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Deep Dive: How Automation And The Cloud Can Improve Operational Efficiency In Payments Processing

PYMNTS

Compliance with oversight laws, especially those involving anti-money laundering (AML) or know-your-customer (KYC) regulations, is a perennial struggle for FIs of all sizes.

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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

South State Correspondent

The regulators are considering three options: raising the limit above $250k, raising the cap for only certain accounts (such as banks’ business accounts), or eliminating the cap entirely. We have witnessed more bank failures by asset size in 2023 than in 2008 and 2009 combined. economy needs.

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Washington State AG Sues Debt Buyers for Operating Without a License

CFPB Monitor

On September 21, 2018, the Attorney General for the State of Washington filed a lawsuit (see complaint ) against several companies engaged in purchasing charged-off consumer debts, for operating as “collection agencies” without a license, in violation of the Washington Collection Agency Act (WCAA).

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Regulator: Nordic Banks Embroiled In AML Scandals Should Stay

PYMNTS

Nordic banks are the bedrock of the Baltic financial system, and during the economic crisis in 2009, Swedish krona and banks were the ones that got hurt the most. The AML body should be fiercely independent and operate “at an arm’s length” from countries and other authorities, she said.

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

Abrigo

The FBI explains TOC groups are “self-perpetuating associations of individuals who operate, wholly or in part, by illegal means and irrespective of geography.” Drug trafficking reached $320 billion in profits in 2009, including $85 billion in cocaine and $68 billion in opiates. trillion in 2009 or 3.6% It is also growing. .

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Branches more important than apps?

Chris Skinner

The regulator has tried to encourage more competition in the sector by implying the process to launch a new bank, a challenger bank. Since 2010, 19 new retail and commercial banking licenses have been issued, with at least eight more pending as at January 2017. We’re happy being customers’ second bank.

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Online Platforms: Why Consumers Rule And Regulators Don’t

PYMNTS

By 2009, A&P had shrunk in size and became a modestly sized regional chain. Regulators didn’t destroy A&P in the end. There was one wholesaler for every 43 mom-and-pop operations. A&P operated 16,000 locations in all but nine states in the U.S. It operated 70 factories and 100 warehouses. at that time.