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Estonia Sees $13B In Money Laundering Over Four Years

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After reports of money laundering caused lenders in Estonia and Latvia to close, police said on Friday (May 25) that more than $13 billion (or about €11 billion) was laundered through banks in Estonia between 2012 and 2016. In 2012, more than €7.3 billion in securities from Russia were processed through the Estonian financial system.

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What Australia Can Teach The World About Real-Time Payments

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a number of leading tech companies have become vocal in their support of a real-time payments (RTP) network, to be created under the leadership of the Federal Reserve and different from what has been previously proposed by the big banks. Businesses are looking for better ways to manage their cash flow and working capital.”

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What Do Acting CFPB Director Uejio’s Comments on Consumer Complaint Responses and Potential Racial Disparities Mean for Regulated Financial Institutions?

CFPB Monitor

He stated that “senior leadership of these companies can expect to hear from me.” The authors reviewed instances of fraud, mis-selling and poor customer service (indications of quality) for mortgage products by reviewing CFPB consumer complaints during the period 2012-2016.

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

CB Insights

Leadership and board members. Fraud prevention tools. Stripe Connect and billing services help companies manage marketplaces, subscriptions. Additionally, the company must underwrite risk, and is on the hook in the event of fraud or returned items. Stripe Billing optimizes subscription and invoice management.

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Fast EMV, Mobile Starbucks And Under-Fire Payday Lending

PYMNTS

Fraud is moving en masse online , though, as in-store methods are getting harder and crooks look to find the weakest link. According to the PYMNTS/Forter Global Fraud Attack Index , online fraud attacks have jumped by 11 percent since the shift in the U.S. Overall, year over year, online fraud attacks have spiked 215 percent.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

Date: March 21, 2012. Zynga, creator of Facebook games Farmville, Mafia Wars, and about a dozen different types of online slot machine games, paid $210M in 2012 for OMGPOP, creators of DrawSomething!, Date: 2012. Zynga and OMGPOP. Price: $210M. a viral gaming hit for iOS and Android. Caterpillar and ERA. Price: $677M.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Below, we take a look at some of these frauds and the lessons they can teach entrepreneurs hoping to launch their own products, companies, and funds. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. Virgin Hyperloop One’s utopian vision derailed by fraud. Some companies just push their luck a little too far. Total Funding: $1.1B.

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