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AML Compliance Controls Can Be Costly

PYMNTS

Money laundering has always troubled financial institutions, but today’s digital banking system creates additional complexities as fraudsters around the world take advantage of financial technologies. Between $800 billion and $2 trillion USD is laundered each year, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

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Czech Banks To Invest $260M Into National Development Fund

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has proposed a national development fund to help invest in social issues, digitization of the economy, education and transportation, according to a report by Reuters. million) to put into the fund. The association said the fund should be independent and fully professional. .

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Online lending summit speakers discuss SPNB charters, CFPB trial disclosure policy, alternative data

CFPB Monitor

At the Online Lending Policy Institute’s (OLPI) annual summit in Washington, D.C. earlier this week, the OCC’s recent decision to accept applications from non-depository financial technology firms for a special purpose national bank (SPNB) charter was the focus of considerable discussion.

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FDIC issues final rule on brokered deposits and interest rate limits applicable to less than well capitalized institutions

CFPB Monitor

The final rule, which includes material differences from the FDIC’s proposal, becomes effective April 1, 2021, with full compliance extended until January 1, 2022. The national rate is currently calculated as a simple average of rates paid by all depository institutions and branches that offer and publish rates for specific products.

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Small Biz FinTech Leads End-Of-Summer B2B VC

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Cashflo said it aims to create India’s largest invoice discounting online marketplace and will use the funding to expand its product offering and grow its team. Investors include the nation’s largest B2B eCommerce platform IndiaMart, while India Quotient and Axilor also participated. Aspire Financial Technologies.

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5 ways AI can improve customer service

Independent Banker

From gaming and online advertisements to autonomous vehicles and smart homes, artificial intelligence (AI) is used in a wide variety of ways. adding that business customers may have high expectations of speed set by online lenders who can put them in touch with loans in a matter of minutes. By Susan Springer. Quick Stat. Cloud, Minn.,

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Bank) – Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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