/crypto
The CEO of a cryptocurrency firm was kidnaped and held for a C$1 million ransom in Toronto, according to local press reports.
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/people
Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has stated he will not be stepping down from the position if asked when Donald Trump returns to office.
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/regulation
Fubon Bank has been fined HK$4 million by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) for violation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (AMLO).
/inclusion
The UK government has been called to make financial education compulsory from primary school by GoHenry, at an event in the House of Commons this week.
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/ai
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/crime
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has charged the US’s largest credit union for illegally charging users overdraft fees.
/wholesale
Lloyds Banking Group's private equity investor LDC has backed credit risk technology provider LendingMetrics.
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/payments
Cross-border B2B payments operator Nium has formed a partnership with Partior, the blockchain-based fintech for clearing and settlement.
07 November 2024
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against fintech Dave for using "misleading marketing" and charging "surprise" fees for its cash advance service.
UBS has successfully piloted a blockchain-based payment system, UBS Digital Cash, designed to improve the speed and efficiency of cross-border transactions for corporate and institutional clients.
OCBC has used Visa Direct to become the first mobile banking app in Asia Pacific to let customers send near-instant peer-to-peer transfers to both Weixin Pay (WeChat Pay) and Alipay using just the recipient’s China national identification name and China mobile number.
Bank of New Zealand has acquired Māori open banking fintech BlinkPay.
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