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Libra Association New General Counsel Is Former US Treasury Exec

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has been named general counsel to the Libra Association , a Geneva-based group founded by Facebook to launch the social media company’s digital currency, the organization announced Tuesday (May 19). He also headed financial crime compliance for Merrill Lynch. Previously, Werner worked at the U.S.

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US Treasury Tells Banks To Treat Hemp Businesses Like Any Other

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Treasury Department’s financial crime division, the agency said the new guidance is in response to questions related to Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering regulatory requirements for hemp-related business customers. In updated rules from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ), the U.S.

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Circle Revamps Stablecoin Platform As USDC Grows 500 Pct

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The accelerated growth of USDC over the course of this year is the result of our active work to establish an open standard for fiat digital currency on the internet,” Puth said in a statement. Cuy Sheffield , head of the crypto at Visa, said this is the first business card that will make the balance of USDC available for spending.

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Crypto Gets A Second Look From Corporate Investors Seeking Yield And Hedge

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The head of the country’s only licensed and publicly traded cryptocurrency broker says tighter regulation and exponentially higher yields are causing corporate treasury and cash management accounts to seriously consider this alternative asset class. With the treasury market for S&P 500 companies valued at $2.3

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Morgan Stanley Fined By FINRA For Compliance Lapses

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Wall Street firm, was fined $10 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for compliance failures. According to a report in Reuters , citing FINRA and Morgan Stanley, the firm agreed to pay $10 million after FINRA contended it had lapses in compliance for more than five years from January of 2001 until April of 2016.

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BELLIN Unites Treasury Tech With FX Management

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Treasury management firm BELLIN is expanding its offerings through a new partnership with Kantox , reports in bobsguide said this week. By teaming up with Kantox, we can now complement our TaaS [Treasury-as-a-Service] offering with FX management and hedging ,” said BELLIN Founder and CEO Martin Bellin in a statement.

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Reducing Touchpoints In Treasury Management

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The relationship between bank and corporate customer is one that, for treasury managers, is a crucial one. In a world of cross-border transactions, geopolitical upheaval and currency volatility, corporates traditionally forge relationships with several banks. And visibility is crucial for centralized decision-making,” he said.