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Green Dot sets aside $20 million after draft AML order from Fed

American Banker

The Austin, Texas, bank and fintech says the Federal Reserve has proposed a consent order that would require it to strengthen compliance shortcomings, including anti-money-laundering controls.

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Seven US States Seek To Simplify FinTech Licensing

PYMNTS

Reuters reported news on Tuesday that banking regulators from seven states across the United States are working to, as the newswire reported, “streamline” the FinTech reporting process, with an eye on those tech firms having an easier road toward offering their products and services across the nation.

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Goldman-Backed Construction FinTech Rabbet Raises $8M

PYMNTS

Its platform relies on machine learning to organize documents and connect information to enable instant compliance and faster decision making for lenders and developers in the real estate market. The funding will also go to support its effort to expand its software engineering and sales teams located in Austin, Texas. “We

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

PYMNTS

and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7 For markets like the U.K.,

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Regulatory Changes To Push Nonprofits Towards FinTech

PYMNTS

But nonprofits, burdened by higher compliance requirements than many other businesses, could stand to gain the most from the most cutting-edge innovations. The emergence of B2B payments technologies, like virtual cards and accounting automation, can surely benefit any organization.

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FinCEN announces $8 Million BSA Enforcement Action: The Resurrection of AML Penalties

Abrigo

Whether that is the case or not, the reprieve is now over. On December 16, 2021, FinCEN announced an $8 million civil money penalty against CommunityBank of Texas (CBOT) for willful Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) violations and failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program. CommunityBank of Texas' citations.

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Senate Banking Committee to hold April 28 hearing on “rent-a-bank,” Acting Comptroller of the Currency and State AGs send letters to lawmakers on OCC “true lender” rule

CFPB Monitor

Haynes, III, Senior Pastor, Friendship-West Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, and Dr. Charles Calomiris, Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia Business School.