Treasury Announces Sanctions against Russian Defense Companies, Sberbank CEO
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control today issued a new round of sanctions in response to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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Podcast: What Banks Need to Know about Russia Sanctions Compliance
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, western governments have imposed unprecedented financial sanctions on individuals, businesses, banks and governments in Russia, Belarus and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.
ABA Urges Treasury to Raise Awareness of Coin Circulation Slowdown
The American Bankers Association and a coalition of trade groups today urged the Treasury Department to raise public awareness of the current coin circulation slowdown and the need to get coins moving in the economy.
NACHA Expands Same-Day ACH Limit to $1M
As expected, NACHA today increased the dollar limit for same-day ACH transactions from $100,000 to $1 million. The change was executed in collaboration with the Federal Reserve and The Clearing House, the network’s two ACH operators.
Treasury Announces New Sanctions against Belarusian President for Human Rights Violations
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control today issued a new round of sanctions against Alyaksandr Lukashenka, president of Belarus.
Treasury Announces Additional Sanctions against Russia
The Treasury Department today issued a new round of sanctions against individuals who have supported Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, including the management board of VTB Bank, which was also previously sanctioned.
Biden Signs Executive Order to Advance Digital Assets, Explore CBDC
President Biden today signed a long-awaited executive order directing government agencies to take “concrete steps” to advance the use of digital assets, including further exploration of a possible U.S. central bank digital currency, or CBDC.
Rep. McHenry: Congress Must Lead on CBDC
Speaking at the American Bankers Association Washington Summit today House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) outlined his legislative priorities with respect to innovation in financial services, which include defining stablecoins, defining digital assets and addressing the question of central bank digital currencies.
Crypto, Stablecoins Top Rep. Waters’ Agenda for 2022
The House Financial Services Committee will increase its focus on cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins, in 2022, Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) told attendees of the ABA Washington Summit today.
The Clearing House: ACH Transaction Volume on EPN Network Outpaces National Level
As bank customers increasingly turn to electronic payments, the Clearing House today announced that transaction volume on EPN, its ACH network, increased 9.6% in 2021, outpacing the overall 2021 U.S. ACH network volume increase of 8.7%.