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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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The Risk Your Asset/Liability Management Process Might Be Missing

Abrigo

ALM | 4 minute read Key Takeaways Many financial institutions view asset/liability management as a "check-the-box" regulatory exercise. An extreme focus on using ALM to manage the risk of rising rates means some FIs overlook using ALM to grow earnings and capital, putting them at risk of underperformance.

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Guest Post: 2013 Economic Year in Review and Outlook by Banker Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

But in nine short months of 2013, you and the Fed stumbled with mixed signals and miscommunication and the markets pushed the 10 year Treasury yield up by 130 basis points to 3.00%, removing all of the good attained by QE over the years. and Janney Capital Markets at 2.1% Businesses are still cautious in capital spending.

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How banks get more value out of conducting stress tests

Abrigo

In the same way, financial institutions conducting stress tests to satisfy prudential regulators’ queries on reserves and capital can generate additional benefits from this process, according to Elizabeth Williams, managing director of financial consulting firm CEIS Review Inc. Incorporate into capital-planning process.

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How SecurityScorecard Is Like The Google Of Cybersecurity

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The new capital will be used to accelerate SecurityScorecard’s ongoing scale and foster innovation in its delivery of cybersecurity health ratings. Since launching in 2013, the company has actively tracked more than 100,000 companies and identified vulnerabilities using an outside-looking-in perspective.

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Independent Loan Review & Credit Risk Review System Objectives

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 However, a loan review or credit risk review program should accomplish several key objectives. Takeaway 3 Timely risk ratings and a written review policy are critical components of effective loan review and credit review. This article is substantially updated from a 2013 blog post. Lending & Credit Risk.

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