By Kai Zhang On 14 December 2021, National Westminster Bank Plc (“NatWest“), a major bank in the UK, was fined by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA“) close to £265 million for failure to comply with the relevant anti-money laundering (“AML“) requirements with respect to one single client, a Yorkshire jewelry company (“the Client”) during the […]
Watson brings more than 30 years of broad finance and leadership experience NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Columbia Care Inc. (NEO: CCHW) (CSE: CCHW) (OTCQX: CCHWF) (FSE: 3LP) (“Columbia Care” or the “Company”), one of the largest and most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and providers of medical and adult-use cannabis products in the United States, has hired Derek Watson […]
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leafly Holdings Inc. (“Leafly”), a leading online cannabis discovery marketplace and resource for cannabis consumers, and Merida Merger Corp. I (NASDAQ: MCMJ) (“Merida”), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Merida Capital Holdings, announced today that the special meeting in lieu of annual meeting of Merida stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to approve the […]
Air France is expanding its services to Canada, the airline’s second largest long-haul market in seats offered. Effective on May 17, 2022, Air France will fly from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Quebec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), with three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Flights will be operated by Airbus A330-200 equipped […]
ESET researchers take a deep look into recent attacks carried out by Donot Team throughout 2020 and 2021, targeting government and military entities in several South Asian countries
Clearing Houses have published their latest CPMI-IOSCO Quantitative Disclosures: Initial margin for IRS at $252 billion down 3% QoQ and 4% YoY Initial margin for CDS at $60 billion up 4% QoQ and down 3% YoY Initial margin for selected ETD at $470 billion up 6% QoQ and 13% YoY Initial margin increases at ICE Europe F&O, Eurex OTC IRS, ICE Credit Clear, JSCC IRS Explanatory […]
Pakistan could be the next country to ban cryptocurrency. The nation’s central bank is calling for an outright ban on all digital currency activity per documents submitted to the Sindh High Court, the country’s biggest legal establishment. Pakistan Seeks to End Crypto’s Run The fight has allegedly been going on since the year 2019. A...
A Maltese casino owner awaiting trial for the murder the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia wants the man who put him in the dock to be prosecuted for perjury. Yorgen Fenech is accused of ordering Caruana Galizia’s 2017 assassination by car bomb, an event that made headlines around the world. Meanwhile, Fenech’s alleged involvement in the […]
Walmart is taking a dive into the world of crypto and digital assets, based on trademark filings first discovered by reporters at CNBC. The retail giant filed several trademarks near the end of last month that indicate their intention to create a new cryptocurrency, plus a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. One filing describes trademarks that […]
Walmart, one of the largest retail firms in the US, is officially planning to launch into different spaces in the cryptocurrency industry. The retailer recently [...]