https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany's financial watchdog on Wednesday ordered online bank N26 to step up "internal controls and safeguards" to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, and said it was appointing a special representative to monitor progress. https://www.thelocal.de/20210512/german-watchdog-steps-up-monitoring-of-popular-n26-online-bank Wed, 12 May 2021 20:05:55 +0200 german-watchdog-steps-up-monitoring-of-popular-n26-online-bank German online bank N26 said Tuesday it will close all of its British customers' accounts and leave the UK market because of Britain's exit from the EU at the end of last month. https://www.thelocal.de/20200212/german-online-bank-n26-quitting-uk-market-due-to-brexit Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:06:41 +0100 german-online-bank-n26-quitting-uk-market-due-to-brexit German financial markets watchdog Bafin said Wednesday it had ordered online bank N26 to tackle gaps in its measures against financial crime, including in its systems for verifying clients' identities. https://www.thelocal.de/20190522/german-watchdog-orders-online-bank-n26-to-take-new-steps-against-money-laundering Wed, 22 May 2019 18:39:52 +0200 german-watchdog-orders-online-bank-n26-to-take-new-steps-against-money-laundering Berlin-based bank N26 is growing rapidly. In just three years, almost one million customers across 17 European markets have signed up, according to the startup’s founder. But what makes it different from other banks? https://www.thelocal.de/20180416/what-is-the-digital-german-bank-n26-thats-about-to-hit-a-million-customers Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:07:27 +0200 what-is-the-digital-german-bank-n26-thats-about-to-hit-a-million-customers