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Bitcoin Daily: Unicas Opens Physical Crypto Bank Branch In India; Mayor Eyes Investing 1 Pct Of Miami's Reserves In Bitcoin

PYMNTS

In other news, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a nonstop social media cheerleader for the notion of building a high-tech ecosystem in South Florida, publicly embraced exploring using cryptocurrency to store some government financial reserves and blockchain to secure processes such as online voting. Treasury Department announced Wednesday (Dec.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases. The limited regulation around the real estate industry has made it especially easy for these bad actors to cycle their dirty money into the financial system using this avenue. In 2017, over 5.51

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10 Lessons We Learned at the Nacha Smarter Faster Payment Conference

South State Correspondent

Last week, Nacha held its Smarter Faster Payments Conference in Miami, a significant event for over 1,800 bankers and vendors. Its ability to detect and uncover money laundering and fraud at scale, including those perpetrated by organized crime, terror financing, and nation-state actors, is unparalleled.

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FinCEN Steps up Efforts to Protect Against the Six Biggest Threats to the U.S. Financial System

Abrigo

At the recent NYU Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement , FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco discussed the organization’s active approach toward addressing the top financial threats to our financial system, our national security, and our communities and families. The 12 major U.S.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

To those community bankers claiming their growing Compliance departments say no to everything. How about fighting harder with better examples and holding compliance officers as accountable as everybody else. Regulator Award. Popular Community Bank in Miami. Somebody-Call-the-Whaambulance Award. Did we hear a whaaaa?