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Acquire or Be Acquired 2018: Breaks, Bulls and Business Models

Gonzobanker

Nothing seems to put a bounce in a banker’s step more than a tax break and regulatory relief, and this bountiful energy was radiating at Bank Director’s annual “mecca” for bank M&A in Phoenix last week – Acquire or be Acquired. For those in the know – simply AOBA. The chatter at AOBA centered on three important topics: #1: The Breaks.

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Walgreens Fights Promotion Abuse With Digital Tracking

PYMNTS

Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. The Digital Fraud Tracker® , done in collaboration with Simility , is your go-to monthly resource for updates on trends and changes in digital fraud prevention.

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Reading The Tea Leaves Of Post-Pandemic SMB Lending

PYMNTS

That's especially true for small and medium-sized businesses today, which, while hoping to plan for growth in the coming years, are more often looking toward resources that can help them survive in the next few weeks and months. We had to navigate our resources internally to focus on doing that many loans that quickly.".

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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

Abrigo

BSA was intended to detect illicit activity through cash and monetary instruments to catch tax evaders using secret foreign bank accounts. BSA continued to evolve into an even more significant endeavor with the 2018 passing of the customer due diligence final rule and beneficial ownership requirements. Learn More.

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Data Dive, The Bad, The Worse And The Ugly Edition: Store Closures, Coronavirus And Bitcoin

PYMNTS

The emergent form of coronavirus that originated in China’s Wuhan region continues to spread and pick up fatalities. billion stolen from millions of victims in 2019, over three times more than in 2018. The Coronavirus Continues to Cut Down the Chinese Economy . Criminal activity accounted for $3.5

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7 Rules When Bankers Face the Bear

Gonzobanker

After the initial high of the “Trump Bump” in late 2016 and the euphoria-promoting “Tax Bump” of late 2017, bankers saw their fortunes turn against them in the second half of 2018. KRE – Regional Bank Stock ETF – Past 5 Years. Rule 3 – Demand benchmarks and profitability analysis in every resource discussion.

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

CB Insights

Stripe is also pursuing some more unexpected offerings, including resources to help companies build their own internal analytics tools, and Stripe Atlas, which helps entrepreneurs create US-incorporated businesses in minutes. Michelle Wilson, formerly General Counsel at Amazon (2018). He was previously VP of Engineering at Google.

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