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India’s Proposed Data Rules Prompt US Tech Pushback

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A plan by India to regulate what it terms “non-personal” data has roiled the executives of Big Tech companies like Amazon , Facebook and Google and advocates for freedom and competition in business, Reuters reported. The idea is for the companies to share data so as to spur research, national security and policymaking.

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Passage Of SAFE Banking Act Gives Cannabis Businesses Access To Banking

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1595, known as the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, on Wednesday (Sept. The bill was sponsored by Congressmen Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Denny Heck of Washington, Steve Stivers of Ohio and Warren Davidson of Ohio, all members of the House Financial Services Committee. House of Representatives passed H.R.

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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

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eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. in 2017 had a 52.75

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

Treasurer Sarah Getzlaff, CEO, Security First Bank of North Dakota, New Salem, N.D. ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey, Washington, D.C. We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. ICBA executive committee (from left). Covington, Ind.

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Wells’ Woes, Stripe’s Acquisition And North Korea’s New Hacking Groove

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Most of the drama this week was in Washington. Regulators are reportedly inquiring about how a lawyer for wealthy customers of Wells Fargo came to access so large a trove of customer information. Or at least a less frustrating one. According to reports, the data was accidently given to the attorney as part of an ongoing lawsuit.

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FATF Releases New Guidance on Key AML/CTF Concerns

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This new guidance will assist countries and the private sector in understanding and documenting these risks and prepare accordingly for this serious threat to international peace and security. The report shines a light on corruption, tax fraud, drug trafficking, and labor trafficking as being linked to environmental crime. Learn more.

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Closing the gate: House adopts ENABLERS Act amendment to 2023 NDAA

CFPB Monitor

CA), inserting into the NDAA a version of the “Establishing New Authorities for Business Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act,” otherwise more commonly known as the ENABLERS Act. As we will discuss, it applies the BSA to persons providing corporate formation, trust, third-party payment, or similar legal or accounting services.