BANGKOK - Fincy, a Singapore-based currency exchange and payment application, is exiting a controversial development in Myanmar accused of facilitating illegal online gambling.
In an e-mailed statement on Wednesday (Oct 7), it said it was "pulling out of Yatai City following a series of press articles which alleged that it was being used to prevent law enforcement from tracking financial transactions in the city".
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