The Central Bank of Russia canceled the trading license of Bank Hephaestus. Instruction regarding the cancellation of the license was published Web site regulator
The document states that this decision concerns the credit institution’s non-compliance with federal laws and Central Bank regulations regulating banking activities, as well as repeated violations within a year of the requirements stipulated by the law “On Combating Legalization (laundering)”. ) proceeds of crime and financing of terrorism” as well as the requirements of the Central Bank regulations.
21 February Central Bank recalled He obtained a license from QIWI Bank and then began blocking transactions through their wallets. The regulator noted that the bank’s activities were often associated with “shadow trading, including fund transfers in favor of crypto exchanges, illegal online casinos and bookmakers.”
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