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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 The USA PATRIOT Act was the first legislation that criminalized terrorist financing in the United States. The role of BSA staff was typical compliance and very task-oriented. Takeaway 1 The terrorist attacks of September 11 were a pivotal point in the BSA, and the world. Never Forget. The day that changed the world.

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April 2014: A Busy Month for Fraud Alerts!

Jack Henry

The FDIC provides a listing of resources that can be used to better identify and mitigate potential cyber-risks. These sources are both government entities and government-sponsored entities and include the following: United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US – CERT). Regional Coalitions. FBI InfraGard.

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BNPL Fraud — When "Buy Now, Pay Later" Backfires

FICO

The company says that over half of Afterpay’s customers in the United States are millennials, aged 25 to 40 years old. However, traditional banks are launching their own BNPL offerings, a situation that entails a distinctly different set of fraud risks compared to traditional point-of-sale credit and debit transactions.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Will The SAFE Banking Act Make Life Riskier For Banks?

PYMNTS

Because of the legally ambiguous status of the industry most banks — even smaller regional and community institutions that don’t operate across state lines — want nothing to do with cannabis money, for fear of running afoul of the legislator and losing their banking license.

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