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5 reasons your financial institution should attend the ThinkBIG 2024 conference

Abrigo

REGISTER Takeaway 1 Banking and compliance professionals rely on ThinkBIG to elevate their understanding of industry shifts and regulatory pressures. Banking and compliance professionals rely on the annual conference to elevate their understanding of industry shifts and regulatory pressures that hammer them daily.

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US Treasury Tells Banks To Treat Hemp Businesses Like Any Other

PYMNTS

The nation’s marijuana regulator has told financial institutions to treat the $500 million hemp businesses the same way they would any other businesses. It’s intended to “enhance the availability of financial services and the financial transparency of hemp-related businesses in compliance with federal law,” the notice said.

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Utah’s new regulatory sandbox

CFPB Monitor

This bill created the nation’s third regulatory sandbox program for fintechs, after Arizona , which enacted sandbox legislation in March 2018, and Wyoming , which enacted sandbox legislation in February of this year. Arizona’s program, in contrast, is administered by the Arizona Attorney General.

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OCC letting banks close doors in areas hit by Tropical Storm Hilary

American Banker

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted federally chartered banks permission Monday to close branches in California, Nevada and Arizona affected by Tropical Storm Hilary.

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Arizona to get its first new bank in 14 years

American Banker

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2024: A Race to Perform … and Earn the Right to Transform 

Gonzobanker

Early this week, the conference was the epicenter of discussions, where 2,000 attendees descended upon Arizona to strategize and set the tone for our great industry’s future. Amid a lack of buyers and low valuations, we anticipate more mergers of equals (MOE), especially in the $8 billion to $18 billion space.

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The Digital Evolution Of The Online Gaming Ecosystem

PYMNTS

Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own.”. states, with only Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Washington labeling DFS as illegal. The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S.

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