Tagged: russia

March 14, 2022 @ 6:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chainalysis, a leading blockchain/crypto monitoring and data platform used by both private and public entities, shared last week that they are building tools that “make it easier for any organization to integrate sanctions screening for cryptocurrencies into their existing operation.” As has been previously reported,… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 5:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of Russia has taken the extraordinary measure of halting trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange now for a second week. In a public statement, the Bank said there would be no trading from 14 to 18 March 2022 on the Moscow Exchange in… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 12:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash recently commented on whether peer-to-peer investors are equal when it comes to “taxing their income.” To address the question, Robo.cash has assessed the European legislative framework. Robocash writes in a blog post that the national legislations of European countries “generally have… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Andrejus Trofimovas, CEO of Aventus Group, has noted that the scale of world changes and the problems that we have faced did not seem “so serious” just a few weeks ago. Andrejus writes in a blog post that we all observed: “a real war of this… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), a global payments provider that continues to offer a growing amount of Fintech services, says it will block wallets in Russia beginning on March 18th. The news follows an ever-increasing number of financial services firms that have temporarily shut down services or blocked offerings… Read More

March 11, 2022 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has raised €10 million to benefit the people of Ukraine. The donations have been coordinated with Red Cross Ukraine and include matching contributions from Revolut. Russia invaded Ukraine in an unprovoked act of war on Thursday, February 24. On March 1st, Revolut… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 3:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following the news that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) was exiting operations in Russia, JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) is reportedly doing the same. The move follows heavy economic sanctions targeting Russia by many countries around the world following Russia’s draconian invasion of Ukraine. JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), the most prominent investment bank in the world, will exit the Russian market due to the unprovoked war with Ukraine, according to multiple reports. Goldman Sachs has had a presence in Russia since 1998. On the bank’s Russia page it notes that… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In order to support victims of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, digital asset firm Kraken is preparing an aid package distributing more than $10 million “directly to affected clients.” Beginning on March 10, 2022, and running until July 1, 2022, Kraken customers who created… Read More

March 8, 2022 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has published a blog post on how it uses technology to adhere to sanctions compliance. The post follows the many economic sanctions that have been applied to Russia, and Belarus, following the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Coinbase notes that it has blocked over… Read More

March 8, 2022 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Former Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko and artist WhIsBe have teamed up to launch NFTs in support of Ukraine “amidst an unprecedented crisis in the country, NFT creative agency Metacurio announced.” All proceeds will reportedly “go to Red Cross Ukraine and UNICEF, ensuring that funds from… Read More

March 8, 2022 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, FinCEN, the enforcement branch of the US Department of Treasury, posted an Alert on “Increased Vigilance for Potential Russian Sanctions Evasion Attempts.” Russia, along with Belarus, have been targeted with economic sanctions designed to pressure these countries following the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. FinCEN… Read More

March 8, 2022 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at PensionBee notes that February was, in many ways, “a continuation of January’s rocky start to the year.” Stock markets continued to fall “as a result of rising inflation, rising interest rates and a generally weaker economic outlook.” However, Russia’s unprovoked invasion of… Read More

March 8, 2022 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European lender Mintos has posted its monthly publication that offers an overview of what’s been happening on the platform, “including recent investor activity, educational topics, and more.” Here are the main takeaways: Investors are now “able to donate to help the people in Ukraine and… Read More

March 8, 2022 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capitalists’ enthusiasm or eagerness to invest in Fintech platforms, which ranked as one of the most active industry segments for startup investments in 2021, is showing signs of slowing down. During the last few weeks, a total of 51 Fintech firms secured a total… Read More

March 7, 2022 @ 6:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

EY and Deloitte have joined their main competitors KPMG and PWC in exiting operations in Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine. EY explained in a series of tweets that it would continue to support its colleagues with financial support and more while ceasing operations…. Read More

March 7, 2022 @ 12:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Moody’s has downgraded Russia’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Ca from B3. Moody’s said the “outlook is negative.” Obviously, this is due to the catastrophic leadership of President Vladimir Putin and his decision to invade Ukraine and its unprovoked war with the… Read More

March 7, 2022 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Two of the largest consulting/accounting firms in the world have cut ties with Russia due to the country’s unprovoked war with Ukraine. KPMG, which also announced it would stop interaction with Belarus – a staunch Russian ally and launch spot for much the military action… Read More

March 7, 2022 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Fang, CEO at digital asset firm Okcoin, notes that it has been a really “tough week” for a lot of us, “especially those who are in Ukraine (and Russia), or have families affected by this invasion and horrible unrest.” Fang writes in a blog… Read More

March 7, 2022 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry business partner – real estate developer SIB Group – has “successfully closed the real estate project “Bukčiai” in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.” The real estate loan of €2 million plus interest rate €199,746 (total amount €2,199,746) was “repaid to PeerBerry investors on March… Read More