Germany’s N26 fined $5M for AML lapses
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Kyle Brasseur2021-09-30T16:25:00
Mobile bank N26 revealed it paid a €4.25 million (U.S. $5 million) fine ordered by Germany’s market regulator regarding deficiencies in its reporting of suspicious activities “in the area of anti-money laundering.”
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