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MASTERMIND BEHIND EUR 1 BILLION CYBER BANK ROBBERY ARRESTED IN SPAIN
Cybercrime syndicate infiltrated over 100 financial institutions in 40 countries The leader of the crime gang behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks targeting over a 100 financial institutions worldwide has been […]
UK Financial Regulator Introduces Global Fintech Sandbox, ‘90%’ Success Rate Domestically
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is launching a global fintech regulatory sandbox, after the successful progress of their 2016 release of a UK sandbox, that allows for innovative fintech development without requiring a full, strict regulatory process […]
Credit Suisse hands top UK investment banking role to rising star
Swiss bank names Lewis Burnett as head of UK advisory and corporate broking as Charles Donald steps back The head of a UK investment banking division formed by Credit Suisse after the […]
Spain appoints EIB’s Roman Escolano as economy minister
Spain’s government on Wednesday said that the former banker and economist Roman Escolano will take over as the country’s new economy minister, playing a leading role in steering Spain’s recovery and managing […]
Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred […]
Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST
Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act […]
Niger junta revokes law which restricted migrant smuggling routes to Europe – JURIST
Niger’s junta issued a decree Monday revoking a law which had helped curb migration of West Africans to Europe. The law had been backed by the EU but faced strong opposition from […]
UN report reveals surge in violence in Haiti rural central region – JURIST
According to a UN report issued Tuesday, there has been a rise in gang violence in Haiti’s central rural region, an area previously considered safe from the increased instability in the country. […]
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