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PingPong To Enter Europe Via $113M Investment

PYMNTS

PingPong and Luxembourg’s relationship goes back to 2017, when the FinTech startup got a payments license in the region, which allowed it to operate between Chinese outfits and customers in Europe. Earlier this year , Luxembourg passed a bill to amend an existing securities law so that it includes blockchain.

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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. Regulatory scrutiny became ever-present, knowing that the security of their homeland was at stake. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox?

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Facebook Faces Billions In Possible GDPR Fines

PYMNTS

Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. The amount was disclosed in the Annual Work Program, which had been devised by the European Securities and Market authority at the end of last month.

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Morning Scan: Crack Down on Student Borrowers; More Criticism for Wells

American Banker

Collecting: The federal government is increasingly garnishing student loan borrowers' Social Security checks to recover unpaid student debt "most of it borrowed years ago to cover their own educations but some used to pay for their children's schooling," according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #3 ESB Financial Corporation

Jeff For Banks

Neither supported this regional president''s opinion. It converted to a public company through a Mutual Holding Company conversion in 1990 and performed the second step conversion in 2001. Please do not claim to invest in any security based on what you read here. Since its humble beginnings, it has grown to 24 offices and $2.0

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

CB Insights

He then went on to become Senior Director of Business Development at Palm Source in 2001 after he oversaw the strategy around Palm OS. Mary began her career as a securities analyst in 1986. After a brief role with DLJ, Kirsten joined Banc of America Securities as an Equity Research Analyst focused on the specialty retail sector.

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The Election That Misplaced Small Businesses

PYMNTS

This week opened with Hector Barreto — the current Chair of the Latino Coalition and a former SBA Administrator from 2001-2008 – wondering what on Earth had happened to the economic message during this particular election season. Can someone please make capital available? 2) Can taxes be made comprehensible?

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