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Report: FinCEN Files Reveal Billions In Suspicious Money Flows

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“Some of these people in those crisp white shirts in their sharp suits are feeding off the tragedy of people dying all over the world,” Martin Woods, a former investigator for Wachovia, the North Carolina-based financial services company that was acquired by Wells Fargo & Co., told the news outlet.

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WEX Extends Fuel Card Contract With Sheetz

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states, including Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. This contract extension will not only provide Sheetz with access to WEX’s … products and services, but its customers will benefit as well through fuel savings programs, fraud protection and data insight.”. billion range.

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Deep Dive: The Fight To Stop Biometric Spoofing

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University of North Carolina researchers used rendering software to create 3D models of human heads, based on publicly accessible Facebook pictures. Liveness detection has a near-perfect record against fraud, with the National Institute of Standards and Technology reporting an accuracy rate of 99.7

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B2B Startups Welcome Another Unicorn With TripActions Funding

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million for its anti-fraud solutions designed for retailers. With artificial intelligence (AI), Fraugster has developed a software solution that prevents fraud for online retailers, analyzing data from multiple sources and cross-checking information to determine whether a transaction is fraudulent or not. SESAMi/Capital Match.

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Senate Grills Facebook’s Marcus Over Libra

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North Carolina Sen. to lead it its construction and regulation, lest the technology form factor be led by others from places “out of reach of our national security apparatus.”. Committee Chairman Mike Crapo of Idaho applauded Facebook’s intention for Libra — to create an on-ramp for unbanked consumers around the world.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024. Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Bank) – Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.

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Four Reasons for the 2007-08 Financial Crisis

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There have been quite a number of research pieces offered as to the root causes (read a good one here by University of North Carolina). Yes there was some degree of fraud perpetuated on the borrowing public. First Franklin, a JV between National City Bank (emergency sale to PNC) and Merrill Lynch (emergency sale to BofA).