International

Sanctions

Canada Announces Sanctions Targeting DPRK-Russia Arms Trade

By Editors | 22/05/2024

Two individuals and six entities were sanctioned for their involvement in the transportation of weapons from North Korea to Russia.

Fintech / Regtech

Swift Enables Banks to Improve Services for Corporates

By Editors | 22/05/2024

Swift will extend ISO 20022 across the entire payment chain, and provide ready-to-use, white-labelled payment tracking services via API.

Securities / Derivatives

DTCC Completes Blockchain Pilot for Mutual Fund Data

By Editors | 22/05/2024

The pilot explored the feasibility of delivering NAV data for mutual funds across different blockchain networks.

Sanctions

US Sanctions Blamed for Death of Iranian President

By Editors | 22/05/2024

Iran has been unable to buy aviation spare parts, one of the main reasons cited for the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi.

Sanctions

Russia Seizes Assets of Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, UniCredit

By Editors | 22/05/2024

The banks were among the guarantor lenders under a contract for the construction of a gas processing plant which was terminated due to sanctions.

Fintech / Regtech

Top Tech firms Commit to AI Safety at Seoul Summit

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/05/2024

Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and others have pledged to not develop or deploy AI models if the risks cannot be sufficiently mitigated.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Ghana Completes Cross-border eCedi Transaction With Singapore

By Nithya Subramanian | 21/05/2024

Transactions were made on a decentralised network using a Singapore dollar stablecoin and Ghana’s new digital currency, the eCedi.

ESG / Sustainability

NGFS Offers Central Banks Sustainable Investing Insights

By ESG Investor | 21/05/2024

The NGFS encourages all central banks and supervisors globally to include sustainability considerations in their portfolio management.

Sanctions

Australia, UK Join Allies in Targeting DPRK-Russia Arms Trade

By Editors | 18/05/2024

Australia targeted six entities while the UK targeted three companies and one individual for their involvement in North Korea-Russia arms trade.