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Re:I just had over a thousand Euros stolen and Revolut is si... by anthonybsd on Monday June 24, 2019 @05:16PM (#20268578)
>Revolut's CFO recently 'resigned' from the company in light of claims that Revolut switched off an anti-money laundering system that flags suspect transactions.

Revolut's CEO[1] is the son of the top bureaucrat of Russian Gazprom, which has been implicated as the main channel of - you guessed it[2], money laundering for Russian oligarchs [3].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Storonsky

[2] https://panamapapers.sueddeutsche.de/articles/56fec05fa1bb8d...

[3] https://www.ft.com/content/2ebff9ee-38f6-11e9-b856-5404d3811...

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Re:I just had over a thousand Euros stolen and Revolut is si... by p1anecrazy on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @06:03AM (#20272620)
As a Russian, I would like to point out that both degrees he has got (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and New Economic School) are from top-tier institutions. Money can't buy them and in general they are not attractive for rich kids.

Also, Gazprom Promgaz != Gazprom. It's "a research institute for Gazprom" [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazprom_Promgaz

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Re:I just had over a thousand Euros stolen and Revolut is si... by booblik on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @07:09AM (#20272972)
Money can definitely buy them
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Re:I just had over a thousand Euros stolen and Revolut is si... by omnimus on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @07:36AM (#20273160)
I would not be so sure abou that. But money can for sure buy you people who make your thesis.
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Re:I just had over a thousand Euros stolen and Revolut is si... by superhuzza on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @11:46AM (#20275385)
It's always a possibility to "buy a degree" when enough money is involved. Look at what happened with the London School of Economics, which is a top 10 university worldwide.
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Re:I just had over a thousand Euros stolen and Revolut is si... by simonebrunozzi on Thursday June 27, 2019 @04:22PM (#20298313)
Easy to draw conclusions, right? I wouldn't be so negative without any evidence.
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Re:I just had over a thousand Euros stolen and Revolut is si... by anthonybsd on Thursday June 27, 2019 @04:39PM (#20298489)
I'm Ukrainian. Recent history has taught me to not trust any Russian citizen for any reason whatsoever.
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Re:I just had over a thousand Euros stolen and Revolut is si... by shitgoose on Monday June 24, 2019 @08:28PM (#20270020)
[3] is paywalled. and there is no connection between [1] and [2] (i think putin's friends would crack up laughing at the prospect of laundering billions through a british startup).

but the premise is correct - a unicorn who raised 5m for an online bank startup is hardly a serious option.

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