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U.S. Treasury Eases Customer Due Diligence Rules in Major Shift Toward Risk-Based Compliance

In a significant regulatory shift aimed at...

Malaysia’s Top Court Reinstates Corruption Conviction Against Veteran Politician Isa Samad

In a landmark ruling underscoring Malaysia’s continued...

Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

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FinTech

Banknbox Secures Funding from Disruptech Fund to Propel Growth in Fintech Innovation

Egyptian fintech startup Banknbox has secured funding from Disruptech Fund, a venture capital entity specializing in financial technology in Egypt. Founded this year by...
AI/ML

Lucinity and Trustly Join Forces for Advanced Financial Crime Prevention

Icelandic AML software firm Lucinity has teamed up with Open Banking payments provider Trustly to enhance their financial crime prevention efforts. Lucinity's advanced AI...
Human Rights

New Partners, Category for Asia Press Awards

(Bangkok) – The Foreign Correspondents Clubs of Thailand and Taiwan have joined Human Rights Watch and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass...
Human Rights

Schenectady Man Charged With Second Firearms Crime in Connection With Shots Fired Outside of Temple Israel

ALBANY, N.Y. — Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, age 28, of Schenectady, was charged today with a second firearms crime arising from his firing of a...
Human Rights

Lead Defendant in Indictment Targeting Vineland Boys Street Gang in San Fernando Valley Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison

LOS ANGELES — A Sherman Oaks man who ran the San Fernando Valley-based Vineland Boys street gang was sentenced today to 192 months in...
FinTech

Walmart’s PhonePe Hits $1.3 Trillion in Payment Volume, Considers IPO as Digital Arm Surges Ahead

Walmart announced that its digital payments subsidiary, PhonePe, has achieved a Total Payment Volume (TPV) of $1.3 trillion, putting it on par with major...
Human Rights

Welcoming the Outcomes of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s Extraordinary Summit Toward Ending the Conflict in Sudan

The United States applauds IGAD’s leadership, in coordination with the African Union and other international and regional partners, toward securing an immediate end to...
Human Rights

Congolese Opposition Member Freed After Months in Prison

Last week, the authorities released opposition member Lens Omelonga from prison in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He had spent...
Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Kuwait’s High Court Issues Landmark Verdicts in Money Laundering and Corruption Cases

Kuwait's highest appeals court has handed down 10-year prison sentences to seven expatriates employed in foreign exchange offices for money laundering. The court also...
ESG

Phasing Out Fossil Fuels at COP28

After one week of climate change negotiations at COP28 in Dubai, there is still no agreement on the most consequential issue on this year’s...
Human Rights

Human Rights Day – United States Department of State

We live by the principle that all persons are born free and equal with inherent human rights. This principle – a product of foresight...
Human Rights

US Lawmakers Threaten the Right to Seek Asylum

Since when are human rights negotiable? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines the principle that “everyone has the right to seek and to...
Human Rights

Peru: Fujimori’s Release Violates International Law

(Washington, DC) Peru’s release of the former President Alberto Fujimori violates the country’s international obligations, Human Rights Watch said today. The Inter-American Court of Human...
Sanctions

Nasdaq Settles $4M for Iran Sanctions Violations: Former Unit, Nasdaq OMX Armenia, Admits Servicing Bank Mellat

Nasdaq Inc, the New York-based stock exchange, has agreed to pay a $4 million settlement to the U.S. Department of Treasury for apparent violations...

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