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The AMLA and a Culture of Compliance – More Critical Than Ever

Abrigo

The BSA , adopted in 1970, has not had a significant overhaul since the USA PATRIOT Act (commonly known as the Patriot Act) in 2001 in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. AML A is significant in U.S. financial institutions. Much is at stake when a business anywhere puts its reputation at risk."

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No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality

PYMNTS

Last year brought the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline, Europe’s attempt to boost online privacy and security for consumers — a law that just resulted in a $57 million fine against Google , which was accused of not doing enough to gain the consent of users when collecting data meant for targeted advertising. 70 percent.

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Why Regulation Won’t Fix Credit Reporting Agencies

PYMNTS

The credit bureaus were included in the CFPB’s scope of oversight in 2012, and she’s asked the agency to let her know what additional power it might need to better regulate the credit reporting agencies going forward. The credit score itself, the FICO score, was an innovation brought to market in 1989 by the Fair Isaac Corporation.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. Below, we take a look at some of these frauds and the lessons they can teach entrepreneurs hoping to launch their own products, companies, and funds. Zenefits skirts compliance regulations. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Date: September 3, 2001. Microsoft and Nokia. Price: $7.9B.

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Tracking The Trends That Shaped 2020’s The Digital-First Economy

PYMNTS

This year, the PYMNTS data and analytics team published 252 reports that tracked the data, innovations and disruptive thinking that are reshaping the payments and commerce business. Twenty-one percent of all fraud attacks were waged on mobile transactions in the first half of the year, and 37 percent of them originated from mobile devices. “We

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

And then there were some uncommon and more dramatic causes of failure, including: Financial fraud. The company also found itself confronted by conflicting energy program mandates and regulations. Torris said Boo.com also spent too much on advertising and promotions and failed to keep pushing forward on technology innovations.

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