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Germany’s Deutsche Bank Offers A Lifeline To Wirecard Bank

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Deutsche Bank, the Frankfurt-based multinational financial services company, is in talks with regulators to rescue Wirecard Bank, the deposit-taking division of the German payment company that is facing one of the country’s biggest accounting frauds, the Financial Times reported.

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

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in 2001 began outlining strategies to combat transnational organized crime. The FBI explains TOC groups are “self-perpetuating associations of individuals who operate, wholly or in part, by illegal means and irrespective of geography.” A Focus Since 2001. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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Could Regulation Prevent The Next Cyberattack?

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That depends, says counterterrorism and cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke, on what companies, banks and regulators are willing to learn from the incident. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. To get more banks into the two-step authentication mix, Clarke recommends regulation, which would compel mandatory compliance. “A

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Five at Five: Amazon’s Holiday Season

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and China, local Chinese vendors operating in Yiwu International Trade City are upbeat about 2019. The Securities and Exchange Commission and various state regulators have been investigating more than 90 cryptocurrency cases in which investors lost money. Local China Merchants Upbeat About 2019 Cross-Border Sales.

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Diversity in UK banks – the long journey continues

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Diversity has risen up the agendas of businesses, regulators, and governments in recent years. We bring together information on all approved control and senior manager functions (2001–20) – ie all senior manager, executive and oversight roles which require regulatory approval. Joel Suss, Marilena Angeli and Peter Eckley.

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

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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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Georgia’s Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home

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began to get its early actual data (as opposed to theoretical predictions) as Alaska, Georgia, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas and all began lifting some of the stricter parts of the social distancing regulations to allow slightly more social mobility, according to CNN. But starting last weekend, the U.S.

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