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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

Abrigo

September 11, 2001 will stay with Americans forever. T he events that unfolded in that bright blue sky on September 11, 2001 will stay with Americans forever. See Part I: Implications for Community Financial Institutions. This day was a pivotal point for all Americans, especially BSA officers and FinCrime professionals.

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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 6: Transnational Organized Crime (TOC)

Abrigo

in 2001 began outlining strategies to combat transnational organized crime. Start with Part 1: Implications for Community Financial Institutions. A Focus Since 2001. In 2001, President Obama announced the Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime. Would you like others articles like this in your inbox?

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Black Swans Are The Sandbox Of New Innovations

PYMNTS

At the time of the black swans in 2001 and 2008, it was hard to tell anything positive was coming out of them. But when the dotcom bust happened in 2001, our innovations also died. Even those communities that are unbanked or underserved can choose to receive their Social Security and veterans benefits through reloadable, prepaid cards.

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"Thereâ??s a large set of MiFID II requirements coming to the community, so itâ??s important to understand the FIX standards": Hanno Klein, EMEA Chair, Global Technical Committee, FIX Trading Community, Senior Vice President, Deutsche Börse

Bobsguide

From 2001 to 2005, he. Hanno Klein is Senior Vice President at Deutsche Börse Group which also provides the technology for Eurex, its main derivatives exchange. He joined the company in 1997 and worked in various positions and projects of strategic and operational nature in Germany and the USA.

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Will D&I requirements change this year?

Independent Banker

Here are the key areas of D&I policies and practices that community banks may need if these requirements change or become mandatory. Many community banks have been engaged in D&I activities in past years, even though they may not have used that label.”. Preparing your community bank’s D&I program.

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More Than 50K Amazon SMB Sellers Tally $500K+ In 2018 Sales

PYMNTS

“This year, growth of small and medium-sized businesses in our stores enabled business owners to create new products, provide greater selection to customers and reinvest in their local communities through job creation,” said Nick Denissen, vice president for Amazon.

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Will "Plain Vanilla" Kill Community Banking?

Jeff For Banks

I was at a strategic planning retreat a few weeks back where a colleague lauded the concept of bankers getting back to plain vanilla community banking. But if you read or watch interviews of CEOs of community FIs from 2008 forward, you will be bombarded with the message that they didn''t engage in the things that led to the collapse.