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US arrests Panama’s Nidal Waked, accused of laundering Colombian and Mexican drug cash
May 6th, 2016
Authorities have arrested a prominent Panama businessman and dismantled an empire of banking, real estate and retail businesses that the U.S. says were part of a top worldwide money-laundering organization for drug traffickers. The coordinated operation was announced Thursday ...
Asian Stocks Sink to Four-Week Low as Yen Gains; Aussie Slides
May 6th, 2016
Australian bonds surge as RBA cuts inflation forecast Oil near $44, poised for first weekly decline in a month Asian stocks dropped, set for the biggest weekly loss since February, and the yen rose before key American jobs data ...
Nuspay Selects Microsoft Azure for Next-Gen Digital Currency Platform
May 5th, 2016
Nuspay, a technology leader in global digital currency announced that it has selected Microsoft Azure for its Next-Gen Digital Currency Platform. Microsoft Corp. delivers more than 200 cloud services, including Bing, MSN, Outlook.com, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype, Xbox Live ...
Financial Services industry losing £165 million in invoice fraud
April 28th, 2016
Businesses in financial services (FS) are losing more than £165 million in invoice fraud every year. According to the new research published today by Tungsten, this amounts to £1,969 per business. Of those affected, one in five believes the ...
EU VAT reforms could see the UK businesses charging VAT in the country where their customers are located
April 28th, 2016
EU VAT reforms could see the UK businesses charging VAT in the country where their customers are located, a London accountancy firm has claimed. The European Commission aims to extend the Mini One-Stop-Shop (MOSS) scheme, currently applicable to business to ...
Bitcoin Trademark Issued for the first time in Russia
April 19th, 2016
Bitcoin and Russia have had some tough times so far. The government is not interested in having bitcoin around, but they definitely want to explore the use of blockchain technology in banking and financial sector. However, ‘Bitcoin’ did get ...
PricewaterhouseCoopers pays €37m to save Spanish employees from jail
April 14th, 2016
The accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has handed over €37m (£29m) to the Spanish government to save four of its former employees from serving lengthy jail terms for fraud. The four former senior executives, who include the firm’s ex-president Miguel Fernández de Pinedo, ...
Cyprus: 86 people on ‘Lagarde List’ have been sent tax notices
April 12th, 2016
The first leg of the Tax Department’s investigation into a list of deposits in Swiss HSBC bank in 2003 has been completed, with 86 individuals sent notices, tax czar Yiannis Tsangaris said on Monday. Speaking on state radio, Tsangaris ...
Commission launches discussion on future framework for stronger and smarter information systems for border management and internal security
April 7th, 2016
Commission launches discussion on future framework for stronger and smarter information systems for border management and internal security The European Commission has adopted today a Communication on Stronger and Smarter Information Systems for Borders and Security, setting out options ...
UBS, HSBC Offshore Dealings Thrust Into Panama Papers Spotlight
April 5th, 2016
Report describes UBS’s dealings with law firm Mossack Fonseca Both banks say they comply with laws for vetting customers UBS Group AG and HSBC Holdings Plc — two of the banks hardest hit amid a U.S. crackdown on customers’ illicit ...
