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OCC Highlights, AML & CRA Risks

Perficient

Navigating AML and OFAC Compliance Risks Regarding anti-money laundering (AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance risks, bank executives must navigate operational and compliance challenges tied to fintech relationships. Contracts should explicitly address potential default and termination.

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Scotiabank: Why Banks Need To Rethink Personalization

PYMNTS

FinTech apps, for example, saw a 72 percent increase in usage in the first quarter of 2020 alone. billion by 2027, generating a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.6 Not only can bank customers better plan their days around their bank visit, but it also helps bank staff more efficiently plan their daily operations as well.

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Real-Time Payments Have Numerous Real-World Applications

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workforce in Q4 2018, a number that’s expected to tip over to a majority share by 2027. businesses operate on two-week pay periods. There are opportunities for FinTechs in this space to facilitate on-demand wages where that service is prohibitive for many employers because of the increased administrative burden of payroll.

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Former Worldbank CEO On ClearBank’s New Core Banking Infrastructure And Driving FinTech Innovation

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As an infrastructure company, ClearBank, Ogden said, is giving banks an option to replace their existing core systems with an incredibly modern infrastructure that will improve their processing efficiencies, risk- and fraud-proof their operations, and enable a number of new financial services capabilities. Unclogging The Pipes.

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Modern Card Issuer Marqeta Is Going Public. Here’s What It Means For Payments Tech & Issuer Innovation

CB Insights

FREE DOWNLOAD: STATE OF FINTECH q1’21. Demand for modern card issuing and open APIs is growing : Many of Marqeta’s fintech competitors, including Adyen and Stripe , are adding card issuing and API integration products as more businesses clamor to give customers payment cards to boost revenue and loyalty. . First name.

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Freelancer Payments Turn Traditional Payroll On Its Head

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The freelance and gig work economy continues to grow, creating wide-open opportunities for FinTechs and service providers addressing a range of new pain points for both the talent and the employer. That figure could rise to 50 percent, it estimates, by 2027. working population. It’s not a U.S.-only

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10 Lessons We Learned at the Nacha Smarter Faster Payment Conference

South State Correspondent

The session also covered the new Georgia “merchant acquirer limited purpose bank” (MALPB) charter, which has the potential to be popular among fintechs wanting bank powers. With almost 800 banks on FedNow and almost a year of operations, an interesting set of statistics is emerging on what the instant payment rails look like.