Swedbank

Swedbank Settles New York Charges in Panama Papers Probe

Swedbank Settles New York Charges in Panama Papers Probe
Swedbank Settles New York Charges in Panama Papers Probe
July 27, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) secured a $50 million penalty from Swedbank AB and its New York branch in a case in which...

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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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Swedbank in More Money-Laundering Legal Trouble
Swedbank in More Money-Laundering Legal Trouble
March 15, 2022  |  AML

The Estonian unit of Swedbank AB is a suspect in a money-laundering investigation, after a special white-collar crime investigator with Estonia’s Central Criminal Police notified...

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Jittery Investors Dump Shares Of Nordic Banks After Reports Of FBI Investigation
Jittery Investors Dump Shares Of Nordic Banks After Reports Of FBI Investigation
December 15, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

A report by a major Swedish newspaper triggered a selloff by investors of shares in a trio of Nordic banks, puzzling analysts since the revelations...

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Sweden Fines Swedbank $386M For AML Missteps
Sweden Fines Swedbank $386M For AML Missteps
March 20, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Sweden’s oldest retail bank will face a hefty $386 million fine for a scandal that erupted last year over the bank’s poor handling of money...

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AML Probe Into Swedbank Turns Up $4.8M In Possible Violations
AML Probe Into Swedbank Turns Up $4.8M In Possible Violations
March 11, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

The Swedbank anti-money laundering (AML) probe by the law firm Clifford Chance has uncovered 586 transactions totaling roughly $4.8 million in possible U.S. sanction violations,...

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Head Of Swedbank Won’t Let Probes Compromise Clients’ Privacy
Head Of Swedbank Won’t Let Probes Compromise Clients’ Privacy
August 29, 2019  |  Banking

Swedbank’s new CEO says that while transparency is a goal after his predecessor misled the public about money laundering, he still has to protect clients’...

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Swedish Watchdog To Publish Results Of Swedbank Probe In 2020
Swedish Watchdog To Publish Results Of Swedbank Probe In 2020
August 23, 2019  |  AML

There won’t be any answers until next year regarding the ongoing investigation of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) and money laundering in the Baltics,...

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