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FinCEN Announces New Digital Innovation Officer/Deputy Director

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced Michael Mosier as its new digital innovation officer and deputy director. In that role, El-Hindi will apply his FinCEN experience to “help lead the vision, design and development of the Treasury’s agency-wide data and information management strategies,” per an announcement. “As

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Equifax Strikes Deal To Buy Kount

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Kount’s staff members will become a part of Equifax’s United States Information Solutions (USIS) business unit and will still be based in Boise, Idaho, according to a Friday (Jan. The deal, which is anticipated to close in Q1 of 2021, is subject to “customary closing conditions and regulatory review,” the announcement stated.

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LATAM’s Payments Innovation Renaissance

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But, Atassi said, Latin America is also a challenging region to take on as a whole because nation-by-nation and vertical-by-vertical, the situation on the ground can vary quite widely in terms of infrastructure, consumer interest and regulatory prerogatives. Opportunity, he noted, abounds. A Diversity Of Needs.

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Boosting Innovation And Mobile Gaming Via Sports

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Sports are big business around the globe, so it comes as no surprise that retail innovation constantly takes place within that industry, and in combination with payments. The app was initially available at just six locations in California, Iowa and Texas, but now caters to more than 60 venues across the United States.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin ATM Installations Approach 10K Globally; Homeland Security Runs Contest For Digital Wallet Development

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Countries with the most sizable count of BTMs are developed nations like Britain, Canada and the United States. There, people need to change a nation's money for cryptocurrency that isn’t regulated by a government or connected with it. But they have grown in popularity in markets that are not stable.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Mynt Lands $175 Million In Funding; Airtel Teams With Amazon On Video

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In today’s top payments news around the world, Globe Fintech Innovations has landed $175 million in additional venture funding, while Airtel has teamed with Amazon to launch a mobile-only video entertainment platform. Globe Fintech, which is called Mynt, said Bow Wave Capital Management and existing investors took part in the fundraise.

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FinCEN’s check fraud alert: Ten red flags you should know

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Introduction Check fraud is alive and well As we think about the evolution of banking and the innovative ways to move money, writing checks does not come to mind as a frequent transfer method. As mentioned, fraud is one of the eight FinCEN National Priorities and should be included in your financial institution’s AML/CFT risk assessment.

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