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Banks shut down Cryptocurrency trading in Chile
April 18th, 2018
Banks in Chile, South America’s wealthiest economy, have implemented a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies by closing accounts held by trading platforms. The trading platforms Buda, Orionx and CryptoMarket had their bank accounts by three major banks: Itau Corpbanca, Bank ...
Stock Market 2018: The Tao vs. Central Banks
December 7th, 2017
The central banks claim omnipotent financial powers, and their comeuppance is overdue. I will be the first to admit that invoking the woo-woo of the Tao as the reason to expect a reversal of the stock market 2018 ...
Swiss banks crack down on suspected Saudi money laundering
December 6th, 2017
Banks in Switzerland have started reporting suspicious account activities among some of their Saudi clients to the Swiss Money Laundering Reporting Office, reports the Financial Times. The regulator is reportedly reviewing data on potentially suspicious transactions linked to Saudi ...
EU raids banks over attempts to block financial tech rivals
October 11th, 2017
You’d think that governments were waging a war against financial technology given reports of crackdowns and tighter regulation, but the opposite is true in Europe. EU officials have confirmed that they recently raided the offices of bank authorities in ...
Several big banks are teaming up for a new digital currency
August 31st, 2017
Six of the world’s biggest banks have joined a project to create a new digital currency, the Financial Times reported Thursday. The crytocurrency will be used for clearing and settling transactions over blockchain. Barclays, Credit Suisse, Canadian Imperial Bank ...
Yen heads for worst weekly loss while the euro was slightly lower; Central Banks Meet
August 25th, 2017
Yellen, Draghi to take center stage at Jackson Hole gathering Yen heads for worst weekly loss in two months; oil below $48 Asian stocks were mixed, with gauges in Japan rising, and Australian bonds fell as investors await comments ...
Big four banks in Australia change loan contracts to eliminate unfair terms
August 24th, 2017
Following a commitment to further review their small business loan contracts, the big four banks have now agreed to specific changes with ASIC to eliminate unfair terms from their contracts. ASIC and the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise ...
ASIC commences proceedings against former managing director of Banksia Securities Limited
June 27th, 2017
ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne against Patrick John Godfrey, former managing director of Banksia Securities Limited (In Liquidation) (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Banksia). ASIC alleges that: Banksia’s financial reports for ...
Australian banks to deliver enhanced cross-border payments experience to their customers
June 7th, 2017
SWIFT announces today that the 4 major Australian banks, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac are part of over 70 banks around the globe which are now live or planning to implement ...
Japan banks to test blockchain-based money transfers
April 28th, 2017
A consortium of Japanese banks will experiment with fund transfers using virtual currencies, with an eye toward developing a more convenient, lower-cost alternative to wiring money. SBI Holdings and SBI Ripple Asia lead the payments consortium, which had 56 ...
