DUNDALK, Ireland–Staff from Ukrainian Persha Vseukrayinska Kredytna Spilka (PVKS Credit Union) participated in a four-day Global Bridges engagement to Ireland, where they met with representatives of Dundalk Credit Union.
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MADISON, Wis.–An update has been offered on what the new lives in America are like for the former head of Afghanistan’s credit unions and his family.
DUBLIN, Ireland–For the ninth year in a row, Ireland’s credit unions have finished in first place in the annual customer experience survey that measures satisfaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Oscar Guzman, chief of party with the World Council of Credit Unions’ Economic Inclusion Project, told attendees at the 2023 Cooperative IMPACT Conference that cooperatives play an “integral role” in the socioeconomic integration of Venezuelan migrants in Peru and Ecuador.
ST. JOSEPH, Trinidad & Tobago–Three former executives and one long-time employee of the St. Joseph-based Eastern Credit Union Co-Operative Society (ECU) have sent a letter to this country’s Commissioner for Co-operatives mexpressing “grave concern about the operations of the ECU” and are calling for an investigation into the credit union and its board.
CANBERRA, Australia—The Australian government has rejected a bill that would have introduced new regulations for the cryptocurrency industry.
LONDON—Open banking usage continues its rapid rise in the U.K., a new report shows.
ZAGREB, Croatia—The European Network of Credit Unions (ENCU) and World Council of Credit Unions(WOCCU) joined the Croatian Credit Union Association reported they joined forces as part of an effort to convince key policymakers in Croatia’s capital to address the regulatory challenges preventing credit unions from “maximizing their ability to reach underserved communities. “
LONDON—Britain's financial watchdog said it has launched a formal review into how banks conduct mandatory extra checks on "politically exposed" customers and their families for money laundering risks.
LONDON—The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and central counterparties, has published the first of a two-part research project that analyzes exchange engagement with crypto market developments.