German finance regulator orders N26 to improve AML controls
By 
Neil Hodge2021-05-13T18:17:00
BaFin, Germany’s market regulator, has ordered mobile bank N26 to improve its anti-money laundering controls, taking the unusual move to appoint a “special commissioner” to monitor its progress.
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