Anti-Corruption Around the World
April 9, 2024 - Punemirror.com - PM Modi praised the achievements of the coalition governments, referring to the past decade as a mere 'trailer' with more significant progress yet to come, aiming for...
April 9, 2024 - Polity.org.za - The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) hosted the inaugural meeting of the Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum (BMIACF) in Pretoria on Monday. This is the...
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April 9, 2024 - Citizen.co.za
April 9, 2024 - Independent.co.ug - Corruption comes in many forms. Bribery, misappropriation of funds, extortion and administrative theft. Scholars have long studied the links between...
April 9, 2024 - North Africa Post.com - The U.S. trade office said Kenyan officials have been systematically asking bribes from U.S. investors, who complained of lack of transparency and excessive complexities...
April 6, 2024 - Leadership.ng - Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has assured that the anti-graft war that he is leading will continue to be broad-based...
April 9, 2024 - Fijitimes.com.fj - The Government is committed to working with others in the region in eradicating corruption from the Pacific, says Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Filimoni Vosarogo...
Australia
April 9, 2024 - Headtopics.com - Criminals are taking advantage of weaknesses in Australia's regulatory system to launder money through company bank accounts, leaving victims unable to retrieve their...
Banks
[Opinion] - April 9, 2024 - Forbes.com - Everybody knows that banking is a highly regulated industry. Banks that have compliance issues are removed from the market by regulators. Being compliance-focused...
CFPB
April 9, 2024 - American Progress.org - The Biden administration has made rooting out junk fees a core component of its broader agenda to improve competition and lower costs. As part of these efforts, the...
Company Announcements
April 8, 2024 - Globaldata.com - Ant Group have launched a nation-wide programme to build International Consumer Friendly Zones across major Chinese tourist and commercial cities, with the support of...
April 9, 2024 - Techcrunch.com - TransferGo, the U.K.-based fintech best known as a consumer platform for global remittances, has raised a $10 million growth funding round from Taiwan-based investor...
April 9, 2024 - Finance Magnates.com - dLocal, a cross-border payment solutions provider, has recently announced a strategic partnership with Papaya Global, a payroll and payments platform. The collaboration...
April 9, 2024 - Punchng.com - Mastercard and Mono Technologies Nigeria Limited have unveiled A2A payments and a range of open banking solutions, all powered by Mastercard Gateway...
April 8, 2024 - Finovate.com - Brazilian fintech and financial services giant Nubank has teamed up with Wise Platform. Courtesy of the partnership, Wise Platform will power a new global account and international...
April 9, 2024 - FX Newsgroup.com - Canadian fintech company Nuvei Corporation (TSX:NVEI) today announced that its Singapore entity, Nuvei Singapore Pte Ltd, has been granted a Major Payment Institution...
April 9, 2024 - Indiatvnews.com - PayU said that the integration of PayPal's ISU 2.0 Application Programming Interface (API) will set a new standard for the payment services of the company and will benefit...
April 8, 2024 - Pymnts.com - Tranglo has expanded its cross-border payment network to allow transfers to more than 30 digital wallets. The Singapore-based FinTech announced the expansion Monday (April 8)...
CSBS
April 9, 2024 - CSBS.Mautic.net - Community bankers are showing slightly more confidence in future economic conditions but still have concerns, especially about regulatory burden, according to the latest...
Europe
[Subscription Required] - April 2024 - Kpmg.com - The new EU AML framework will broaden the scope of application to new entities, such as crypto-asset service providers, crowdfunding service...
Fiji
April 9, 2024 - Fiji Village.com - This has been highlighted by the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service CEO Udit Singh while speaking at the World Customs Organisation's (WCO) Anti-money Laundering and...
Fines, Crimes & Cases
April 8, 2024 - ICIJ.org - Eight years after the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and more than 100 media partners worldwide broke the first Panama Papers revelations, a landmark...
April 8, 2024 - Orrick.com - The Enforcement Division’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit is issuing inquiries to assess compliance with the FCPA. The staff is seeking to uncover improper relationships that...
[Ongoing Story] - April 9, 2024 - Consumer Finance Monitor.com - In February 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) entered into consent orders with two banks who partner with fintechs...
Fintech Around the World
April 8, 2024 - Finovate.com - The funding drought in fintech is a very well-documented concern. Nevertheless, FinovateEurope 2024 featured more early-stage demoing companies than any of our events to date...
April 9, 2024 - Trend.az - The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has approved a plan for the development of open banking in the country, Trend reports. According to the bank, the objective of this plan is...
Payment Services
[Opinion] - April 9, 2024 - American Banker.com - At the end of 2023, the Department of the Treasury announced its intention to develop a National Strategy for Financial Inclusion. This initiative will be a critical...
April 8, 2024 - JD Supra.com - HM Treasury has published a policy note and a draft statutory instrument—The Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Terminations) (Amendment) Regulations...
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April 9, 2024 - Yahoo.com
April 9, 2024 - Centralbanking.com - Countries in southern Africa’s Common Monetary Area (CMA) are changing how cross-border payments are processed, after the system triggered concerns over money...
April 9, 2024 - Sibconline.com.sb - The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) launched the Solomon Automated Transfer System (SOLATS) in Honiara on Monday. Funded by Australia and New Zealand through...
Remittances & Immigration
April , 2024 - Finance.yahoo.com - The "Colombia International Remittance Market Business and Investment Opportunities - Analysis by Transaction Value & Volume, Inbound and Outbound Transfers to and from...
April 9, 2024 - The Dailyscrumnews.com - Over the past seven years, remittances in Morocco have consistently shown an upward trajectory, reaching a record high of $11.5 billion in 2023. This surge...
Virtual Currencies Around the World
April 9, 2024 - Coingape.com - The US Treasury Department is actively advocating for broader enforcement powers aimed at regulating foreign providers of cryptocurrency services, driven by the...
April 9, 2024 - Fintechnews.sg - Crypto in Southeast Asia is increasingly popular among investors. The region is home to a complex financial landscape that’s characterized by a significant portion of the...
April 9, 2024 - Gearrice.com - The Digital Yuan is transforming commerce with its innovative approach. Explore how this article is reshaping cross-border transactions, supply chain management, financial...
April 8, 2024 - Cryptodnes.bg - Japan is at the forefront of technological advancement, and it's no surprise that the country is embracing cryptocurrencies and virtual coins. The Japanese government...
April 8, 2024 - Newswelcome.com - Last week was a big one for crypto news in Latin America, with Paraguay and Brazil making opposite moves. Paraguay is thinking about putting a stop to cryptocurrency...
