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NEWS: Christine Lagarde calls for EU to end reliance on Visa and Mastercard

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European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, January 25, 2024. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

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EUROPEAN NOTEBOOK: Dutch banks fear being forced to debank International Criminal Court staff, the AMLA grace period nobody can explain, latest on EU crypto supervision

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REVEALED: Bank of America ignored staff warnings over potential scam payments to $6m-a-year client

LATEST: FinCEN releases red flags to identify Iran-backed money flows through religious charities

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

EUROPEAN Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has urged the EU to reduce its reliance on U.S. payment systems such as Mastercard and Visa.

She called for a “march towards independence” and said Europe must develop its own platforms to secure financial sovereignty.

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EUROPEAN NOTEBOOK: Dutch banks fear being forced to debank International Criminal Court staff, the AMLA grace period nobody can explain, latest on EU crypto supervision

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REVEALED: Bank of America ignored staff warnings over potential scam payments to $6m-a-year client

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    New York State Dept of Financial Services

    New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow announced today that Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB and its New York Branch (together, SEB, or the Bank) have agreed to pay a $33 million penalty as part of a Consent Order to resolve the Department’s investigation into SEB’s compliance with New York Banking Law and anti-money laundering program failures.
    “Financial institutions must adhere to New York’s rigorous laws and regulations to safeguard the integrity of the financial system,” said Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow. “The Department will hold entities accountable that fail to meet those standards.”

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    UK Government

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  • Hungary: GRECO publishes three compliance reports on corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors, top executive functions and law enforcement agencies

    GRECO

    GRECO has made public today three Compliance Reports on Hungary under the Fourth and Five Evaluation Rounds, setting out an assessment of the progress made by Hungary in implementing GRECO’s recommendations to prevent corruption and promote integrity in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors, central government (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies.

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