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Giant Russian Money Laundering Scheme Sweeps Up Big Banks Worldwide

PYMNTS

The Guardian’s report is based on a review of documents that “show that at least $20bn appears to have been moved out of Russia during a four-year period between 2010 and 2014.”. The directors of a bank see compliance as an expense without any return. One senior official involved in the investigation told the U.K.

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Watch 6 startups pitch in the “Entre x Pitch night NYC” Fintech Startup Competition

Fintech Labs Insights

Product: Small business bookkeeping which forces owners to keep their books in the same categories as IRS tax categories to simplify tax returns Business model: Direct to small businesses HQ: LA Launched: July 2018 Raised: No announced funding Founders: Isai Cortez. Synkbooks (aka Tax Labs Inc.). Seed-Stage Startup. Raising: $1M on $8M pre.

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What’s in it for Me? Real Estate Investment Technology

Fintech Labs Insights

In 2014, things changed significantly for these investors; historically if they didn’t have $40,000 for a down payment on an investment property loan or $4 million to spend on commercial property development, they would be out of luck. Returns and distributions are specific to each listing, as is the term of each investment.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

Date: April 25, 2014. Ballmer led Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia for over $7B in a deal finalized in 2014. Date: January 13, 2014. In 2014, Google sought to make an entrance into smart homes by acquiring Nest Labs, a four-year-old startup founded by two ex-Apple engineers, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers. Price: $7.9B.

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Financial Crime: Technology can Transform Compliance

FICO

In 2014, I joined Tonbeller as Head of Sales & Channel Operations and became Management Board member shortly thereafter. The KYC-assigned risk level and due diligence rules determine how closely and frequently each customer will then be scrutinized during ongoing customer monitoring by our AML system.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

By the time NSL tried to return to its core home energy audit skills and jettison its downstream installation businesses, many of the VC investors had chosen to stop investing in NSL, despite their earlier entreaties for growth at all costs. The company also found itself confronted by conflicting energy program mandates and regulations.

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The 33 New Faces on the FinovateSpring Demo Stage

Finovate

The company is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand and was founded in 2014. Here’s an overview of the new-to-Finovate demo companies currently on the roster: APIMatic APIMatic helps banks and fintechs generate ROI from their API investments via automation and AI solutions.