FCA Probes Monzo Bank Over Potential AML Breaches

Luxembourg's data protection regulator has fined Amazon a record €746 million ($884.9 million) for allegedly violating the European Union's stringent data protection rules through its collection and use of personal data.

A former Serious Fraud Office investigator testified Friday that Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. was heading toward criminal charges after a Dechert attorney revealed suspicions that the mining company had breached sanctions and bribed African officials.

Cryptocurrency firm Binance announced on Friday that it is winding down its futures and derivatives product offerings across Europe, where it has been coming under increasing regulatory scrutiny amid concerns about compliance and protection for investors.

The U.K.'s top court ruled Friday that a travel agency is liable for the conduct of a hotel worker who sexually assaulted a tourist in Sri Lanka while she was on one of its package holidays.

InterDigital scored a victory in its patent battle with Lenovo when a London judge ruled Thursday in the first of a series of trials that the Chinese tech giant infringed a valid standard-essential patent for 4G wireless technology.

HSBC argued at a London court Thursday that a lack of trading data means it is almost impossible for a U.K. currency firm to prove allegations the bank's traders routinely rigged foreign exchange markets in a bid to make dishonest profits.

The Financial Conduct Authority floated plans on Thursday that will give senior members of its staff greater powers to take supervisory and enforcement action against financial companies in order to streamline its decision-making process.

Victoria's Secret's U.K. business move from administration into liquidation in June was valid, a London judge ruled on Thursday, after concerns were raised over a typographical error on the paperwork.

A former SFO investigator testified Thursday that he had to "double delete" his emails because the agency lacked storage capacity, denying accusations that he tried to conceal communications with a Dechert attorney running an internal corruption probe into mining giant ENRC.

Britain's antitrust watchdog said Thursday it has hit Advanz and two other companies with more than £100 million ($140 million) in fines after finding that the drugmaker had inflated the price of tablets for a thyroid condition by 1,110%.