MADISON, Wis.—The World Council of Credit Unions is reporting its Credit for Agriculture Producers’ (CAP) Project is providing support to the National Bank of Ukraine in its revision of the country’s credit union regulations.
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CU News From Around the Planet
LONDON—More than 20 regulators from countries that include the United Kingdom, Canada, the U.S. and Australia have opened applications for a global fintech “sandbox” following a trial in 2019.
MADISON, Wis.–A survey conducted by the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) offers an update on where its member credit unions around the world stand on the digital transformation curve.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—New research reveals 63% of consumers in Europe have abandoned financial applications in the past year.
MANCHESTER, U.K.–A group of credit unions here has formed a consortium called the “Sound Pound” aimed at providing £15m in financial support to millions of people across this region.
LONDON–It isn’t just homeowners in the U.S. seeking and in many cases receiving forbearances on their house payments.
WASHINGTON—As the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis continue to spread, the amount of money migrant workers send home is projected to decline 14% by 2021 compared to the pre COVID-19 levels in 2019, according to the latest estimates published in the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief.
LONDON—Visa and Mastercard have been accused of cashing in during the coronavirus crisis by charging "excessive fees” in this country.
MADISON, Wis.–More than 130 credit union women from five continents participated in Global Women’s Leadership Network’s (GWLN) 2020 Executive Readiness Summit.
BRADFORD, U.K.–A group of eight organizations here, including one credit union, came together on a Halloween-themed campaign aimed at raising awareness about loan sharks, while also addressing poverty and financial exclusion.