Estonia
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Estonia considers a financial ombudsman as finserv complaints rise
Similarly to the Nordic countries, the rise in complaints is a result of a wave of fraudulent activities.
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AI in Estonia’s financial sector in 2025 – automation, risk, and the future
A new survey by Estonia’s FSA finds the majority of financial sector players using or piloting AI solutions, and sheds light on some key risks.
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Interpol takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses in global action
Global operation targeted phishing, information theft and ransomware attacks.
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Former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen sentenced to prison
Bonnesen provided misleading information about money laundering connections in the bank’s Estonian offices to Swedish news media.
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Estonian Parliament adopts new Whistleblower Protection Act
Money laundering and terrorist financing, consumer protection, and protection of privacy and personal data are some of the areas the new Act will touch upon.
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Nordic and Baltic countries should enhance AML supervision, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund has analysed vulnerabilities and threats stemming from money laundering and terrorist funding in eight Nordic and Baltic countries.
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Bondora partners with Finnish broker to scale online loan service
The online investment platform also highlighted new loan peaks in the Netherlands.
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Denmark’s biggest bank in $413m settlement over fraud charges in Estonia
Danske Bank is the second bank to be hit with big fines after money-laundering breaches in the Baltics.