank Keeps Stock Market Closed
Russia’s Central Bank Keeps Stock Market Closed
March 13, 2022  |  International

The Russian central bank won’t be reopening stock market trading on the Moscow Exchange between March 14-18, Reuters reported Saturday (March 12). There will be...

READ MORE >
MoneyGram Suspends Service in Russia
MoneyGram Suspends Service in Russia
March 13, 2022  |  International

MoneyGram plans to quit offering its services in Russia over that country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, a company statement said Friday (March 11). The statement...

READ MORE >
DOJ to Crack Down on Russian Oligarchs And Their Networks
DOJ to Crack Down on Russian Oligarchs And Their Networks
March 13, 2022  |  International

The Justice Department plans to investigate people, banks and cryptocurrency exchanges that have helped rich Russians hide or launder their money, Bloomberg reported Friday (March...

READ MORE >
Rivalries, Regulators Put Aside As Big Tech, FinTech Join Forces To Help Ukraine, Fight Common Foe
Rivalries, Regulators Put Aside As Big Tech, FinTech Join Forces To Help Ukraine, Fight Common...
March 11, 2022  |  International

As Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba continues pressing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for a ceasefire in Ukraine that hasn’t held so far, FinTechs are...

READ MORE >