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Deep Dive: How FinTechs, FIs Can Arm Up Against Fraud

PYMNTS

Financial services providers that slack on regulatory compliance and fail to safeguard their operations against money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activities may face damaged reputations and significant fines. billion — 91 percent — of those penalties, while European regulators demanded $1.7 imposed a full $23.52

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London’s Airbnb Regulations Will Cost The Company $400M

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That figure draws on data from AllTheRooms, an accommodation search engine, and analysis by the Financial Times. That news follows separate data recently released by the FT that indicates around 1/3 of the savings Airbnb offers over traditional hotels stems from tax advantages deriving from its business model.

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Consumer groups urge CFPB to regulate fee-based earned wage access products as credit

CFPB Monitor

A group of 96 organizations and individuals, who describe themselves as consisting of “consumer, labor, civil rights, legal services, faith, community and financial organizations and academics,” have sent a letter to the CFPB urging the Bureau to regulate fee-based earned wage access (EWA) products as credit subject to the Truth in Lending Act.

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Conducting an exam-proof AML/CFT risk assessment for credit unions

Abrigo

The credit union’s risk analysis can only be adequately supported with supporting documents. All working papers should be attached to the file, regardless of how critical that analysis was to the process. Do you offer services to those without a Tax ID Number (TIN)? If so, how is this monitored?

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The 6 Items Critical to CRB Banking

Abrigo

With more and more states approving the sale of cannabis, either marijuana or hemp, the risks involved with banking this industry has remained at the forefront of compliance officers' minds. Use account analysis as well as an established monthly fee for the heightened risk and monitoring cost you will incur. GO FOR THAT FEE INCOME!

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Understanding 1st-party fraud: Risks and resolutions

Abrigo

Join Abrigo for a webinar discussing risk assessments' role in compliance. Regulators will be expecting this as they examine institutions for FinCEN priority preparedness. Moreover, an AML program that is robust and comprehensive becomes a vital component in this fight, with fraud detection software being essential.

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How Cannabis Companies Can Leapfrog Into Payments Digitization

PYMNTS

The compliance burden of a legal marijuana business having to manage regulations that vary by state, and between the state and federal level, has created a banking conundrum for a market forced to rely heavily on cash. But the compliance challenges associated with this market are not easily (or quickly) addressed.

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