BARKING & DAGENHAM, U.K.–An East London Council is partnering with credit unions to provide more affordable loan options amidst cost-of-living crisis.
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CU News From Around the Planet
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago–Credit unions in this country kicked off International Credit Union Week with “MOKO jumbies and a cultural show here.
LONDON—Transparency International is warning that more than one in ten of all limited liability partnerships (LLPs) ever registered in Britain bear the “hallmarks of shell companies used for serious financial crimes.”
STRASBOURG, France—Members of the European Parliament are reportedly considering a new draft of anti-money laundering (AML) laws and laws designed to combat the financing of terrorism (CFT) laws that would cover a raft of digital asset transactions by European Union residents.
KYIV, Ukraine–Ukraine intends to launch its own central bank-run cryptocurrency in 2024, according to the director of the country’s Digital Economy Directorate.
BRUSSELS, Belgium— The second meeting of the US-EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue (TCPD) was held here.
ASTANA, Kazakhstan—Kazakhstan is getting ready to legalize a method for converting cryptocurrencies to cash if there is demand.
DUBLIN, Ohio–The Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) said it will fund 2023’s planned musical drama based on the life of the late famed Irish leader John Hume, who also served as the first president of the Irish League of Credit Unions.
PURCHASE, N.Y.—Inswitch reported it is now working with Mastercard to design and deliver digital payment solutions and issuing programs starting with selected countries across Latin America.
MOSCOW—Russia appears to be moving toward allowing cross-border settlements in cryptocurrency.