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New York’s Apple Bank For Savings Slapped With $12.5 Million AML Fine

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Manhasset, New York-headquartered Apple Bank For Savings will have to pay a $12.5 Apple Bank for Savings was accused of failing to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) per WSJ. Apple Bank is chartered in New York and has locations across the state.

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Corporate Cards Forge More Paths To SMB Adoption

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All eyes are on the small business community in the commercial card world as industry players increasingly explore how card products can help Main Street recovery and stay in business. FDIC) and the Treasury Department have reportedly launched an inquiry into American Express Co. Chase Business Cards Land On Apple Pay.

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Joust To Finance Freelancers’ Outstanding SXSW Invoices

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Joust, which was a finalist for the 2020 SXSW Innovation Awards, said it will offer any affected users zero payment processing fees on its FDIC-insured free bank account. 4), Austin Public Health stated that ‘there’s no evidence that closing SXSW or any other gatherings will make the community safer.’ As recently as Wednesday (Feb.

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FinTech and Community Banking: Built for Marriage?

Jeff For Banks

Recent news of Prosper scaling back and OnDeck Capital's ongoing losses has taken a little shine off of the FinTech apple. Recently a former bank director and active bank stock investor asked me about the rise of FinTechs and how it impacts community banks. But the death of the community bank is exaggerated. FinTechs want them.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

million podcasts in the world, you might find it daunting to weed through the lists on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, or other platforms to find the best banking podcasts. Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. Indeed, with 2.8

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Why The ICBA Is Fighting Industrial Loan Charters For FinTechs

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An industrial bank is an FDIC-insured depository institution that is generally subject to the same banking laws and regulations as any other bank charter type, with the important exception of the Bank Holding Act of 1956. ILCs are used to form industrial loan companies, better known as industrial banks. And those can take a while.

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gpi Makes SWIFT Cross-Border Gains

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Through gpi, SWIFT and its community have managed to radically innovate the very core of correspondent banking,” said Chief Marketing Officer Luc Meurant in a press release providing the business update, and where universal update is being targeted for 2020. In its Wednesday (Dec.

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