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MyPayrollHR Founder Faces $70M Fraud Charge

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23) in a $70 million bank fraud scheme that left hundreds of small businesses across the country scrambling, The Wall Street Journal reported. 5 after Mann’s banks, suspecting him of fraud, froze his accounts, authorities said. Mann did not enter a plea and was released on a $200,000 bond secured by his home and two cars.

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Wirecard Administrator Sees Strong Interest From Potential Buyers

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On Monday, Wirecard executive Oliver Bellenhaus, 46, was arrested in Munich for his alleged central role in the massive worldwide fraud case enveloping the company. The 51-year-old executive faces charges of accounting fraud and market manipulation designed to artificially inflate the financial technology company’s balance sheet.

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Today In Payments: Wirecard’s Former CEO Markus Braun Arrested; Airbnb CEO Sees Potential For 2020 IPO

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In today’s top news, former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun was arrested Monday night over the firm’s recent accounting fraud scandal, and Airbnb’s CEO is again mulling a potential initial public offering (IPO). Plus, Amazon’s Big Style Sale runs this week. Wirecard’s Former CEO Markus Braun Arrested. Amazon Big Style Sale Keeps Consumers Guessing.

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How Synchrony Financial Is Upgrading Its AML Strategy

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Money laundering has always troubled financial institutions, but today’s digital banking system creates additional complexities as fraudsters around the world take advantage of financial technologies to launder approximately $2 trillion annually. AML Strategies and Innovation Quirks.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. And one of the most notable events of 2020 was the big appreciation in bitcoin’s price, tied as it is (and was) to optimism about cryptos’ future. Keeping An Eye On Fraud. Building The (Retail) Use Cases.

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Don’t miss these IBM sessions at Money20/20

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The IBM team will present on a variety of topics ranging from AI to the future of payments to the current trends in financial services. Maura K Schoonmaker, IBM Program Director, System z Banking and Financial Markets. See how banks drive payment innovation by combining IoT, real-time payment processing and robust fraud prevention.

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Credit Unions Use Payments to Build Primary Financial Relationships

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There are two ways to consider consumers’ spending lives, according to Bruce Dragt , chief product officer at CO-OP Financial Services. As he told PYMNTS, the first way is to think in terms of milestone purchases, like buying a home or sending a kid to college — big spending events that tend to demarcate life stages.

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