Examples of MS Bank in a sentence
The Group operates a family of businesses, including Food and Clothing & Home, as well as M&S Bank operated by HSBC UK.
This increase was primarily driven due to a specific provision related to our funds being improperly withheld by a Brazilian financial institution, MS Bank.
We have not recorded any additional provision with respect to these matters in our financial statements for FY2021.Furthermore, we understand that at the instigation of MS Bank, the Federal Police Department in Parana State, where MS Bank is headquartered, will be opening an investigation related to this terminated relationship.
We have experienced instances of negative publicity in the past, including when MS Bank, a financial institution in Brazil, made certain statements in the media and to former customers about our relationship.
We have recorded a £6.7 million specific provision relating to the liquidity pool (£6.0 million) and accounts receivable from MS Bank (£0.7 million) in our financial statements for FY2021.
Historically, these costs have been minimal outside of FY2021 which included a specific provision relating to its funds being improperly withheld by a Brazilian financial institution, MS Bank.
An example of this occurred this year, when we filed a lawsuit pending service of process in the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Commercial Court for the return of £6.0 million (comprising approximately U.S.$7.5 million and R$4 million) that were held in a liquidity pool for Wise transactions and are improperly being retained by MS Bank, a Brazilian financial institution with which we had an agreement.
According to the prosecutor’s report, MS Bank has made criminal allegations of tax evasion and violations of exchange controls.
MS Bank has filed claims against Wise regarding the return and use of customer data collected while the agreement was effective and damages arising therefrom, and may file other claims arising out of the terminated relationship with Wise, including claims related to contractualindemnities, regardless of the merits of any such claims.
MS Bank may continue to generate negative publicity about Wise, and we may experience other instances of negative publicity in the future.