Russia

Bitcoin Daily: Barclays, RBS Test Blockchain Payments; Coinbase Beats JPMC As Favorite Employer
Bitcoin Daily: Barclays, RBS Test Blockchain Payments; Coinbase Beats JPMC As Favorite Employer
April 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A new report shows that cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase came out ahead of investment banking firm JPMorgan as one of LinkedIn’s top 50 U.S. employers for...

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MoneyGram, Western Union Sued Over Downed Passenger Plane
MoneyGram, Western Union Sued Over Downed Passenger Plane
April 05, 2019  |  Legal

Four financial institutions are being sued over suspected ties to terrorists who shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014, according to The Wall Street...

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Unistream Corporate Cards Offer 24-Hour Funds, No Annual Fees In Russia
Unistream Corporate Cards Offer 24-Hour Funds, No Annual Fees In Russia
April 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Unistream, an international money transfer company and bank based in Russia, has launched a corporate card with no annual fees for businesses in the country. The...

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FBI Gears Up To Fight Cybercriminals
FBI Gears Up To Fight Cybercriminals
March 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The FBI has announced a directive shift away from counterterrorism and toward fighting the increasing threats from cyber attacks, according to a report in The...

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Authorities Investigating Dutch Ties To Billions In Laundered Money
Authorities Investigating Dutch Ties To Billions In Laundered Money
March 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Dutch prosecutors are investigating whether banks in the country were part of a huge money laundering operation in Russia, according to a report by Reuters....

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Prince Charles’ Charity Funded By Company With Russian Ties
Prince Charles’ Charity Funded By Company With Russian Ties
March 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A charity run by Prince Charles received donations from a company used to transfer large amounts of cash from Russia. According to The Guardian, investigators...

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Russia’s Trade Assoc. Accuses Visa, Mastercard Of Market Power Abuse
Russia’s Trade Assoc. Accuses Visa, Mastercard Of Market Power Abuse
March 01, 2019  |  International

Russia’s trade associations have accused Visa and Mastercard of abuse of market power in the country. According to RT.com, the Association of Internet Trade Companies,...

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SEC Initiates Danske Investigation
SEC Initiates Danske Investigation
February 22, 2019  |  Banking

Amid the regulators looking into its Estonian money laundering scandal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly initiated an investigation into Danske Bank. The...

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Online Shift Trims Citi’s Russian Bank (Branches)
Online Shift Trims Citi’s Russian Bank (Branches)
January 24, 2019  |  Banking

Regulatory oversight may have the impact of reducing some banks’ physical footprint abroad. To be specific, that may be the case in at least one...

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