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Moving Data With Money The Key To Faster KYC: identitii

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The Federal Reserve raised this issue way back in 2012 when it released a report linking the importance of companies’ access to remittance data with their adoption of electronic B2B payments. In corporate banking and payments, the challenges that arise can be vast. But even as regulators like the Fed in the U.S.,

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Western Union Under Watch As EU Eyes Money Transfer Market

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“Western Union is cooperating with the European Commission following a request for information on the company’s business in Europe,” spokesman Daniel Diaz said in an email, according to Reuters. Major cases related to this include a 2012 case with HSBC that led a $1.9 billion money-laundering related charge.

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Snap CEO Addresses Pressure On Big Tech

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Snap said it was subpoenaed last year for information about how competition from Instagram had affected its growth. In 2012, Facebook bought Instagram, then bought messaging service WhatsApp in 2014, and the FTC approved both acquisitions. Facebook Concern.