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The SAFE Banking Act Update – Is Regulation for Banking CRBs on the Horizon?

Abrigo

The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act was introduced to address the cannabis banking issue and the accompanying lack of banking services to the cannabis industry, forcing significant amounts of cash to be stored in vaults or underground. The post The SAFE Banking Act Update – Is Regulation for Banking CRBs on the Horizon?

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Ex-NS8 CEO Charged With Defrauding Investors With Falsified Revenue

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Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) filed an “emergency action” against former NS8 Inc. As alleged in our complaint, Rogas falsely presented NS8 as a successful business by fabricating revenue figures and providing them to investors,” SEC Denver Regional Office Director Kurt L. 17) statement. Gottschall said in a statement.

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New York Wants To Be The Model For Cybersecurity Regulation

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New York’s financial regulator had a bold claim to offer over the weekend — she claimed that other states should use New York’s sweeping cybersecurity rules as a model for how insurers must protect their networks from hackers. The New York regulation is a road map with rules of the road.”.

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London FinTech Glint Pay Launches Gold-Backed Debit Card

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A company called Glint Pay has launched a debit card that’s backed by gold instead of currency, according to a report in The Denver Post. Glint Pay is an agent of Sutton Bank , and all of the accounts are regulated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Banks aren’t necessarily a secure place for your money,” he said.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

Second, this can be accomplished only if the industry does not have too much influence over its regulators and if the regulators have the ability to hire, train, and retain qualified staff. Third, the regulators need adequate financial resources. My lesson learned to the regulators, read your past lessons learned.

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Education: By Popular Demand

Independent Banker

It teaches bankers how to develop a compliance program, meet lending compliance requirements, and comply with deposit and marketing regulations. Many have been bankers themselves and sometimes industry regulators or attorneys. 11–14, 2016, in Denver. Bank Security Institute. 25–30 in Denver. Lead FWD Summit.

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Whatever Happened To … WorldRemit, Aiming To Be The ‘WhatsApp Of Money’

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Making instant and secure money transfers any time of day, shamelessly skipping out on the lines in front of brick-and-mortar agents. “We One of WorldRemit’s pinnacle moments, however, came with the launch of the Denver office. We want to be known as the WhatsApp of Money,” said Brion Nazzaro, group compliance director at WorldRemit.

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