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OCC: Banks Face Higher Compliance Risks Due To Pandemic

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said in a report this week that it will examine how the coronavirus is impacting compliance by financial institutions (FIs). As noted in this space last month, Brian Brooks, acting Comptroller of the Currency, said in letters to the National League of Cities, U.S.

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FinCEN Hits Capital One For $390 Million; Says Bank Violated Bank Secrecy Act

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It also said the bank’s Check Cashing Group admitted that it failed to file thousands of suspicious activity reports (SARs) as well as thousands of Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) from 2008 to 2014. financial system.”.

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FinCen Director On Why Casino Cooperation Is Central To Fighting Financial Crime 

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The second was the rise of cryptocurrency (though during his remarks he tended to refer to it as Convertible Virtual Currency or CVC). It concerns me when I hear about some compliance budgets being cut by casinos looking to trim costs and retain gamblers,” he noted. Mobile Gaming And Digital Currency .

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: EU Aims To Have Big Tech Share Data With Smaller Competitors; Banks Oppose Potential Big Tech Banking Charters

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The House committee held a hearing on the concept after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks put forward the concept of a new special purpose banking charter for payments firms. The banking industry, however, is against the idea. “We European Commission To Appeal Apple State Aid Decision.

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Anti-Money Laundering Practices

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Money Laundering Prevalence and Practices When bad actors possess large sums of cash that they want to place into the financial system without raising flags, money laundering techniques such as “structuring” are used. As a result, they’re also more susceptible to impacts like those described above.

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Crypto Platform Bitzlato Charged With Laundering More Than $700 Million of Illicit Money

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financial system, has been used mainly in the past against banks and other financial institutions and in most cases has forced the institution to close. WSJ | Risk and Compliance Journal. Our Morning Risk Report features insights and news on governance, risk and compliance. Concurrent with the U.S. Lisa Monaco.

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Helping Entrepreneurs Reimagine A Borderless Economy

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But when it comes to establishing operations abroad and managing money throughout the globe — whether it be reconciling finances across multinational business units or paying suppliers in foreign currencies — the challenges are vast. ” Exploring Alternatives. ” Easing Payments Friction. ”