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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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