For that would suggest that when faced with incendiary charges by a critical regulator, and the potential loss of its licence, Standard Chartered felt it had no choice but to pay up.

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However, he acknowledged one potential problem - Ghana's financial regulator has yet to approve his crowdfunding business model.

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On the other hand, lining up behind the first whistleblower to contact a regulator may be more witnesses and potential informants who lacked the courage to be the first one out of the gate.

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