Swiss watchdog in touch with Credit Suisse over client data leak reports

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Updated: Feb 21, 2022, 08:53 GMT+00:00

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss banking supervisor FINMA is in contact with Credit Suisse over media reports by a network of investigative journalists detailing client data leaks, the watchdog said on Monday.

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss banking supervisor FINMA is in contact with Credit Suisse over media reports by a network of investigative journalists detailing client data leaks, the watchdog said on Monday.

“We are aware of the articles,” a spokesperson said by email in response to an inquiry, citing its practice not to comment on individual media reports.

“Compliance with money laundering regulations has been a focus of our supervisory activities for years now,” the spokesperson added.

(Reporting by Michael Shields; editing by Jason Neely)

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