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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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Volante Technologies Inc. , 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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Stimulus Relief: Less Spending, More Saving

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In 2001, the government gave most households up to $600 ($875 adjusted for inflation) and in 2008 handed out up to $1,200 per household. And in those cases, Jonathan Parker, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told the Boston Globe , the attempt was pretty successful. households. . government.

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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. raised $10 million from SEB Bank and Seed Capital for its commercial card technology. Bancorp in 2001 in a $2.1 Venture Capital Funding.

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What Every Banker Needs to Know Today About Artificial Intelligence

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In the last two years, almost every technology company has started using the terms artificial intelligence and, related to that, machine learning. If you just thought of HAL in 2001: Space Odyssey telling Dave he was getting pissed, you’re there! Hal9000 2001ASpace Odyssey GIF from Hal9000 GIFs.

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Digital Banking Veterans Join i2c Leadership Team

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Global digital banking firm i2c Inc. With passion and dedication to creating an exceptional client experience from all team members, i2c will continue to advance its leadership position by providing unrivaled digital banking and payments solutions around the globe,” he added.