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Deep Dive: How Regulatory Compliance Tools Help Keep Remittances Flowing

PYMNTS

Reducing fees for remittances might push price points low enough that more consumers could resume sending money home, though, and some researchers believe that money transfer service providers could make such price adjustments if they are able to reduce their own expenses through more robust and cost-effective regulatory compliance measures. .

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Empowering Financial Institutions: An Interview with the CEO of Almond FinTech

Fintech Review

At Almond, security and compliance are foundational to our mission of fostering secure and transparent cross-border payments. Regulatory compliance in all jurisdictions where partners are, including regular contact with Central Banks and other regulatory authorities.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Explores the Practicalities of Cross-Border Payments in a Faster Payments World

Fintech Finance

It explores the challenges faced by financial institutions in correspondent banking relationships, shedding light on regulatory compliance, security concerns, foreign exchange rate risks, and the impact of fintech players entering the field.

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New Report: Banking-As-A-Service Takes Friction Out Of Remittances

PYMNTS

Traditional financial institutions (FIs) may offer only money transfers made via expensive correspondent banking networks, and some customers may require assistance from several financial services providers to meet their needs. Legacy banks often send remittances over correspondent banking networks, which can drive up costs.

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Eurobank Detects Money Laundering In Real Time

FICO

Making FICO Siron the automated system for monitoring suspicious activity in transactions related to correspondent banking services. Working with FICO and its partner Printec , Eurobank took this opportunity to establish more comprehensive KYC and AML processes as well as mitigate risks related with correspondent banking.

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Banking-As-A-Service (BaaS) Making Payments Faster And ‘Smarter’

PYMNTS

Looking at the plight of migrant workers and those working abroad during the COVID event, PYMNTS November 2020 Smarter Payments Tracker® powered by Nium notes that, “Legacy FIs can struggle to provide affordable remittance services that meet migrant workers’ needs, and their dependency on correspondent banking networks can drive up service costs.

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Future of Loan Management Systems: Predictions for the Next Decade, 2025-2035

M2P Fintech

Smart Contracts: Self-executing agreements streamline loan distribution, repayment, and compliance, cutting costs and speeding up transactions. Identity Verification: Provides a secure digital identity, simplifying verification and enhancing regulatory compliance.