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    Sanctions

    US, UK, Canada Announce New Myanmar Sanctions

    By Editors | 01/11/2023

    OFAC restricts financing to Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), as UK and Canada add new names to asset freeze lists.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Citi to Provide GenAI Tools to 40,000 Coders Across the Bank

    By Editors | 31/10/2023

    Citi used generative AI to analyse 1,089 pages of new capital rules proposed by US regulators in July. Over 350 other use cases have been proposed.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    ANNA Issues First Set of ISINs for Crypto Assets

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2023

    Crypto assets with a registered DTI can now also be issued an ISIN. Currently, there are already 108 ISIN–DTI pairs.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    G7 Nations Agree on Code of Conduct for AI Systems

    By Editors | 31/10/2023

    The code of conduct for AI developers seeks to promote the development of “secure and trustworthy” AI systems internationally.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    BondbloX Opens Fractional Bond Trading Platform to Individual Investors

    By Editors | 31/10/2023

    Until now, only accredited and institutional investors have been allowed to access the BondbloX Bond Exchange platform.

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    AML / KYC

    Elliptic Corrects Media and US Senator over Reporting on Hamas Crypto Funding

    By Editors | 31/10/2023

    Blockchain analytics firm says the WSJ and Senator Elizabeth Warren misrepresented its research in overstating the funding Hamas received through cryptocurrency.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BIS Publishes Design Guide for Offline CBDC Payments

    By Editors | 30/10/2023

    The report says the complexity of developing offline payment capabilities for CBDC systems means some challenges and trade-offs cannot be solved easily.

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    AML / KYC

    FATF Adds Bulgaria to Grey List, Removes Four Others

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/10/2023

    The FATF also agreed to revise its asset recovery and NPO-related recommendations, besides publishing three new reports.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Global CEOs Calls for More Government Action on Climate

    By Editors | 28/10/2023

    The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders calls for streamlined regulatory processes and globally harmonised climate disclosure and measuring standards.

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    AML / KYC

    BAFT Updates Guidelines on Correspondent Banking Relationships

    By Editors | 27/10/2023

    The guidelines include new sections on ISO 20022 migration and special considerations for money services businesses and fintechs.

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