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📈 Russia 🇷🇺: Bank customers increasingly complain about blocked transactions Paid Members Public
📈 Russia 🇷🇺: Bank customers increasingly complain about blocked transactions New anti-fraud requirements from the Central Bank now hold banks accountable for fraudulent transactions—and this is the result. ➡️ Under the new rules, if a bank approves a transfer that later turns out to be fraudulent and failed to take adequate precautions,
☠️ UN warns: Southeast Asian cybercriminals now operate at industrial scale Paid Members Public
☠️ UN warns: Southeast Asian cybercriminals now operate at industrial scale They’ve become the undisputed leaders in global scams, money laundering, and underground banking. The threat posed by criminal networks in countries like Myanmar 🇲🇲, Cambodia 🇰🇭, and Laos 🇱🇦 now exceeds the capacity of governments to contain it. ▶️ The UN Office on
🧐 Italian authorities 🇮🇹 demand that UniCredit exit Russia 🇷🇺 Paid Members Public
🧐 Italian authorities 🇮🇹 demand that UniCredit exit Russia 🇷🇺 The Italian regulator is threatening to block the acquisition of local bank Banco BPM unless UniCredit reduces its presence in Russia. Another condition would be to limit lending activity on Russian territory. 🎀 UniCredit’s Russian subsidiary, UniCredit Bank, is a legal Russian entity.
🕊 The U.S. fintech Stripe 🇺🇸 integrates the Chinese payment service WeChat Pay 🇨🇳 Paid Members Public
🕊 The U.S. fintech Stripe 🇺🇸 integrates the Chinese payment service WeChat Pay 🇨🇳 Stripe, the platform founded by the Collison brothers, will begin accepting payments via Weixin Pay (the official name of the wallet) in 20 countries. Until now, the service was available only for online transactions—and even then, not
👀 How to make stablecoins mainstream❓ Former Revolut employees partner with Mastercard Paid Members Public
👀 How to make stablecoins mainstream❓ Former Revolut employees partner with Mastercard João Alves and Guilherme Gomes, former Revolut employees, have founded the U.S.-based startup Bleap, which offers blockchain-based bank accounts. Now they’ve partnered with Mastercard to bring stablecoins into everyday use. 🌟 Through this collaboration, they’ll launch
😸 Chinese expansion in the U.S. 🇺🇸: OKX 🇨🇳 launches crypto exchange and OKX Wallet in U.S. territory Paid Members Public
😸 Chinese expansion in the U.S. 🇺🇸: OKX 🇨🇳 launches crypto exchange and OKX Wallet in U.S. territory Now with seamless integration with local bank accounts! And by the way, a new rebranding. ➡️ The former U.S. division of OKX (the Okoin exchange) will drop its old brand and now operate
💣 VPN in command: crypto-casinos generated $81.4 billion in revenue in 2024 Paid Members Public
💣 VPN in command: crypto-casinos generated $81.4 billion in revenue in 2024 Despite facing blocks across much of the world, the crypto casino industry has seen its revenues quintuple since 2022, according to data published by the Financial Times. Crypto gambling is becoming increasingly appealing to minors and individuals with
✌️ Revolut in motion: currency exchange for Asian markets is here! ❗ Plus Exciting updates for Europe Paid Members Public
✌️ Revolut in motion: currency exchange for Asian markets is here! ❗ Plus Exciting updates for Europe Revolut has launched 5 new currency wallets, including the Chinese yuan (CNY), Vietnamese dong (VND), Moroccan dirham (MAD), Icelandic krona (ISK), and Serbian dinar (RSD). ➡️ Revolut users can now store a total of 39 different