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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Disables Some Instagram, Messenger Functions In Europe; Amazon Delays Merchant Fulfillment Fee Increases

PYMNTS

“It will force businesses to turn to subscriptions and other in-app payments for revenue, meaning Apple will profit and many free services will have to start charging or exit the market,” Dan Levy , Facebook’s vice president of Ads and Business Products, wrote in the post. State Attorneys General Sue Google Over ‘Exclusionary Tactics’.

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Politicians should stop playing culture war politics with public funds

American Banker

An anti-ESG crusade in Texas exposes the degree to which conservative hype over companies' ESG policies has lost touch with the reality of the market, to the detriment of taxpayers.

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B2B Startup Investors Go After The Niche Markets

PYMNTS

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. Targeting the freight brokerage and transportation management industry, Arrive Logistics , based in Texas, secured $25 million from investors.

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AML human trafficking red flags and other ways banks can support victims

Abrigo

Two recent guests of the Abrigo podcast Ahead of the Curve shared ways that their organizations, Made Free and the Texas Advocacy Project (TAP), fight against human trafficking. Look into wires to and from foreign countries more skeptically,” said Terri Luttrell, Director of Compliance and Engagement at Abrigo. “A

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. There’s a lot of energy in the southern half of Texas, and it’s not just the resources that power our homes and cars. Some clients who have relationships with ANB have expanded their businesses into downstate markets.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

Abrigo

For smaller banks, longer-term industry consolidation trends and competition are also eroding deposit market share. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City , community banks’ deposit market share dropped to 15% in 2022 from 22% in 2013. Check out our 1071 compliance resources. The result?

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Online Sales Tax’s ‘Pivotal,’ Post-Wayfair 2019 — And What Lies Ahead

PYMNTS

In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara , said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model and passed marketplace facilitator laws. Even the consequences of non-compliance can be fragmented. Cross Border Complexity.

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