Firms must apply contact tracing rules to bank relationships
By 
Martin Woods2020-08-04T15:28:00
In order to prevent debacles like the one Deutsche Bank is embroiled in, there is a need to combine the processes of “know your employee” and “know your customer,” writes Martin Woods.
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