AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoUK Cloud Oversight: The UK Treasury has designated Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services and Oracle as “critical third parties,” bringing them under Bank of England, PRA and FCA oversight from 13 July to reduce systemic outage risk. Banking & Compliance: DNB fined ABN AMRO €8.5m over structural shortcomings in parts of its anti-money laundering due diligence, with ABN AMRO accepting the regulator’s findings and remediation steps. Wealth Tech & Payments: Banyan Software completed a majority investment in WIZE, serving 120+ institutions across 27 countries, while Klarna secured a €900m Germany facility to scale consumer financing. Stablecoin Infrastructure: Depa Finance selected Modern Treasury to run cross-border payments across fiat and stablecoins, aiming to expand access to USD accounts. Public Finance Pressure: Ghana’s Bank of Ghana pushed financial literacy as digital lending risks rise, and South Africa’s National Treasury withheld R115m from Western Cape municipalities for municipal finance non-compliance. Energy Financing: The World Bank approved $375.9m for Pakistan’s grid stability project to cut outages and support cleaner power integration. Consumer Housing Finance: Lloyds launched a low fixed-rate mortgage for Lloyds Premier customers, while Winterville (US) ended a Meals on Wheels funding partnership due to budget limits.
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