ANZ bank settles debanking case with Aussie Bitcoin trader
Allan Flynn won a settlement with ANZ for debanking him and is headed to the tribunal to take on Westpac next week. Bitcoiner Allan Flynn has settled his first complaint with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) over being unilaterally debanked in 2018 due to his occupation as a Digital Currency Exchange (DCE). The settlement comes 20 months after the Canberra resident first filed complaints with the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal against ANZ.In the settlement, the ANZ noted that it closed his accounts due to the risk of money laundering and terrorism funding (ML/TF)....
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