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Norwegian Regulators Say AML Measures Fell Short

PYMNTS

On of the main players in the scandals is Danske Bank , whose Estonian branch was used for some 200 billion euros ($227 billion) of suspicious payments between 2007 and 2015. Danske has a $230 billion scandal through its Estonian branch , and it’s retreating from the entire Baltic region, including Russia.

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Judge Rules Apple Needs To Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Cook’s China Claims

PYMNTS

The lowered forecast was the first one Apple reported since its 2007 launch in Cupertino, California, and shares fell 10 percent the next day, wiping out $74 billion in market value. The delay caused Apple's market capitalization to fall from $2.295 trillion on Sept. 1 to $1.862 trillion by Oct. 1 to $1.862 trillion by Oct.

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Why Banks Merge: Listen to the Sellers

Jeff For Banks

In 2013 there were 246 bank and thrift merger and acquisition deals announced, the highest number since 2007 when there were 318 deals. This all comes with fewer banks than there were in 2007. Read: You have to make lots and lots of little loans when you only have $25 million in capital. “I What is driving deal volume?

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Real Estate: Love it or hate it?

Jeff For Banks

As I understand it, government officials (excluding regulators) want banks to lend, banks have the cash to lend, bankers are hesitant to lend, and regulators would just as soon have you hire another compliance officer and purchase a U.S. Regulators are slightly schizophrenic on the subject. Are these more reliable?

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. The regulator and media pressure on overdraft fees has been a constant challenge to overdraft revenue. Has to be M-O-E. Bank Merger of the Year. So which merger was the best in 2021?

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Stripe went on to raise a seed round from Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel, and PayPal founders Peter Thiel and Elon Musk in 2011.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. This regulation reduced trading profits and created a need to cut costs, spurring investment banks to spin off unprofitable divisions or eliminate them entirely.