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Is 2016 the year for bank M&A?

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Bank Director’s 2016 Bank M&A Survey , sponsored by Crowe Horwath, was recently released and offers insight on current M&A trends in the banking industry. Here are several other highlights from Bank Director’s 2016 Bank M&A Survey: • Only 8 percent of respondents feel the current environment is less favorable for M&A.

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FinCEN Reissues Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders: What Does this Mean for Your FI?

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New York City and Miami were the original targets under the first order in 2016, but it has expanded periodically since then. Financial Cybersecurity. The threshold amount was lowered in 2018, as it was determined that money laundering is widespread in accessible real estate, not only on higher-end properties. Learn more. BSA Software.

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Beneficial ownership: Final rule and its impacts on AML programs

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As explained further below, financial institutions should comply with the 2016 regulatory definition of beneficial owners. One important aspect to reconcile between the 2016 CDD rule and the new final rule is the definition of the “control” prong. Be ready for AMLA-related changes. This checklist can help.

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Survey: Many Small Businesses Ignore Data Protection at Their Own Risk

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IT security solutions firm Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that financial losses resulting from ransomware attacks will top $5 billion in 2017. Security solutions firm SonicWall reports that it detected more than 638 million attempted ransomware attacks during 2016.

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10 Business Success Stories and What They Teach Entrepreneurs

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The small business success story: Halfaker & Associates is a Virginia-based contractor dealing with data analytics, cybersecurity, software engineering, and IT infrastructure for the federal government. A post shared by WL (@winebywei) on Sep 7, 2016 at 7:26pm PDT. . — Halfaker and Assoc. halfaker) November 3, 2017. He didn’t fail.

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3 Ransomware Threats Your Business Needs to Watch Out For

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In fact, these attacks are expected to cost businesses and individuals more than $5 billion in damages in 2017, according to a new report from IT research firm Cybersecurity Ventures. Locky was the dominant ransomware virus in 2016 before essentially falling off the map. Locky Ransomware.

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E-Commerce Merchants: A Hot Commodity in the Dark Web

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But as usual, this success brought about an increased focus by cybersecurity and e-commerce companies to identify “Magecart”-like vulnerabilities and improve detection and mitigation of such attacks. December 2016. Often, the minimum requirement is that the merchant process 3-5 orders per day. Active Since. Merchant Criteria.