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Dutch Online Bank Bunq Fined for Failures in Money Laundering Controls
Date: August 25, 2025
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch online bank Bunq has received a fine of 2.6 million euros ($3.04 million) for failures in its money laundering controls, Dutch central bank DNB said on Monday. DNB said Bunq...
Swiss Bank Safra Sarasin Fined 3.5 Million Francs in 'Car Wash' Probe
Date: August 22, 2025
(adds dropped part of company name in third paragraph) ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland's attorney general has fined Swiss private bank J. Safra Sarasin SA 3.5 million Swiss francs ($4.3 million) under a...
UK Targets Russian Crypto Networks and Kyrgyz Firms in New Sanctions
Date: August 20, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Wednesday sanctioned financial networks it said were being used by Russia to evade existing Western sanctions, including Kyrgyz crypto networks, as it ramps up pressure on...
ING Belgium Investigated as Part of Probe Into ex-EU Commissioner Reynders
Date: August 20, 2025
By Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS (Reuters) -ING Belgium is under investigation as part of an ongoing probe into alleged money laundering by former European Union commissioner Didier Reynders - who denies...
Member of Irish Rap Group Kneecap Appears at UK Court on Terrorism Charge
Date: August 20, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -A member of Irish rap group Kneecap was welcomed by hundreds of supporters as he arrived at a London court on Wednesday, charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying a...
Switzerland Considers Joining UK's 'dirty Money' Task Force
Date: August 19, 2025
By Sam Tabahriti LONDON (Reuters) -Switzerland is considering joining a British-led international task force targeting kleptocrats and recovering stolen assets, a British government official said, as...