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Singapore’s Money Laundering Report Flags Elevated Risks in Digital Assets, Banking

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Since the last assessment in 2014, Singapore has closely monitored ML risks, including those related to legal persons, virtual assets, and environmental crimes, to ensure timely risk mitigation.

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A List of Digital Banks in Asia

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Are digital first banks in Asia poised to lead a disruptive charge against well-entrenched, established commercial banks? In the traditional banking sphere globally, but especially true in Asia, there is a considerable proportion of unbanked and underbanked populations who lack complete or any access to banking services.

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The Best Banks in Asia 2024, Ranked by Forbes

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Confronted by shifting factors such as tech advancements, generative AI, high interest rates, increased institutional oversight, and evolving customer expectations — the best banks must adapt their business and operating models in 2024, including in Asia. CHINA #1 China Merchants Bank China Merchants Bank Co.,

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Emojis Are The Newest Marketing Tool On Twitter

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According to the social platform, more than 110 billion emojis have been tweeted since being added to the service in 2014, and with emojis indicating a somewhat closer correlation with the specific emotion users are tweeting about, they could prove a powerful bank for marketers to draw off of in the future.

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Lending Club’s Terrible Twos

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Lending Club’s model does not need bank branches on each street corner, and it can turn around in minutes and hours, not days. Laplanche is Renaud Laplanche, Lending Club’s colorful and highly quotable founder and first CEO, and he had that effect on a lot of people during the eight years between Lending Club’s IPO in 2014 and its beginnings.

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Five Alums Earn Finalist Spots in Global Banking Innovation Awards 2015

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Five Finovate alums – including three innovative bank partners – have made it to the finals of the BAI Global Banking Innovation Awards 2015. Lending Club , Moven , and PayItSimple will compete for top honors in the “Most Innovation Non-Bank Financial Services Organization Award.”

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Who Should Lead The Digital ID Push?

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Bank of America recently applied to patent a security system with a digital wallet interface that fuels a layered authentication system. eIDEAS measures, which call for eSignatures to be used and accepted across the EU, took effect back in 2014. Blockchain-based systems are particularly popular. Department of Commerce.