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Singapore Ramps Up Anti-Money Laundering Measures After S$3 Billion Bust

Fintech News

Singapore is enhancing its anti-money laundering (AML) framework with new recommendations from the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC). This comes after a review sparked by the high-profile money laundering case in August 2023, in which more than S$3 billion worth of assets were seized. The IMC’s report outlines strategies aimed at strengthening prevention, improving detection, and enforcing tougher penalties to better protect the integrity of Singapore’s financial system against increasingl

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PayPal uses stablecoin to pay invoice

Finextra

PayPal has for the first time used its proprietary PYUSD stablecoin to pay and invoice.

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Ben Wong to Lead Adyen’s Southeast Asia and Hong Kong Operations

Fintech News

Global payments platform Adyen has appointed Ben Wong as its new General Manager for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. In his new role, Wong will manage the company’s commercial operations across the region, focusing on growth strategies and strengthening partnerships in key markets, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. Wong joined Adyen in 2016 in a technical role before transitioning to sales in 2017.

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Curve Ups Fee-Free Spending Limits to £100,000 and Introduces 1% Cashback on International Spend

The Fintech Times

Global wallet provider Curve has launched a new foreign spending scheme, increasing fee-free spending limits and cashback on international spend, in a move to eliminate foreign transaction fees. As part of its ongoing mission to reshape the mobile wallet experience, Curve has increased fee-free spending limits up to £100,000, saving travellers up to three per cent on foreign spending.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Swiss-UK Agreement Sends Strong Signal for Open Financial Markets

Fintech News

Switzerland and the United Kingdom signed an agreement to create more efficient and globally competitive conditions for cross-border trade in financial services with the new “Berne Financial Services Agreement” (BFSA). The agreement is the first time two countries have concluded an international treaty on the equivalence of their respective legal and regulatory frameworks in selected financial areas.

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Talk About it: Loqbox Reveals Ways Of Improving Financial Wellbeing

The Fintech Times

The UK credit-building business, Loqbox , has set out to provide people with the knowledge, confidence, and tools to reach their financial goals and feel better about money as it reveals that finance remains a taboo topic for many across the UK. It examined 150,000 respondents to understand which age groups were struggling the most when it comes to discussing finances.

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HSBC Launches SemFi by HSBC to Improve Spend Management for UK SMEs

The Fintech Times

British universal bank, HSBC has partnered with B2B global trade network, Tradeshift to launch a new embedded finance solution that will help its business clients called SemFi by HSBC. SemFi by HSBC has been created to help SME suppliers on e-commerce venues to access digital invoice financing from HSBC. Furthermore, it aims to offer SMEs greater flexibility and security in their spend management through HSBC virtual card solutions.

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Thailand Unveils ‘Your Data’ to Enable Sharing of Personal Data for Financial Services

Fintech News

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has launched the “Your Data” project, aimed at enabling users to securely send their personal data to financial service providers through digital channels. This initiative is a collaboration between the BOT, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC), and other relevant agencies.

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Danske Bank and Klarna make recurring payments via Swish

The Paypers

Danske Bank and Klarna have announced that they will now make recurring payments via Swish , providing the service to their corporate customers and clients.