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‘If my £6.5m Kent mansion is sold now it could help fund Putin’s war’

TheGuardian

Russian state-linked bank pursuing financier for millions over alleged fraud is not on UK sanctions list Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates It is one of Britain’s most controversial property sales. A former multimillionaire banker warns that proceeds from the disposal of his £6.5m Continue reading.

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Today In Payments Around The World: PayPal's Xoom Lowers Cost Of Sending Funds To Africa; Volante Accelerates Convergence For Exchange

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and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. UK Gov’t Asks For Input On VAT Challenges Created By The Sharing Economy. Xoom, PayPal's money transfer arm, is now offering clients in the U.S., Canada, U.K. Sending money to Africa through traditional channels has always been expensive.

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Today’s Cyber Risk Management

Cisco

This dubious distinction and related implications of a breach have ensured financial services’ high level of cyber security proficiency, protection, and alignment with standards such as the International Standards Organization (ISO) 27k series on IT risk and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework.

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Alexa To Offer Medical Advice In The UK

PYMNTS

The National Health Service (NHS) in the U.K. Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said the devices would help but elderly need support on learning how to use them. Many British people trust the NHS highly, and it provides health security with everything from checkups to surgery.

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Mark Carney: ‘I didn’t want the Bank of England job. But I was asked to fix something’

TheGuardian

The accolades bestowed on him are many: he was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2010, the world’s most trusted Canadian in 2011, and hailed as Britain’s most influential Catholic (by The Tablet) in 2015.

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How much do we rely on cash?

NCR

According to PYMNTS.com’s latest Global Cash Index report, the compound annual rate of increase in total cash use across 15 Western European nations actually increased by 0.3 percent between 2010 and 2015. trillion was spent in cash last year, and this figure is actually expected to rise to €2.2 trillion by 2020. percent), Portugal (21.6

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How the OCC is building Crypto America

Lex Sokolin

If you are a financial advisor or a trust company, you have missed out on $1 trillion in capital appreciation for your customers. Being a national body, the OCC competes with other national regulators like the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK, or the Monetary Authority in Singapore, for the best financial regulatory “product”.

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