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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). Additional steps may be necessary to properly segment and secure bank networks if employees use personal devices to connect to bank systems,” the OCC wrote.

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Fostering FinTech-FI Trust With Data-Driven Security

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Partnering with FinTechs that have lax security creates very real issues: Criminals could abuse open banking-powered payment apps to launder money, for example, or take over accounts and steal victims’ funds. The federal entity is charged with monitoring the U.S. Even if your products are not covered per FinCEN in the U.S.,

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The evolution of accounting

Future CFO

Modern accounting software integrates seamlessly with diverse financial systems, automating tasks such as data entry, bank reconciliation, and invoice processing. Real-time Data Insights The advent of cloud-based accounting solutions has turned real-time financial data availability into a reality for businesses of all sizes.

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Is My Nonprofit Ready For Federal Grant Funding?

The Charity CFO

You could even find yourself in worse shape than if you’d never secured the funding. Your financial system must be in good working order before you even consider applying for federal funding. In fact, the government places very rigorous financial reporting requirements on organizations that receive federal funding.

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SVB Collapse Puts Additional Pressure on CFOs

The Finance Weekly

It is possible that other banks could be on the same path to failure, given that they may have gotten caught up in the “easy money” during Covid and mismanaged their fixed-income securities portfolios during the interest rate hikes. Securities portfolios ballooned to $6.26 Securities portfolios ballooned to $6.26

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

CFO News Room

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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Latin America Tries To Tackle Its Digital Security Problem

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But the recent thefts, along with other attempted and completed cyberattacks, demonstrate why payments officials in the region are expressing fresh concern about financial security there. The lack of security cooperation between bankers and regulators also comes up for blame. Fraud is a Top Worry. Growing Awareness.