Swedbank notifies OFAC of potential sanctions violations
By 
Kyle Brasseur2020-03-16T18:24:00
Swedbank announced it has reported approximately $4.8 million worth of transactions that might be subject to U.S. sanctions to the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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