banking regulation

Société Générale Fined $1.34B For Violating US Sanctions
Société Générale Fined $1.34B For Violating US Sanctions
November 20, 2018  |  Legal

Société Générale S.A. of Paris, France has agreed to pay U.S. federal and state authorities $1.34 billion to resolve legal disputes due to the firm’s...

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OCC Warns Wells Fargo Over Tech, Security Issues
OCC Warns Wells Fargo Over Tech, Security Issues
November 06, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Wells Fargo’s regulatory woes continue. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (Nov. 7), the bank in “recent weeks” has been sent a...

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Virgin Money Buyout By CYBG Receives All-Clear
Virgin Money Buyout By CYBG Receives All-Clear
October 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A court hearing late last week gave the all-clear for CYBG to complete its acquisition of Virgin Money for $2.24 billion, finalizing one of the...

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OCC To Be Sued Again Over FinTech Bank Licensing Plan
OCC To Be Sued Again Over FinTech Bank Licensing Plan
September 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.S. banking watchdog the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is facing a lawsuit, adding another setback to its struggling effort to provide...

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EC Eyes Greater Enforcement Over Money Laundering
EC Eyes Greater Enforcement Over Money Laundering
September 10, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The European Commission is crafting a proposal aimed at giving the European Banking Authority more enforcement powers and resources to go after banks that are...

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ECB Wants ‘Single Agency’ For AML Enforcement
ECB Wants ‘Single Agency’ For AML Enforcement
September 07, 2018  |  Europe

Following scandals at European lenders, the European Central Bank (ECB) wants the European Union (EU) to step up enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) rules. To...

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UK’s Request To Expand Market Access After Brexit Isn’t Likely In Near Term
UK’s Request To Expand Market Access After Brexit Isn’t Likely In Near Term
September 04, 2018  |  Brexit

The U.K.’s request for the European Union to expand its financial market access after Brexit isn’t going to be met in the near future. Reuters, citing Levin...

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In Kenya, Banks Explore Blockchain For Payments
In Kenya, Banks Explore Blockchain For Payments
August 23, 2018  |  Blockchain

Bloomberg reports that banks in Kenya are pursuing regulatory approval to use distributed ledger technologies (DLT) to help facilitate payments and create credit scoring models....

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China’s Banks Asked To Give Infrastructure Investment Support
China’s Banks Asked To Give Infrastructure Investment Support
August 20, 2018  |  Investments

China’s banking and insurance regulator has asked banks and insurers to examine and tackle “weak points” in the country’s infrastructure sector. According to Reuters, the...

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