Unitatea Railsr se confruntă cu o anchetă din Lituania privind eșecurile spălării banilor

Unitatea Railsr se confruntă cu o anchetă din Lituania privind eșecurile spălării banilor

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A subsidiary of embedded banking platform Railsr is being investigated by the Bank of Lithuania over concerns it has been "grossly and systematically" violating money laundering and terrorist financing laws.

Într-o declarație , raportat pentru prima dată de The Telegraph, the central bank says that "there is reason to suspect" Railsr unit PayRNet has been violating the law.

Railsr's European payments unit, PayRNet secured an electronic money institution licence from the Bank of Lithuania in 2020, enabling to operate across the EU.

Cu toate acestea, banca centrală a aplicat acum cu succes o decizie judecătorească pentru a se asigura că PayRNet încetează temporar să accepte noi clienți.

The statement says PayRNet must "not to establish business relationships with new clients, as well as intermediaries and persons distributing and/or redeeming electronic money of this institution" until "an inspection is carried out and a decision of the Bank of Lithuania is made regarding suspected violation".

A Railsr spokesman tells the Telegraph that the investigation is "backward looking" and that it has already offboarded customers "who failed to meet the standards required".

The firm adds that the Bank of Lithuania has "only reached an interim review" and that the company is appealing the notice.

Railsr caută în prezent să se vândă, gigantul nigerian de plăți Flutterwave despre care se zvonește că este interesat.

The process comes as the firm faces up to the wider economic downturn. A year ago, it was looking for investment at a $1 billion dollar valuation, but in October it finally secured funds at a heavily discounted $250 million value.

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