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Why Authentication And Real-Time Tracking Are Key To API Security

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The share of B2B transactions conducted via check has fallen 50 percent since 2004 and hit an all-time low of 42 percent last September, for example. Ensuring such payments are secure from bad actors is a priority for the banks that process them. API security. Benefits Of APIs .

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NYC Taxi Commission Accused Of $810 Million Fraud

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She’s alleging the city profited by that same amount selling medallions and by collecting a 5% tax on third-party transfers. James is alleging that the TLC had a hand in inflating the price of thousands of medallions over a 14-year period, 2004 to 2017, sometimes by more than 200 percent.

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BBVA: Inquiry Into Spying Allegations Could Last Months

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The matter involves Jose Manuel Villarejo, who was reportedly hired by the bank to spy on executives of a possible buyer as well as government officials in 2004, at which time Gonzalez was executive chairman of the Spanish bank. The report is a response to alleged finance-related crimes and high-profile money laundering cases in the region.

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How to Cash in U.S. Savings Bonds and Report Taxes on Interest Earned

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That is, it can feel like a windfall of cash – until, that is, you realize you need to report taxes on the interest earned. Still, while the tax part may not be loads of fun, it’s always nice to end up with some unexpected cash. savings bonds that were issued on paper or electronically, and how to report it on your taxes.

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Mexico’s B2B Payments Opportunity As A Global eInvoice Leader

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Mexico’s eInvoicing requirements began back in 2004, when its tax authority, the SAT, first developed its eInvoicing legal framework. “Nobody will take your money unless it’s cash or secured by a bank-to-bank transaction,” he said, adding that for many payers, “cash is still king.”

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London’s Dirty Little (Money Laundering) Secret

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office were facilitating tax evasion and money laundering. regulators didn’t seem inclined to take any real steps toward looking into the claims about BSI’s role in tax evasion at the time. A former employee at Swiss bank BSI, who worked at the bank’s U.K. But as the FT’s reports showed, U.K.

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African Dictator’s Son Stands Trial For Money Laundering

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Forbes reported that Obiang has been accused by prosecutors of siphoning funds from a tax on sales of wood — levied during his time as agriculture minister from between 2004 and 2011 — to his own bank accounts.

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