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What the UK’s Economic Crime Bills Mean for Anti-Money Laundering Fight
What the UK’s Economic Crime Bills Mean for Anti-Money Laundering Fight
August 09, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Last week saw the implementation of the U.K.’s long-awaited “Register of Overseas Entities,” a cornerstone of the government’s Economic Crime Act. But what is “economic...

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BoE Calls for Oversight in Metaverse Crypto Use
BoE Calls for Oversight in Metaverse Crypto Use
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Bank of England (BoE) is warning that “robust consumer protection” would be needed if cryptocurrencies achieved widespread use inside the metaverse. BoE researchers Owen...

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TenureX, Martin Fiddaman Associates Partner to Streamline Correspondent Banking
TenureX, Martin Fiddaman Associates Partner to Streamline Correspondent Banking
August 09, 2022  |  Partnerships

Planning to deliver “correspondent-banking-in-a-box,” Israeli startup TenureX has partnered with U.K. consultancy Martin Fiddaman Associates to help overseas banks in the U.K., challengers and FinTechs...

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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Regulations, Legal and Crime
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Regulations, Legal and Crime
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and in...

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Verto Debuts Cross-Border Payments API
Verto Debuts Cross-Border Payments API
August 09, 2022  |  B2B Payments

B2B cross-border payments company Verto has launched a new API solution, which it says will help clients automate currency conversion, global payouts and beneficiary management....

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Shopic Bags $35M for Smart Cart Grocery Tech
Shopic Bags $35M for Smart Cart Grocery Tech
August 09, 2022  |  Investments

Tel Aviv-based grocery tech startup Shopic has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Qualcomm Ventures, which saw participation from Vintage...

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Sesami Acquires Planfocus to Expand Cash Optimization Offering
Sesami Acquires Planfocus to Expand Cash Optimization Offering
August 09, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Aiming to offer an end-to-end, fully-integrated cash software solution, global cash ecosystem integrator Sesami Cash Management Technologies has acquired Planfocus, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based cash...

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Monetary Authority of Singapore Calls Crypto Investments ‘Highly Hazardous’
Monetary Authority of Singapore Calls Crypto Investments ‘Highly Hazardous’
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Although it calls cryptocurrency investments “highly hazardous,” the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has said it is not at risk from recent collapses in the...

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AstroPay Launches Affiliate Program
AstroPay Launches Affiliate Program
August 09, 2022  |  Partnerships

London-based online payments company AstroPay has launched a new affiliate program that will see the FinTech partner with other brands and content creators to help...

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