Swiss-listed investment services company Leonteq said Wednesday (March 6) it was unaware that French regulators told prosecutors of possible irregularities at the firm. The firm told Reuters this after being asked about a Wednesday report by French newspaper Les Echos that the French banking regulator ACPR had found...
A string of fines is shining a light on anti-money laundering failures at European banks. First, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) slapped Gatehouse Bank with a £1.5 million ($1.83 million) penalty in October for not applying sufficient anti-money laundering (AML) checks on customers based...
July 01, 2024
Circle has attained an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the French banking authority, thereby achieving compliance with the European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. With this license from the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), Circle’s French entity is now issuing USDC and EURC stablecoins in compliance with MiCA’s regulatory obligations for stablecoins or eMoney […]
March 06, 2024
Swiss-listed investment services company Leonteq said Wednesday (March 6) it was unaware that French regulators told prosecutors of possible irregularities at the firm. The firm told Reuters this after being asked...
