Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange Temporarily Suspends Payments From EU's SEPA Network

"Any deposits attempted via SEPA in the meantime will be returned within 7 working days," Binance said.

By Reuters | Updated: 7 July 2021 10:51 IST

Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange Temporarily Suspends Payments From EU's SEPA Network

Binance has recently faced a string of crackdowns on the platform by regulators globally

Highlights

The development was reported earlier by the Financial Times
Thailand's financial watchdog filed a criminal complaint against Binance
Britain's watchdog barred Binance from carrying out regulated activity

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will temporarily suspend euro bank deposits from one of Europe's key payments networks, it said in an email sent to users on Tuesday.

The email said that from 8 am UTC (1:30pm IST) on Wednesday, customers would no longer be able to deposit funds through the Single Euro Payments Area, or SEPA, schemes. The move was due to "events beyond our control", the exchange said in the email.

"Any deposits attempted via SEPA in the meantime will be returned within 7 working days. SEPA withdrawals are unaffected by this suspension", Binance said.

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The development was reported earlier by the Financial Times.

The network, which is a European Union project that aims to harmonise euro payments across the region, allows consumers to send euros across three dozen countries. Binance typically accesses SEPA through payment intermediaries.

Binance has recently faced a string of crackdowns on the platform by regulators globally.

Thailand's financial watchdog filed a criminal complaint against the cryptocurrency exchange on Friday for operating a digital asset business without a licence, and Britain's financial watchdog recently barred the company from carrying out regulated activities in the country.

Japan's regulator said last month that Binance was operating in the country illegally. Germany's watchdog said in April it risked being fined for offering tokens connected to stocks.

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