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The "live" stress test of the entire financial system

Simply Treasury

At inception, it was certainly a health or biological crisis, which also quickly generated financial consequences. A live exercise is always better than any test. Are we not experiencing a “live” stress test, never imagined or conceived by a human brain, of a major crisis? Will it pass this full-scale test? That is the question.

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US Treasury Secretary Sees Libra As National Security Threat

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes that Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency could pose as a national security threat. In a press conference on Monday (July 15), Mnuchin warned that Libra “could be misused by money launderers and terrorist financiers” and that it was a “national security issue.”.

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Citi Taps Khaliq To Lead Treasury And Trade Solutions

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Citi has named Shahmir Khaliq as its new head of Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), according to an internal memo from Paco Ybarra , global head of Citi’s Institutional Clients Group (ICG), which noted that the appointment is effective immediately.

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Treasury Slaps Counting House As ‘Criminal Organization’

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Treasury has reportedly dubbed international payments processor PacNet, which operates Counting House, a “criminal organization,” and reports said the move could cause trouble for FX brokers. ” Now, reports say there could be fallout from the Treasury’s decision, especially with FX brokers.

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Treasury Tools, 20 Years On

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Between treasury management, accounting, invoicing, cash management and all the other money tools corporates have access to today, it’s a wonder CFOs can keep their heads on straight. It’s changed the game, not only for corporate clients but for the FinTech players developing and offering these treasury solutions.

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Treasury Dept. To Banks: We Need The 411 On Cyberattacks

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The goal is for the additional information to help combat the growing threat that digital crimes pose to the country’s financial system, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Oct. The details that have to be included in these confidential reports are determined by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

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Crypto Platform Bitzlato Charged With Laundering More Than $700 Million of Illicit Money

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The Treasury Department designated Bitzlato under a section of the USA Patriot Act, a law used to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, for allegedly laundering illicit funds for ransomware actors based in Russia. Deputy Treasury Secretary. authorities designated cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato Ltd. Lisa Monaco.

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