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29: 622:, of which UAE Exchange is a part, announced that the division had been placed under the supervision of the Central Bank of the UAE with immediate effect. The Central Bank of the UAE also stated that it had commenced an examination of the UAE Exchange in order to verify its compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 579:
On 16 March 2020, UAE Exchange suspended all new transactions citing "certain operational challenges" in an emailed statement. Although the statement issued by the business fails to mention it directly, the challenges referenced likely pertain to the near-collapse of its parent
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as it announced it was in danger of collapse having identified circa $ 100m (£81m) of undisclosed financing, which meant it no longer had any certainty over its financial position. Simultaneously, Promoth Manghat, Group
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left the business. The business also stated that it was no longer able to provide certain payment processing services, however, failed to address what services this entailed. Administrator
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In March 2019 Sudhir Shetty left the business. Prior to his role as president of the business which he had held since 1991, he had served as its chief operating officer.
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The business has circa 9,000 employees across 40 countries. It is one of the largest remittance companies and has an extensive network in the
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was acquired by Prism Group AG and Royal Strategic Partners, the Abu Dhabi investment vehicle associated with
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During June 2020, Xpress Money, a group business, had its authorisation to operate withdrawn by the
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In 2018, UAE Exchange started to change its brand to “Unimoni” in locations outside the
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In 2009 it became an Authorised Payment Institution with the UK financial regulator
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to its network, and it also launched services for the corporate (B2B) sector.
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began co-branding businesses within its estate which included UAE Exchange.
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was appointed to carry out an independent investigation into its finances.
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In October 2018, UAE Exchange partnered with telecommunications company
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UAE Exchange & Financial Services, in India with over 330 offices
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In 2001, it launched Xpress Money, a money transfer service in the
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member and over the following two years opened operations in
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UAE Exchange established its first branch and operations in
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Scandal-Hit Finablr Sold for $ 1 to Israeli-UAE Consortium
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Financial services companies of the United Arab Emirates
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where over 40% of its offices and staff are located.
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UAE Exchange Centre LLC, Liaison Office, Philippines
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