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Truist mulls a restructuring of its underwater bond portfolio

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The North Carolina-based bank is considering the idea of selling a portion of its securities portfolio as a way to build capital, CEO Bill Rogers said Tuesday. At the end of the third quarter, Truist's securities were worth about 20% less than what the company paid for them.

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Drone Company Flytrex Secures $7.5 Million

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The funding round was led by Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) with additional capital from Btov. The company also partnered with online marketplace Aha in 2017 to debut an on-demand delivery service in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. Flytrex also has plans to expand into North Carolina.

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Russian Bank Loses License Due To Money Laundering

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Bloomberg reported Friday (April 5) that Commercial Bank of Ivanovo, which is 80 percent owned by former North Carolina Republican Rep. Charles Taylor, had its license revoked because, as the Russian central bank said, it “regularly” broke regulations governing anti-money laundering rules.

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Bitcoin Daily: Sygnum Crypto Firm To Seek Singapore Banking License; US Air Force Teams With Constellation Blockchain Firm

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The company, which is based in both Switzerland and Singapore, has been talking with regulators and petitioned for a capital markets services license, which will allow the firm to offer asset management as a first step into financial services, co-founders Mathias Imbach and Gerald Goh said, according to Deal Street Asia.

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Wu-Tang Financial Is Here — Finally

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The CREAM in Cream Capital stands for Crypto. To be more precise, Ghostface Killah is a part of Cream Capital, a firm that claims him as one of its co-founders. This quote from Cream Capital’s Co-Founder and CEO, Brett Westbrook, sums it up: “He [Dennis Coles] doesn’t have any technical background with cryptocurrencies.

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Wells CEO Faces Hill Grill On Account Scandals

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Patrick McHenry, Republican of North Carolina, stated that “the failure of Wells Fargo is not the failure of some sort of innovation – it’s the lack of it, lack of adapting to the new marketplace, lack of adhering to existing laws and regulatory order.”.

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Regulators Need to Approve New Types of Banks: N.C. Banking Commish

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Ray Grace, North Carolina's banking commissioner, believes federal bank regulators should embrace charters for banks dedicated to innovation. Doing so, he said, would help the banking industry secure its spot as a "laboratory for change.".