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Bank Examiner Shortage Looms Amid Changing Risk Landscape
Bank Examiner Shortage Looms Amid Changing Risk Landscape
October 21, 2025  |  Bank Regulation

Bank examiners offer an initial line of defense in spotting weaknesses that can ripple across the U.S. financial system. They scrutinize credit portfolios, cyber controls...

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US Government Shuns Checks as GAO Highlights $43 Billion in Card Payments
US Government Shuns Checks as GAO Highlights $43 Billion in Card Payments
June 03, 2025  |  Digital Payments

In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that mandated a shift away from paper checks for government-related transactions. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Treasury IG and GAO Investigate DOGE Access to Federal Payment Systems
Treasury IG and GAO Investigate DOGE Access to Federal Payment Systems
February 14, 2025  |  Politics

The Treasury Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) are investigating the reported decision by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to allow the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency...

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Lawmakers Question Banking Agencies’ Ties to ‘Opaque’ Global Organization
Lawmakers Question Banking Agencies’ Ties to ‘Opaque’ Global Organization
September 16, 2024  |  Regulation

Two U.S. lawmakers want the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to help them evaluate the memberships of federal banking agencies in a global governance body, the...

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US Lawmaker Asks GAO for Data on Crypto Investments in 401(k) Plans
US Lawmaker Asks GAO for Data on Crypto Investments in 401(k) Plans
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A Massachusetts congressman wants the Government Accountability Office to investigate the risks of allowing cryptocurrency investments through retirement accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Bitcoin Daily: CommerzVentures, Coinbase Ventures Part Of Curv’s $23M Fundraise; Senate Banking Committee Calls For Probe Into Cryptocrime
Bitcoin Daily: CommerzVentures, Coinbase Ventures Part Of Curv’s $23M Fundraise; Senate Banking Committee Calls For...
July 01, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Crypto security asset infrastructure company Curv notched $23 million in Series A funding with investment from Coinbase Ventures and CommerzVentures, among other firms, according to...

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Online Marketplaces And The $1.8T Counterfeit Problem
Online Marketplaces And The $1.8T Counterfeit Problem
September 19, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Fraudsters sold counterfeit products worth $323 billion last year, and are projected to make off with $1.8T by 2020. Kimberly Gianopoulos, director at the U.S....

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Why The GAO Thinks PSPS Can Help Fix The Marketplace Counterfeit Problem
Why The GAO Thinks PSPS Can Help Fix The Marketplace Counterfeit Problem
September 18, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

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FSB Eyes Crypto Regulation
FSB Eyes Crypto Regulation
June 03, 2019  |  Regulation

Cryptocurrency prices have been nothing if not volatile over the span of years. Bitcoin is only the marquee name, but shows enthusiasm for crypto in the...

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