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SAFE Banking Act returns to Congress: Is safe harbor for cannabis banking on the horizon?

Abrigo

Bipartisan support The SAFE Banking Act's long road to the Senate Many in the AML/CFT community have been watching the unfolding of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act for some time now with no significant progress. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, in the same hearing.

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 Invoice Fraud, Global In Reach, As GDPR Looms

PYMNTS

May marks the debut of new compliance efforts – key among them, of course, GDPR (which covers Europe but touches these shores), and as of last week, new customer due diligence mandates. . The report recommends a collaborative approach among information security and compliance team members.

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Kroger Sues Visa Over EMV PIN

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Visa informed Kroger their machines are out of compliance with Visa’s requirement that customers be given the choice to verify debit purchases with a signature or a PIN instead of just a PIN when presenting their EMV cards at checkout. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. is suing Visa Inc.

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It’s Not Easy Being Green: Cannabis Payments

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m oderated by Cortex MCP CEO Shaunt Sarkissian, with participation from Ohio State Senator William P. Coley, Regulatory & Compliance Principal and Former Fed Bank Examiner Dante Tosetti and Green Bits CEO Ben Curren. That was one of the voices from the Innovation Project’s panel on “The State of Cannabis and Commerce in the U.S.,”

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

Security Bank Midwest. Security Bank. Self Financial handles the technology, including access to online accounts and an app, as well as marketing aspects of the program, and Lead Bank provides the compliance and access to the banking system. Two years ago, Lead Bank and Self expanded the program to include a secured credit card.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Semonovich leveraged his Ohio roots and first-hand experience with this fantastic workforce to partner with the State of Ohio to create a technology center of excellence for this Phoenix-based regional bank. The Smarter Bank Talent Award.

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Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment Problems

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1595, known as the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, on Sept. The bill was sponsored by Congressmen Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Denny Heck of Washington, Steve Stivers of Ohio and Warren Davidson of Ohio — all members of the House Committee on Financial Services. First, a quick review: The U.S.

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