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Deep Dive: Why Video-Based KYC Is Key To Seamless, Cost-Effective FI Onboarding

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Financial laws governing such transactions date back to 1970 when the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) was enacted , requiring financial institutions (FIs) to report transactions of $10,000 or more. Know your customer (KYC) policies were introduced with the Patriot Act in 2001 following 9/11, intended to help stem the flow of funding to terrorists.

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Cloud Payment Processor Volante Teams With Goldman Sachs On Digital Transaction Banking

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23) it is collaborating with Goldman Sachs Bank USA to provide the payments platform for the bank’s digital transaction service. Built from scratch in the cloud, the Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking Platform was crafted to provide secure and easy access for corporate clients, Volante said.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players.

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B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs

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Talk of a decelerating FinTech venture capital market continued to mount this week with reports that digital banking startup Aspiration is struggling to raise money. Funding Xchange secured $10.3 Bancorp in 2001 in a $2.1 Also in the U.K., Elavon, a merchant acquirer which itself was acquired by U.S.

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Has Unbundling Lost Its Cool?

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Digital music has been unbundled since the iPod and iTunes got a head of steam in 2001. Music is sold by the song — for those who still buy digital music — but more likely those songs are streamed, one song at a time, from services like Spotify and Apple Music. . • Consider the unbundled digital-only bank.

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The 171 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (April 2021 update)

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US-based challenger bank. US-based bank tech provider. US-based payments security provider. Top 26 Digital Lenders to U.S. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses (SMB) May 2021. . #88 Current : $2.2B 119 (tie) Alkami : $1.4B 119 (tie) Chargebee : $1.4B US-based payments company. 126 Signifyd $1.3B

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The 198 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (June 2021 update)

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Bunq , banking startup from The Netherlands. Trulioo , Canadian fintech security company. Digit Insurance. Starling Bank. Related: Top 15 Digital & Online Insurance Providers for Small Businesses (SMB): June 2021. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses (SMB) June 2021. 102(t): $2.1B