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HSBC comes up short in money laundering vigilance, U.S. says

04/04/2016(0)
HSBC Holdings Plc has not done enough to thwart money laundering, despite making significant progress since reaching a landmark 2012 anti-money-laundering settlement with U.S. prosecutors, a federal monitor has ... Read More
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Bank of America Makes Online Payments Seamless With Visa Checkout

04/04/2016(0)
Streamlines Access and Simplifies Enrollment Through Bank of America’s Online Banking In the latest step at simplifying consumer payments, Bank of America announced today that it will pre-select customers’ ... Read More
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Saudi Arabia and UAE government bank deposits fall

31/03/2016(0)
Government bank deposits continued to fall in Saudi Arabia and the UAE last month, as the low oil price hits the balance sheets of lenders in both countries. In ... Read More
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FED survey provides information on mobile financial services

31/03/2016(0)
Mobile banking use continued to rise last year as smartphone adoption grew and consumers were increasingly drawn to the convenience of mobile financial services, according to a Federal Reserve ... Read More
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Iranian Miniskirts, Bags of Cash Raise Doubts Over Controls at HSBC

30/03/2016(0)
Monitor finds lapses in bank’s efforts to prevent money laundering and evasion of sanctions following 2012 settlement with Justice Department The monitor overseeing HSBC’s compliance with a landmark anti-money-laundering ... Read More
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Blockchain Smart Contracts Startup Selected By BNP Paribas Accelerator

29/03/2016(0)
CommonAccord, a blockchain-based startup for legal documentation, is one of eight startups selected for BNP Paribas‘ new FinTech accelerator, L’Atelier. CommonAccord’s goal is to create global codes for transferring ... Read More
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‘Perfect Storm’ of events dampens optimism among financial services firms – CBI/PwC

29/03/2016(0)
Optimism among firms in the financial services sector has fallen at the fastest rate since 2011, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey. The quarterly survey of 104 ... Read More
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Bangladesh Bank eyes NY Fed lawsuit after cyber theft

23/03/2016(0)
Bangladesh Bank (BB) – the country’s central bank- is considering filing a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York after cyber hackers stole $81m (£57m) from its ... Read More
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Credit Suisse accelerates its restructuring

23/03/2016(0)
Tidjane Thiam, Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse, commented: “Our recent performance has highlighted further two key areas of challenge for Credit Suisse: – Our fixed cost base, and ... Read More
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Santander Becomes First Uk Bank To Launch Voice Banking Technology

22/03/2016(0)
PHASE ONE WILL ENABLE CUSTOMERS TO TALK TO THEIR SANTANDER SMARTBANK APP AND ASK ABOUT THEIR CARD SPENDING Secure, simple to use, helps people easily keep track of their ... Read More
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