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Midweek Roundup: Western Union Ends Cuban Remittances, Airbnb Faces US Sanctions Fine, and More

Western Union told clients that it will stop processing remittances to Cuba after Nov. 22 in response to the latest round of U.S. sanctions against the nation, CoinDesk reported. More Airbnb faces a possible fine after disclosing to the U.S. Treasury Department that it may have violated sanctions targeting Crimea, EU Sanctions reported. More Cyprus-based, Russian-owned real estate firm Prevezon Holdings may have handled a far larger volume of illicit funds than previously known, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project claimed, citing the FinCEN files. More Gaming regulators in the Australian state of New South Wales temporarily revoked Crown...

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