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Abrigo CEO Wayne Roberts announces retirement

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He built a strong leadership team and an employee base that has been recognized consistently as one of the best places to work in Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C., and in bank technology nationally. He was named an Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Central Texas Award Winner.

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Citigroup Eyes Creation Of National Digital Bank

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Citigroup is gearing up to launch a digital consumer bank that will be national in scope and will arrive within the next three years. Following on the heels of the financial crisis, Reuters reported the company pull away from having locations in smaller cities, as well as Texas, in an effort to slash costs. better than the Street.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bill Proposes National Oversight For Crypto Exchanges; Russia Seeks Criminal Penalty For Not Reporting Crypto

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24), could put digital currency exchanges under one national structure, CoinDesk reported. Representative Michael Conaway of Texas, who is the House Committee on Agriculture’s ranking member, put forward the legislation. Every entity in the nation would need to disclose yearly digital currency income if it is above $1,300.

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AML human trafficking red flags and other ways banks can support victims

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The United Nations estimates there are currently 40 million people enslaved around the world, and that one-quarter of them are children. Two recent guests of the Abrigo podcast Ahead of the Curve shared ways that their organizations, Made Free and the Texas Advocacy Project (TAP), fight against human trafficking.

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Grocery Tracker: Instacart’s National Push

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markets and is slated to roll out to four more this week in Detroit, Columbus, Ohio, Las Vegas and the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. This expansion, along with free membership offers to Instacart Express in Texas and the Midwestern markets above, will mean that the startup will look to hire at least 1,000 new employees.

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A bridge to affordable housing

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Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. Name: Woodforest National Bank. Location: The Woodlands, Texas. Doug Schaeffer, Woodforest National Bank. Doug Schaeffer, Woodforest National Bank.

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NEW REPORT: New Regs Open New Markets For Credit Unions

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The credit union (CU) market has long argued that rules intended for larger, more traditional banks have unjustly been applied to their industry, stifling their growth and pace of innovation. However, recent changes in regulations could open new doors for the credit union market to more efficiently serve its members.

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