By
Aaron Nicodemus2024-06-14T20:37:00
The Federal Reserve Board ordered an Arkansas bank that partnered with numerous financial technology (fintech) companies to correct deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, risk management, and consumer compliance programs.
Evolve Bank & Trust engaged in unsafe and unsound business practices related to third-party fintech companies it partnered with, the Fed said Friday in a press release.
One of the third parties connected with Evolve was software-as-a-service platform Synapse, which filed for bankruptcy in May. Evolve responded to Synapse’s bankruptcy at the time in a press release.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation proposed a new rule that would require banks to keep better deposit records on ownership of funds controlled by their financial technology partners.
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Three federal banking regulators issued guidance on the risks posed by the use of third-party financial technology firms to deliver bank deposit products and services to customers.
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During a panel at Compliance Week’s Financial Crimes and Regulatory Compliance Summit, held June 10-11 in New York, experts discussed nuances in bank-financial technology partnerships, offering best practices for how banks should protect themselves.
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It has been nearly six months now since the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released its memorandum on the selection of compliance monitors. This article provides a critical analysis of the monitorships that received early terminations, those that remain in place, and the broader compliance lessons they impart.
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The founder of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, received a pardon from President Donald Trump. This pardon comes almost two years after Zhao signed a plea agreement and was sentenced to a four-month prison sentence.
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