Abrigo

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Checklists, guides, and more to help you and your AML-CFT staff Thousands of FinCrime professionals have accessed these guides, checklists, and other resources produced in 2022 by Abrigo's team, which includes former bankers, BSA officers, and regulators. . Training materials for anti-money laundering & fraud professionals.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Ernst & Young ( EY ), the global accounting firm hired to verify Wirecard’s financials, failed to request crucial information from a Singapore bank where the German payment processor claimed it had up to 1 billion euros ($1.1 That routine audit procedure could have uncovered the vast fraud at the suburban Munich company, the report said.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

If signed into law, the SAFE Act would allow banks to provide services to cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) in states that have passed the legalization of marijuana in some form. According to a letter from the American Bankers Association (ABA) to the Senate Banking Committee, only about 11 percent of all U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

trillion, I have heard that the government is expecting there to be a level of fraud and they understand that, but they want to err on the side of getting people their money, even if they have to let a few crooks take advantage of them,” Edwards said, noting that there is a cost to doing business at a breakneck pace to outrun a crisis. “In

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2020

Many credit unions and smaller banks said their interests will be ignored and have declined to sign with up for the giant bank-owned system. While having the Fed facilitate payments adds competition and provides choice, that choice will likely slow adoption,” Sarah Grotta , an analyst at Mercator Advisory Group, told American Banker.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 18, 2024

That adds up to opportunity for larger banks (>$100 billion in assets) to get into the space more aggressively. A sneak peek into Cornerstone Advisors’ forthcoming What’s Going On In Banking study shows that the percentage of banks looking to get into the banking as a service (BaaS) space is down from previous years. Big surprise, eh?

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We asked several banking leaders how they’ve employed fintech to ramp up their marketing campaigns, hone their analytic strategies and gain new patrons in the process. Customized, well-thought-out interactions—especially in the online banking space—are integral to wooing new customers and retaining existing ones. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to the chief executive of Prudential Financial requesting a briefing and documents having to do with press reports that Wells Fargo branch bankers signed up customers for life insurance policies without their knowledge or permission. Cummings and Sen. Warren said in the letter. “We

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Takeaway 3 Signing up for 2022 conferences is another smart use of surplus budget funds, because some events are offering early-bird discounts. Two years ago, more bankers surveyed for that report named core deposit growth as their greatest challenge than any other issue. Beef up your loan pricing strategy.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Investment bankers in Hong Kong were tricked out of millions of dollars by a cash-advance business called Global Merchant Funding (GMF). According to Bloomberg , smooth-talking fraudster Avery Stone and his partners at GMF convinced bankers from prominent international banks to invest in the business to the tune of $32.5 million).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Specifically, EY reportedly failed to request crucial information from a Singapore bank where the German payment processor claimed it had up to 1 billion euros ($1.1 Specifically, EY reportedly failed to request crucial information from a Singapore bank where the German payment processor claimed it had up to 1 billion euros ($1.1

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Alex Jimenez

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Money 20/20 USA has become the biggest FinTech gathering in the US. This year the conference did not disappoint, although, in many regards, it felt quite different from previous years. Observations As I mentioned, the show felt quite different from last year, which was the first full-attendance in-person session following the COVID-19 shutdown.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

California has joined in the lawsuit bandwagon, ordering an investigation into claims retail bankers at Wells Fargo signed customers up for life insurance polices without their consent. It also ordered Wells Fargo to refund $5 million in fees that the bank wrongly charged customers.

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Abrigo

JUNE 10, 2019

Every year, it is estimated elder adults are exploited for up to $36 billion. Anti-money laundering and fraud monitoring software should alert to changes in a customer’s financial behavior, such as sudden spikes in outgoing wire and/or cash activity. Know the warning signs. billion reported by financial institutions.

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Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2020

While this is a promising sign, 13.3% While this is a promising sign, 13.3% The Fed is authorized by the Treasury to provide up to $600 billion in loans to companies with less than 15,000 people, or an annual revenue of less than $5 billion. to 13.3% – a far cry from the near 20% expected. What happened? learn more.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic.

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Abrigo

MARCH 21, 2023

With signs continuing to point toward additional rate hikes, albeit smaller, many financial institutions are uncertain how they can and should manage their balance sheets to effectively combat interest rate risk both in the present moment and to come in 2023 and beyond. You might also like this video on managing interest rate risk.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, is facing money laundering and mismanagement charges, while a banker implicated in the case – Nuno Ribeiro da Cunha, 45 – was found dead in his Lisbon apartment, according to multiple media reports on Thursday (Jan. billion fortune. Angola Attorney General Hélder Pitta Grós said late Wednesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

Is the credit union market ready for its close-up? It’s a market that is showing clear signs of growth. Another potential rule change is being considered in court, as the American Banker Association (ABA) is challenging the new membership rules of the NCUA, claiming the administration is overstepping the limits imposed by Congress.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Customers love digital self-service—right up until they don’t, and then they want a live person. In our work with banks and credit unions around the country, an unavoidable truth comes up again and again: Even the flashiest digital strategy falls flat without the backing of a strong contact center.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

Throughout the 84th Texas legislative session this year, the Independent Bankers Association of Texas focused on several proactive agenda items intended to address issues of importance as directed by IBAT’s legislative committee and board of directors. By Steve Scurlock. We worked closely on the following two bills: H.B.

