bank regulation

Trump Admin Allows Faster Fed, OCC Bank Merger Approvals
Trump Admin Allows Faster Fed, OCC Bank Merger Approvals
February 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Banks are finding it easier to merge since Donald Trump took office, and since federal regulators have revised policies to make the approval process faster...

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Gig Economy Money Laundering Shows Corporates’ KYC, AML Struggles
Gig Economy Money Laundering Shows Corporates’ KYC, AML Struggles
February 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payments messaging firm SWIFT announced on Tuesday (Feb. 12) that it will now allow corporates to join its KYC Registry in an effort to facilitate the...

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How To See The Customer ‘Beyond The Credit Score’
How To See The Customer ‘Beyond The Credit Score’
February 13, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” -William Shakespeare, Romeo & Juliet A quick glance...

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Plaid Expands Auth App To All US Banks
Plaid Expands Auth App To All US Banks
February 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. may have been “ground zero” for Open Banking, but the collaborative model that brings together traditional financial services players and tech upstarts has...

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Fed Aims To Regulate Banks Based On Size
Fed Aims To Regulate Banks Based On Size
February 12, 2019  |  Regulation

The Federal Reserve wants to change some of its regulations so that smaller banks don’t have to handle the same scrutiny and paperwork as bigger...

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Deutsche Burdened By High Interest Rate Payments
Deutsche Burdened By High Interest Rate Payments
February 11, 2019  |  Banking

Deutsche Bank is now paying the highest financing rates on the euro debt market as compared to other major financial institutions, which could lead to...

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AML Scandals Hamper Estonia’s Digital Society Ambitions
AML Scandals Hamper Estonia’s Digital Society Ambitions
February 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

After being implicated in one of the largest money laundering scandals ever, Estonia is struggling to realize its dream of becoming a digital society, according...

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BoE Regs Find Accounting Mistakes At Metro Bank
BoE Regs Find Accounting Mistakes At Metro Bank
February 01, 2019  |  Banking

Metro Bank is dealing with the fallout from the revelation that it misclassified a large number of commercial loans, with many predicting the resignation of some...

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First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market
First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market
January 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank...

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