The U.S. Federal Reserve has taken decisive action against Customers Bank, highlighting significant compliance deficiencies in its digital asset strategy and instant payments network. The enforcement action mandates the bank to bolster its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) protocols and limit risks associated with its digital asset clients. This move underscores the increasing regulatory scrutiny on financial…
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An institutional investor survey conducted by digital asset bank Sygnum indicates a shift from skepticism to advocacy, “with over 80% now agreeing that crypto has an important role to play in the global financial industry,” said the bank’s digital asset research manager. “It’s now truly becoming a trusted gateway that is rapidly transforming the economic…
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Global investment bank JPMorgan expects its digital currency, JPM coin, to “start taking off.” The bank says JPM coin could handle $10 billion in daily transactions in the next year or two, according to its global head of financial institution payments. He emphasized that JPM coin transactions should grow at least five to tenfold. JPMorgan’s…
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Standard Chartered’s ventures arm, SC Ventures, and Japanese conglomerate SBI Holdings are collaborating to establish a digital asset joint venture in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “The joint venture will focus on investing in companies across the digital assets spectrum including market infrastructure, risk and compliance tools, defi, tokenization, consumer payments, and the metaverse,” SC…
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UBS has reportedly begun offering wealthy clients access to some crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong. Initially, the Swiss financial services giant is offering three crypto ETFs that have received regulatory approval from the Securities and Futures Commission. UBS Offering Crypto ETFs to Wealthy Clients UBS Group AG is allowing wealthy clients in Hong…
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One of the largest banks in Germany by total assets, DZ Bank, has launched a crypto custody platform. Additionally, the bank disclosed that alongside its solution for institutional customers, it is working on “an offer that allows private customers to invest directly in cryptocurrencies.” Germany’s DZ Bank Debuts Digital Custody Platform DZ Bank, one of…
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has slammed JPMorgan’s British retail bank, Chase UK, for changing its policy to block all crypto-related payments. Calling the move by Chase “totally inappropriate,” the Coinbase boss said: “UK crypto holders should close their Chase accounts if this is how they’re going to be treated.” Meanwhile, the British government is striving…
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has warned that uncertainty around crypto’s legal status, the likelihood of fraud and contagion present key risks to United States banks. Crypto-assets and their related activities present key risks to the United States banking system and warrant closer supervision, warns a leading U.S. financial regulator. For the first time, cryptocurrency…
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Chainalysis policy lead Chengyi Ong warned crypto users may eventually have no choice but to deal with offshore unregulated exchanges. Australia’s Bendigo Bank has become the fourth major bank in the country to announce blocks for “high-risk crypto payments,” citing the need to protect customers from investment scams. The bank said on July 31 it…
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Hong Kong’s central bank reportedly asked major banks — including HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China — why they aren’t accepting crypto exchanges as clients. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), which serves as the region’s central bank and regulator, has reportedly put pressure on major banks, including HSBC and Standard Chartered, to accept…
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