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Iran Reportedly Used UK Banking Giants to Avoid Sanctions

Iran Reportedly Used UK Banking Giants to Avoid Sanctions
Iran Reportedly Used UK Banking Giants to Avoid Sanctions
February 04, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

Iran reportedly used two of Great Britain’s largest banks to get around sanctions. Santander UK and Lloyds provided accounts to front companies owned by sanctioned Iranian petrochemical companies, the...

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Western Union Sees Digital Transactions Grow but Revenues Decline
Western Union Sees Digital Transactions Grow but Revenues Decline
May 02, 2023  |  Earnings

Western Union is seeing growth in the number of digital transactions. During the quarter ended March 31, the firm recorded 7% growth in the number...

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Report: Russians Find US Payments Sanctions Hard to Sidestep
Report: Russians Find US Payments Sanctions Hard to Sidestep
April 09, 2023  |  Payment Methods

One year after the world sanctioned their country, Russians have gotten creative in finding payment solutions. That’s according to a report Sunday (April 9) by...

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Wells Fargo Fined $97.8 Million for Sanctions-Related Violations
Wells Fargo Fined $97.8 Million for Sanctions-Related Violations
March 30, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

Wells Fargo has been fined $97.8 million for sanctions-related violations from 2010 to 2015. The bank reached settlements of $67.8 million with the Federal Reserve...

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JPMorgan, Citi and Others Keep Russia Ties Open at US Request
JPMorgan, Citi and Others Keep Russia Ties Open at US Request
November 07, 2022  |  Banking

Aiming to keep money flowing in the global economy even as it enforces sanctions against some Russian targets, the United States federal government has reportedly...

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Russian Financial Regulators Explore Cross-Border Crypto Payments
Russian Financial Regulators Explore Cross-Border Crypto Payments
September 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Russian authorities are working on a way to use cryptocurrencies for settlements with other nations amid the sanctions related to the Russia-Ukraine war. The country’s...

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US Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin Addresses Linked to Iranian Ransomware Group
US Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin Addresses Linked to Iranian Ransomware Group
September 14, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned 10 individuals and two entities for their roles in ransomware activity, cyber-espionage and...

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Sanctions-Busting Russian Stablecoin Would Test US Regulations
Sanctions-Busting Russian Stablecoin Would Test US Regulations
September 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Get ready to see the stablecoin regulation wars heat up. Tuesday (Sept. 6), Russia’s official government news agency, Tass, reported that the government was turning...

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