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FinCEN Hits Capital One For $390 Million; Says Bank Violated Bank Secrecy Act

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15) announced that it is assessing a $390 million penalty against Capital One for engaging in what it says are “both willful and negligent violations” of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). According to a statement from FinCEN , Capital One admitted to failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program.

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India SME Lender Capital Float Tops Up Funding

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After having notched more than $110 million in equity funding in the past, India’s Capital Float has received a top-off of $4.8 Sashank Rishyasringa and Gaurav Hinduja rolled out Capital Float in 2013. Capital Float has provided more than 500,000 clients with $1.2 million from current investors.

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How RBC Capital Markets revamped its data management efforts

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RBC Capital Markets has looked externally to help it consolidate data in one place, analyze it and better equip employees. Starting in 2013, RBC Capital Markets began collecting all the data it could that was relevant to its clients, including e-commerce data, trades and portfolios.

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Sequoia Could Put $7.2 Billion Into Auto1 With IPO Approaching

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Sequoia Capital has agreed to invest around 6 billion euros in Auto1 Group before the online car trading platform's initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reported Monday (Sept. fund Lone Pine Capital reached a preliminary deal to buy around 50 million euros of Auto1 stock from DN Capital , an early investor.

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Chime Commands $1.5B Valuation After Capital Raise

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According to a report in CNBC , the San Francisco startup said the Series D round of venture funding was led by DST Global , as well as new investors Coatue, General Atlantic, ICONIQ Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group. Chime launched in 2013, offering debit cards, savings accounts and checking accounts to consumers without any fees.

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3 ways for community banks to capitalize on the “buy local” movement

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” There is a real opportunity here for community banks to position themselves within this movement and capitalize on what the consumer sees as their strengths— relationship-based lending , tailored product offerings, and knowledge of the local community.

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How to prepare for Basel III

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Following the recent financial crisis, the Basel Committee of Banking Supervision (BCBS) set out to “strengthen global capital and liquidity rules with the goal of promoting a more resilient banking sector.” The three pillars include maintaining minimum capital requirements, a supervisory review process and market discipline.

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