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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases. The limited regulation around the real estate industry has made it especially easy for these bad actors to cycle their dirty money into the financial system using this avenue.

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Cannabis Cos’ $4.7B In Cash-Based Taxes Overwhelm IRS

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million,” said Jordan Cornelius, a Denver-based accountant who represents legal cannabis firms. MITRE and the IRS declined to provide additional details regarding their contract. “I I would be really interested in knowing what the company’s scope of work would be for that $1.7

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Education: By Popular Demand

Independent Banker

The Compliance Institute, which is six days of classroom instruction, leads to the Certified Community Bank Compliance Officer certification. It teaches bankers how to develop a compliance program, meet lending compliance requirements, and comply with deposit and marketing regulations. 11–14, 2016, in Denver.

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Whatever Happened To … WorldRemit, Aiming To Be The ‘WhatsApp Of Money’

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We want to be known as the WhatsApp of Money,” said Brion Nazzaro, group compliance director at WorldRemit. Ahmed was a compliance advisor to the United Nations East Africa Remittance Program, specifically aiding companies in their own compliance with anti-money laundering regulation, which was introduced in the wake of 9/11.

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This Week In Insurance Tech: AIG Plans For Tech Investments, State Farm’s Smart Home Patent, Zesty.ai Opens AI Research Lab In Montreal

CB Insights

Nationwide has partnered with Denver-based smart home sensor provider Notion for its homeowners insurance customers to protect against costly losses. Many worry that AI’s “black box” algorithms can circumvent the regulations in place that inhibit unfair targeting of certain demographics. Perhaps too quickly, according to some.