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Remembering 9/11 – A Pivotal Day for BSA/AML Professionals

Abrigo

Takeaway 2 The USA PATRIOT Act was the first legislation that criminalized terrorist financing in the United States. BSA was intended to detect illicit activity through cash and monetary instruments to catch tax evaders using secret foreign bank accounts. Never Forget. The day that changed the world.

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Use Cases And Business Opportunities Stemming From Open Banking (4/4)

Lars Markull

In the past three blog posts, we have described what is driving open banking, the history of Open Banking, and the current status of Open Banking in different regions. Therefore, providers like FinLeap Connect or fino in Germany and ClickSwitch in the United States are offering „bank account switching as a service” to banks.

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Use Cases And Business Opportunities Stemming From Open Banking (4/4)

Lars Markull

In the past three blog posts, we have described what is driving open banking, the history of Open Banking, and the current status of Open Banking in different regions. Therefore, providers like FinLeap Connect or fino in Germany and ClickSwitch in the United States are offering „bank account switching as a service” to banks.

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Guest Post: Year End Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

We all have been reading for years how the United States was dramatically increasing energy production, especially from a method of extracting oil and natural gas in shale regions of the country known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” What are the implications of the crash in oil prices? And why did they plunge?

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Will The SAFE Banking Act Make Life Riskier For Banks?

PYMNTS

It is also the only tool that they can use for paying their staff, contractors, bills and taxes because they can’t get banking service. That danger is frequently magnified by the fact that to perform even basic functions — like paying their taxes or electric bill — they have to carry cash to its recipient.

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