www.washingtonpost.com
- “I hope that one day we’d be able to return to a country we recognize.” For the first time since she was murdered by a car bomb six months ago, members of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family have spoken …
kyc360.com
- Spain’s High Court on Thursday placed Caixabank under formal investigation over allegations that the Spanish bank was involved in laundering almost 100 million euros ($123.80 million) for alleged Chi…
www.telegraph.co.uk
- Qatar is facing fresh questions over its claim to be cracking down on support for terrorism after the Gulf state’s prime minister was guest of honour at an event hosted by one of the world’s most pro…
www.huffingtonpost.ca
- London-based HSBC, Europe's largest bank, has joined a growing number of financial institutions that are cutting off funding to oilsands projects. As part of reforms to its energy policy, HSBC says i…
www.coindesk.com
- Zooko Wilcox received his first plea for help from someone in Venezuela a few months ago. The founder and CEO of the Zerocoin Electric Coin Company (ZECC) had been closely following what he describes…
www.thespiritsbusiness.com
- Spirits could once again be in the firing line of a diplomatic showdown as Russia considers trade sanctions against the west. A feud between US and Russia could hurt spirits exports On Friday (13 Apr…
abcnews.go.com
- After nearly 60 years of Castro brother rule, there is a new president in Cuba. The Cuban General Assembly voted on Wednesday to elect First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel as the next president. Wh…
www.azfamily.com
- A 28-year-old Phoenix man was stunned this week when he checked his bank account and found a mysterious $500,000 deposit. What’s even more surprising about the apparently accidental deposit is the so…
www.nytimes.com
- “The loss of prestige is a big problem for China and Xi, who wants everyone else to view China as an essential actor of international relations, especially in the Northeast Asian context,” said Zhang…
medium.com
- Members of the European Parliament today approved the review of the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which constitutes the main legal instrument in the prevention of money laundering and terroris…
fcpacompliancereport.com
- Bruno Sammartino died this week. Perhaps not as well known to most people, if you were a pro wrestling fan in the 60s and 70s you certainly had heard of Sammartino. According to his New York Times (N…
www.encompasscorporation.com
- On April 6, 2018, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added a slew of Russian oligarchs and some of their businesses to the primary OFAC sanctions list. By doing so, any firms that were …
research.stlouisfed.org
- Abstract: We characterize various currencies according to their control structure, focusing on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and government-issued fiat money. We then argue that there is a large u…
www.telegraph.co.uk
- Barclays is weighing a move into cryptocrurency trading, potentially pitting it against US rival Goldman Sachs in the fast-emerging field. The British bank has sounded out potential clients about set…
jacobinmag.com
- To be a good means of payment, something needs to be widely accepted in payment, and usable with a minimum of transaction costs. That raises a chicken-and-egg problem: people usually accept something…
