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Main Street SMBs, Digital AP, GoodRx’s IPO Tops This Week’s News

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However, in PYMNTS’ own coverage, the twin external forces of market pressures and regulatory scrutiny are making financial institutions (FIs) retool and bolster their anti-money laundering (AML) efforts. HSBC To Staff: Stay Off Bank’s Social Media Accounts . Time on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at the earliest.

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Tech Giants’ Stocks Down After Regulatory Oversight Agreements

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Shares in Facebook were down 8 percent after a Wall Street Journal story revealed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will have jurisdiction to examine the social media company over competition concerns. Facebook lost $33 billion out of its market cap and settled at $472 billion.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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Said Allaire of the bid to get digital currencies more front and center: “Regulators are getting their arms around them … the digital asset market is now moving, more and more, into the mainstream of finance, FinTech payments and banking world.”. And, of course, the crypto landscape extends well beyond bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Daily: German Crypto Firm Shuttered After Pyramid Scheme Accusations; People’s Bank Of China Denies Bogus Announcement Of Stablecoin Launch

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But in May, authorities in Namibia called Karatbar a pyramid scheme, while last month, Florida’s financial regulator denied that the company had been issued a banking license. I hope everybody will join this platform,” he said in a video, according to The Guardian. And the U.S.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

8) Deposit Impact of Social Media: SVB’s customer base and followers were highly active on Twitter and other social media properties. The more active your customer base and “friends of the bank” are on social media, the shorter you can expect your deposit duration when sentiment turns negative.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Heavy-handed regulators. Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring.

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How AI Will Go Out Of Control According To 52 Experts

CB Insights

Regulation will be essential. Musk believes that proper regulatory oversight will be crucial to safeguarding humanity’s future as AI networks become increasingly sophisticated and are entrusted with mission-critical responsibilities: “Got to regulate AI/robotics like we do food, drugs, aircraft & cars. Tabitha Goldstaub.