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SWIFT Too Slow On Security Risks?

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The financial messaging service known as SWIFT — which operates as a bank-owned consortium and helps payments in the billions of dollars move globally — has been beset by security flaws, has known about those flaws and has done little to address those flaws. So reported Reuters on Wednesday (Aug.

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Proposed new cyber security regulations will be a huge undertaking for financial institutions

Celent Banking

New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDSF) is one step closer to releasing cyber security regulations aided by the largest security hacking breach in history, against JP Morgan Chase. The attack began in 2007 and crossed 17 different countries. Mandated training of security will be required.

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SWIFT Tells Banks To Share Security Issues

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The latest to add to the list are Wells Fargo, Ecuador’s Banco del Austro (BDA) and Citibank, whose chief operation officer, Yawar Shah, is chairman of SWIFT’s board. It’s a huge wake-up call,” Leonard Schrank, SWIFT’s CEO for 15 years until 2007, told WSJ. They should play a higher role.”.

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Should You Be Marking Loans To Market?

South State Correspondent

Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value, and any unrealized gains and losses are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in the equity section of the balance sheet. It was back in August of 2007 when credit spreads started to widen. If only banks would have heeded the warning in 2007.

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Deutsche Money Laundering Probe Accelerated

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Danske Bank was no longer allowed to operate in Estonia after it admitted that $220 billion of questionable money went through a branch there between the years of 2007 and 2015. . Investigators in Germany are now trying to figure out whether the transactions were covered up for a reason, and who’s responsible for doing so.

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Avidia Bank On The Digital Approach To Meeting Customers', Businesses' Needs

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The pandemic has led to massive changes for banks, which have had to radically adjust their operations despite generally being deemed essential businesses. One FI navigating pandemic-related challenges is Massachusetts-based Avidia Bank , which was founded in 2007 and currently has $1.9 billion in assets.

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AML Probe Into Swedbank Turns Up $4.8M In Possible Violations

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The investigation reviewed the bank’s activities from 2007 through March 2019, and also looked into who their customers were and which transactions were processed. Swedbank has been linked to the money-laundering scandal at Danske Bank, which said its Estonia branch was used to move $221 billion of suspicious funds between 2007 and 2015.