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Crack Down on Fraud or Delaying Consumer Transactions? Industry Response to Anti-Fraud Legislation

The UK Government has published a draft legislation to extend payment service providers’ (PSPs) time to analyse potential fraudulent transactions, by 72 hours on top of the current business day they already […]

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House of Representatives approves bill to ban TikTok in US – JURIST

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill that could ban TikTok in the US.If enacted, the bill would outlaw the distribution, maintenance, or updating of any app owned by or […]

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Griffin Raises £19Million, Secures UK Bank Licence and Prepares to Launch Fully Operational Bank

In a move that enables it to launch as a fully operational bank, Griffin, the full-stack banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform, has received approval from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority […]

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Customer Service ‘Still King’ as 40% of UK Consumers Stay With Bank Despite Switching Incentives

Financial incentives related to switching banking providers have been well-publicised across the UK. However, new research suggests that for many UK consumers, a positive customer experience ranks as a higher priority, leaving […]

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Unlimit Receives Licence by Bank of Tanzania, Marking Third African Country It Has Expanded Into

The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has approved Unlimit, the global fintech company, with a licence allowing the firm to act as an authorised payment service provider in Tanzania.  The approval of Unlimit […]

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Human rights groups sue Denmark over exporting weapons to Israel – JURIST

Amnesty International announced Tuesday that Danish human rights groups Oxfam Denmark, Amnesty International, Action Aid Denmark and Palestinian rights group Al-Haq are suing Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and national police to […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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