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Bulgarian scammer jailed for £41.6m fraud

A Bulgarian phishing expert who created website scripts designed to look just like the real websites of legitimate companies to help criminals defraud victims out of an estimated £41.6 million has been jailed for nine years.

Russian man pleads guilty to JPMorgan Chase hack

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Russian man pleads guilty to JPMorgan Chase hack

A Russian man has pleaded guilty to taking part in a massive computer hacking campaign targeting JPMorgan Chase and other US banks, brokerage firms and financial news publishers.

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Iberclear secures CSDR licence

Iberclear, BME’s Spanish Central Securities Depository, has been granted authorisation to continue operating under the EU's Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR), a new set of regulations aimed at improving the settlement of securities in the EU.

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Increase in sanctions revealed by Accuity Data

Accuity, the leading global provider of financial crime screening, payments and know your customer (KYC) solutions, has revealed new research into the current sanctions landscape that demonstrates a significant increase in complexity for organisations involved in global trade.

Square sues San Francisco for tax refund; says was misclassified as FS business

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Square sues San Francisco for tax refund; says was misclassified as FS business

Square is suing San Francisco for a $1.27 million tax refund, arguing that the city incorrectly classified the payments company's business as "financial services" rather than "information".

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MAS bids to help payments firms access legal services

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) have launched a new Payments Regulatory Evaluation Programme (PREP) to help connect the payments industry with legal service providers.

Chinese official voices digital coin plans

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Chinese official voices digital coin plans

More details have emerged around China's plans to issue its own digital coin following a lecture given by a senior official at the central bank.

Capital One suspect indicted

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Capital One suspect indicted

Seattle-based software engineer Paige Thompson faces up to 25 years in prison after being indicted on two counts related to the Capital One data breach that affected 106 million customers.

Bitcoin 'inventor' ordered to pay $5bn

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Bitcoin 'inventor' ordered to pay $5bn

An Australian IT security consultant who claims to have invented the virtual currency bitcoin has been ordered by a US judge to hand over more than half of his bitcoin holdings, estimated to be in the region of $5bn, to the estate of his alleged former business partner.

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CIB Limited awarded banking licence

CIB Limited, part of the Capital International Group, an Isle of Man headquartered company has been awarded a provisional class 1(2) banking licence. The licence is the first class 1(2) to be issued on the Isle of Man under the Alternative Banking Regime.

FinApps hits Envestnet/Yodlee with $100 million lawsuit

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FinApps hits Envestnet/Yodlee with $100 million lawsuit

Fintech startup Financial Apps is suing former partner Envestnet/Yodlee, claiming that the latter ripped off FinApps' proprietary code to release its own product.

Cryptocurrency investor who lost $24 million in SIM swap attack to have his day in court

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Cryptocurrency investor who lost $24 million in SIM swap attack to have his day in court

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a $224M lawsuit against telecom giant AT&T for a SIM swap attack that led to $24 million in stolen cryptocurrency.

KeyCorp alleges $90m fraud by payrolls processor

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KeyCorp alleges $90m fraud by payrolls processor

KeyCorp has accused a business customer of fraudulently initiating wire transfers that could cost the American regional bank up to $90 million.

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EPA calls for wider account access

The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) has today published its response to the publication of UK Finance’s good practice guidelines on Access to Payment Account services.

Wells Fargo's Irish arm fined for regulatory breaches

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Wells Fargo's Irish arm fined for regulatory breaches

The Irish central bank has issued a record fine to Wells Fargo for reporting failures by its Irish subsidiary, citing the bank's weak IT systems.

FCA suggests ban on crypto derivatives

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FCA suggests ban on crypto derivatives

The UK's financial services watchdog is proposing a ban on cryptocurrency derivatives for retail investors in order to prevent them incurring large losses in financial instruments they do not understand.

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Diebold Nixdorf to contest shareholder class action lawsuit

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD) understands that a plaintiffs' law firm has filed a putative federal securities class action complaint against the company and two former officers relating to the company's pre-earnings announcement dated July 5, 2017.

Former Equifax CIO jailed for insider trading

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Former Equifax CIO jailed for insider trading

A former Equifax CIO who sold stock in the company weeks before a massive data breach was made public has been sentenced to four months in prison for insider trading.

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Chainalysis names Michael Mosier chief technical counsel

Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, has appointed Michael Mosier as Chief Technical Counsel.

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Innsworth signs agreement to fund £14bn Mastercard consumer claim

Innsworth Litigation Funding confirms that it has agreed to fully fund the £14bn Mastercard consumer claim.

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