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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. The real estate market is enticing to more than just new homeowners or investors. Real estate market AML risks Real estate is a proven, traditional, and well-established marketplace.

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Travel Industry Fights Infection With Steep Discounts

PYMNTS

As an example, say you want to go from New York City to Honolulu. You’ll see bigger hotels put specials in the market. So many travel and hospitality companies are trying to salvage their Q2 or even their entire 2020 that the deals flying around the market are bound to reset expectations when the crisis abates.

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FinCEN Steps up Efforts to Protect Against the Six Biggest Threats to the U.S. Financial System

Abrigo

Blanco discussed the organization’s active approach toward addressing the top financial threats to our financial system, our national security, and our communities and families. FinCEN is committed to addressing compliance failures that put our financial system and national security at risk. The 12 major U.S.

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ICBA LIVE 2023: What to expect

Independent Banker

Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect from the event, held this year from March 12–16 in Honolulu. Taking place in Honolulu from March 12–16, 2023, ICBA LIVE provides concrete benefits to community banks in three important ways: 1. Everyone leaves the event with new information in hand to put into action back at their bank.”

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The 35 Biggest Banking, Mortgage & BankTech Events in 2023

Fintech Labs Insights

These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms. Below is our curated list of the best global banking tech events, conferences and trade shows in 2023.

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Techy Turkey Day: How Technology Has Changed America’s Trademark Holiday

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Here’s how innovation, marketing and technology have shaped this iconic American holiday over the years. National Geographic says that the first Thanksgiving was not a thanksgiving at all, but simply a celebration of the pilgrims’ first successful harvest. What made it stick was (if we may retrofit a modern term) the right marketing.

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Does Trump’s Cybersecurity Platform Have A Leg To Stand On?

PYMNTS

Many are hoping Trump will do a better job safeguarding our nation from cybersecurity threats than his own hotel chain has fared over the years. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the U.K. Hackers Lift $3M From Tesco Bank. The NCSC, along with the U.K.’s

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