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Bitcoin Daily: Chilean Gov’t Calls For More Regs On Crypto, FinTech; British Virgin Islands Partner With Blockchain Co

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In other news, the British Virgin Islands has announced a partnership with LIFElabs.io that will provide rapid access to funds in the event of an emergency. The partnership will also work to create an alternative digital currency payment method for financial transactions across the network of islands. The LIFElabs.io

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British Virgin Islands, Lifelabs.io create crypto payments system for emergency aid

The Paypers

(The Paypers) The British Virgin Islands has partnered with blockchain company Lifelabs.io to launch an alternative crypto-enabled payments infrastructure.

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Former Deutsche Bank Anti-Money Laundering Official Targeted In Probe

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The unit, which was based in the British Virgin Islands, was part of the bank’s Global Trust Solutions (GTS) business, which had been for sale since 2016. The business was handling trusts in low-tax locations like Germany and the Virgin Islands. In October of 2017, a deal was reached to sell the unit to N.T.

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FHFA Announces 2023 Conforming Loan Limits

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Virgin Islands, the loan limit for a one-unit home increased from $970,800 for 2022 to $1,089,300 for 2023. As was expected based on the significant increase in housing prices during 2022, the limits increased substantially. The standard loan limit for a one-unit home increased from $647,200 in 2022 to $726,200 for 2023.

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Things worth reading: 24th July 2018

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … Bank of Asia launches digital global bank in British Virgin Islands Bank of England says payments system can serve blockchain users How deep will Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing cut?

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Today in Data: AmEx’s $96M Discriminatory Payout

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Virgin Island and other U.S. Virgin Island cards versus those in the U.S. This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is planning to go after two American Express banking subsidiaries for offering consumers in Puerto Rico, the U.S.

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Tiny Deutsche Bank Unit At Heart Of Money Laundering Investigation

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Citing several people briefed on the matter, the publication reported that the two-day raid last week of Deutsche Bank offices was aimed at finding evidence on a British Virgin Islands-based unit that was part of the bank’s Global Trust Solutions (GTS) business, which had been up for sale in March of 2016.