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Report: Alibaba’s Ant Group Plans Hong Kong IPO At $200B+

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Based in Hangzhou, China, the company operates Alipay, an online payment service that debuted in 2004 and has evolved into the world’s largest payment and lifestyle platform, the company said. Ant Group was launched in 2014 to provide global financial services.

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Washington State AG Sues Debt Buyers for Operating Without a License

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On September 21, 2018, the Attorney General for the State of Washington filed a lawsuit (see complaint ) against several companies engaged in purchasing charged-off consumer debts, for operating as “collection agencies” without a license, in violation of the Washington Collection Agency Act (WCAA).

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Could Regulation Prevent The Next Cyberattack?

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That depends, says counterterrorism and cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke, on what companies, banks and regulators are willing to learn from the incident. In 2004, Clarke testified before the 9/11 Commission on the events and conditions that led up to the Sept. s National Health Service. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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SWIFT: The Road To ISO 20022 Adoption

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Cross-border payments are a fragmented space with disparate standards, service levels, and compliance and reporting regulations varying from country to country. In 2004, financial institutions around the world had had enough. The global financial community is well on its way to adopting ISO 20022 as its language for payments.

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Prince Charles’ Charity Funded By Company With Russian Ties

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from a Russian-operated network of 70 offshore companies in one of the largest banking leaks. The investigation is centered on Russian investment bank Troika Dialog, with evidence showing that managers funneled money for more than eight years, starting in 2004. According to The Guardian , investigators found 1.3 billion ($4.6

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American Dream Megamall Announces First Shops To Open In Spring

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The project’s decades-long timeline has been shaped by changes in the retail landscape in recent years, as the megamall’s 2004 conception came at a time when eCommerce giant Amazon was just getting off the ground. Because of blue laws in New Jersey’s Bergen County, the mall’s stores will all have to stay closed on Sunday.

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India’s Struggling Yes Bank Sees Share Boost From $1.2B Offer

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Regulators must approve it as well. Yes Bank is a private-sector bank that mainly operates as a corporate bank, but it also does asset management and retail banking. Yes Bank was founded in 2004; it grew rapidly, but was affected by more corporate defaults in the country. He was replaced by Deutsche Bank executive Ravneet Gill.