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FinCEN Hits Capital One For $390 Million; Says Bank Violated Bank Secrecy Act

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15) announced that it is assessing a $390 million penalty against Capital One for engaging in what it says are “both willful and negligent violations” of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). According to a statement from FinCEN , Capital One admitted to failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program.

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Capital Float On The Path To Video-Based KYC Implementation

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India-based digital lender startup Capital Float witnessed a multitude of benefits from implementing video-based KYC to help onboard its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) clients. Capital Float had provided 500,000 clients with $1.2 Capital Float had provided 500,000 clients with $1.2

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Wells Fargo Invests $5M In Blockchain Analysis Startup Elliptic

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Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (WFSC) is backing the London-based blockchain analysis firm Elliptic with a $5 million investment, bringing the startup’s Series B round to $28 million, Elliptic announced in a press release on Thursday (Feb. WFSC joins existing investors SBI Group and Santander InnoVentures.

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3 ways for community banks to capitalize on the “buy local” movement

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” There is a real opportunity here for community banks to position themselves within this movement and capitalize on what the consumer sees as their strengths— relationship-based lending , tailored product offerings, and knowledge of the local community. Invest in community engagement.

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How to prepare for Basel III

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Following the recent financial crisis, the Basel Committee of Banking Supervision (BCBS) set out to “strengthen global capital and liquidity rules with the goal of promoting a more resilient banking sector.” The three pillars include maintaining minimum capital requirements, a supervisory review process and market discipline.

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FinTech Partnerships With FI Marked By Global Scope

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In addition, corporate clients will be able to apply for working capital loans and make vendor and salary payments. In Africa, the biggest private bank in Kenya, CBA, has cemented a partnership with a FinTech there, Ennovative Capital, a Kenyan firm that licenses software to boost payments speeds.

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Venture Capitalists Wary Of Online Lenders

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BlueVine, which is an online lender that is focused on the small business market, raised funding last year and has secured a total of $188 million in venture capital funding since 2013. But Lending Club ran into trouble with compliance requirements, resulting in the resignation of CEO Renaud Laplanche.

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