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FinCEN Hits Capital One For $390 Million; Says Bank Violated Bank Secrecy Act

PYMNTS

15) announced that it is assessing a $390 million penalty against Capital One for engaging in what it says are “both willful and negligent violations” of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). According to a statement from FinCEN , Capital One admitted to failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program.

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Q1 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot

Accenture

Credit card volume and receivables continue to grow amongst the top issuing banks for the first quarter of 2019; however, the growth rate of each has been slowing compared to prior years. Loss rates increased slightly YoY, and issuer after-tax returns are strong for those that report. Issuer scorecard ($billions)—Q1 2019.

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Capital One Trains Virtual Assistant Eno To Be Proactive with New Tax Feature

Bank Innovation

Most virtual assistants are reactive, but Capital One is training its virtual assistant, Eno, to be proactive, according to Ken Dodelin, VP of conversational AI products at the bank. Most [virtual assistants] are chasing reactive customer questions,” Dodelin told Bank Innovation. “We

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Q2 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot

Accenture

For the third straight quarter, Chase, Capital One and Synchrony led all issuers in purchase volume growth (over 10 percent YoY). 3 After-Tax ROA of issuers that publicly report – Citigroup, Capital One, Synchrony and Discover 4 YoY = Year-over-year change versus 2Q18. Issuer scorecard ($billions)—Q2 2019.

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Facing pressure, HSBC rethinks US strategy

Bank Innovation

billion in costs and reallocates capital away from underperforming units. The top-10 global bank reported Tuesday that in 2019, net profit fell 53% to $6 billion, while pre-tax profits fell 33% to $13.3 […]. HSBC, a global bank with $2.7 trillion in assets, is blazing a new path for its U.S. business as it cuts $4.5

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Expectations From The Budget 2019

BankBazaar

The salaried-class, especially, hopes against hope that they will get some relief from with respect to Income Tax. The general ask is to either have a higher tax-exemption limit or more tax breaks. Psst… did you know that a Home Loan can help you save on Income Tax? Higher income tax exemption limit. 50,000 in NPS.

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Lyft IPO Oversubscribed, Could Reap $1B In CA Taxes

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California could receive “$1 billion or more” from the capital gains taxes on the IPO’s stock sales. “We We need those billions for education and other areas,” John Chiang, the state’s former treasurer and controller, told CNBC , adding that the collection of taxes “may not happen all at once, and could be spread over time.”. “If

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