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Swedish Regulator Investigating SEB Over AML Issues 

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A Swedish regulator has opened an investigation into SEB, one of Sweden’s largest banks, over an increasingly volatile money-laundering scandal that has adversely affected the reputation of the region’s banking industry, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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Cloud Takes Center Stage at 2023 Bank Automation Summit

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However, due to their sensitive and regulated natures, some industries – especially the financial services industry – have had more complicated cloud transformation journeys than others. For these reasons, Gartner predicts that by 2025, 85% of enterprises will have a cloud-first principle.

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Japan’s Struggling Regional Banks Take Investment Risks To Stay Afloat

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Japan ’s struggling regional banks are taking on riskier investments as they struggle to survive. The banks have been hurt by rock-bottom interest rates, as well as an industry shakeout, according to Bloomberg. And last month, some regional banks invested in the first negative-yielding note issued by a Japanese agency.

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Australia’s banks likely to reduce lending to regions and sectors at risk of climate change impacts, regulator says

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A new report by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (Apra) found climate change could make banks more vulnerable to economic downturns as they face up to a threefold increase in lending losses by 2050, but that the system should be able to absorb the impact.

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Turning Compliance Burden Into FinTech-Regulator Collaboration

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Regulation is perhaps the strongest driver of Lithuania’s FinTech-friendly environment. For traditional banks, compliance experts agree that it’s all about data — and the ability to share information with regulators. Lithuania wants to become a global FinTech powerhouse. Resuming Operations.

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Deep Dive: How The COVID-19 Virus Is Impacting The Online Gambling Industry

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Online gambling or gaming is one possible outlet, and the sector may even make it through the pandemic with less financial damage than other industries. This year was expected to be lucrative for online sports betting as it is the first since those regulations were created. Such sites are expecting major growth in the U.S.,

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New Fears Over China’s Regional Banks As EY Quits

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China’s community banks are raising new fears over the health of the industry after auditor Ernst & Young resigned from its work with regional bank Bank of Jinzhou. Last month, the government took control of a struggling regional bank, Baoshang Bank, marking the first such event in more than two decades.

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