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FluentBanking

APRIL 18, 2020

Banking diploma is a very common and recognized professional certification from The Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (IBB). Though there are so many contradictions about this course, every banker wants to pass this certification. Today we are going to provide you a better insight into IBB, Bangladesh, and their banking diploma course.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The most popular financial crime blogs in 2023 Check fraud, the SAFER Banking Act, and BSA exam topics were among Abrigo's top blogs on AML/CFT and fraud this year. You might also like this infographic on the true costs of fraud at financial institutions. Here are Abrigo’s 10 top AML and fraud blogs in 2023.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 4, 2019

On the other hand, bank and credit union cultures have struggled with analytics that have historically been supplied (culturally, pushed , often up hill) as infrastructure buys from cost centers. Recent acquisitions illustrate how data is driving fintech valuations. nCino recently announced. And it doesn’t appear to be hubris.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While last year was dominated by crypto, this year, the themes were mainly around fraud and identity (both conferences). Our teams just returned from back-to-back weeks at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando and Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. Gartner focused on technology infrastructure, while Money 20/20 was around fintech and payments.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 24, 2023

This article gives bankers a background on what it is, its risks, and how it will change everything from your infrastructure to your hiring practices. Tell it to text your customers as one of its goals, and it will sign up for a messaging app and send out a text. Instead of automation, banks can now have intelligent automation.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

In 2022, things changed with whiplash speed, as the Fed hiked interest rates to quell inflation, the mortgage refinance market dried up and the effects of macro changes, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a talent shortage, began to be felt keenly. Illustration by Jill DeHaan. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 5, 2021

In contrast, online banking in the US has surged with 73% of consumers using it regularly, up from 46% in 2010. . Meanwhile, Canada’s CIBC reported that the number of customers over 65 signing up for digital banking services had more than tripled in April 2020. get the state of challenger banks report. First name. Company Name.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

ICBA Independent Banker is happy to report that robots aren’t marauding down Main Street. Or consider how jewelry, such as a gold necklace, might monitor a person’s vital signs in real-time and transmit that health data to an app on your smartphone, or to a local doctor’s office or hospital in case of unusual indicators.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2015

A banker told me yesterday that if I wanted headlines in American Banker , put FinTech in my copy. So far I'm up to five mentions. We all know there is something to it. But look back five years to see what the doomsayers were predicting and you'll have a healthy dose of skepticism about their predictions today. Legit question.

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MyBankTracker

JUNE 12, 2020

When you sign up for the Bluebird program, you can give up to four debit cards to anyone you choose. When you sign up for the Bluebird program, you can give up to four debit cards to anyone you choose. Setup Cost: No activation fee, $0 to set up online, $5 to setup at retail locations. TD Go Card.

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NCR

JULY 9, 2017

One of the big debates that has emerged in the build-up to PSD2 surrounds ‘screen-scraping’ European banks have argued that this practice, if it is allowed to continue under PSD2, could pose a risk to data privacy, cybersecurity and innovation. What is screen-scraping?

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

On the eve of Yahoo’s acquisition of social networking platform Tumblr, then Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wrote a Tumblr post promising “not to screw it up.” Below, we look at some the worst mergers and acquisitions undertaken by large corporations, and how the good times went bad. The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. Microsoft and Nokia.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Money20/20 became quite the event in a very short time, with 10,000 – count ’em – attendees up from 2,300 only three years ago. Bankers had long suspected MCX’s plan was to bypass the Visa/MasterCard rails by processing transactions as ACH. The logistics. Would we all take that growth? Big stories/buzz. Apple Pay … not.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

APRIL 25, 2016

I don’t doubt the film rights have already been snapped up, because at the trial it was revealed that the pensioner perps included a look out who fell asleep, a deaf point-man and a gang that travelled using OAP Oyster cards. They got caught and sent to jail. Meanwhile, if you want to see how proper bank robbers (i.e., Of course it wasn’t.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. It’s become a familiar story, usually with a new splash. s entry into the payments business with Apple Pay.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. Brutal competition is an everyday affair, as are product and price commoditization. They have a very simple answer to all of these headwinds: Bring. But that’s for next year. First, find a comfy chair.

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