NominoData Releases New 2017 Marijuana Related Business Data Solution for Financial Services Pertaining to MRB Due Diligence and Risk Management

Incline Village, NV, January 28, 2017 --(PR.com)-- NominoData releases 2017-Banking Marijuana Related Businesses (MRBs)- Data Tools

The legalization of Marijuana commerce in an ever-increasing number of States in the United States has resulted in a compliance challenge for financial institutions. Regardless of whether or not an FI chooses to bank a Marijuana Related Business (MRB) or if the FI is situated in a “legalized” state, the bottom line is that all FIs are affected by individuals and entities that are connected with MRBs. Knowing the source of funds from all customers is critical to complying.

Meeting the Challenge
The Department of Justice and the parallel banking regulatory agencies remain committed to strict oversight and enforcement of rules related to funds sourced from legitimate marijuana commerce. This position is directed in the DOJ Cole memorandum and in the 2016 federal government reaffirmation of Marijuana as a schedule 1 substance. Rob Goldfinger, President of NominoData commented, "While some U.S. states have 'legalized' commerce on various lawful levels, all Marijuana commerce remains unlawful by Federal statute." Hence, FIs must have access to state-by-state data the identifies the legitimate marihuana businesses and their beneficial owners. The data enables FIs to comply with many of the KYC and EDD requirements mandated by Federal and State regulators. NominoData has developed a data file that identifies legitimate MRBs and their Beneficial Owners in all the disparate “legalized” states. The data file provides up to date information about the businesses and their owners. While each state has different identifying data, generally, the data file has core information needed to conduct primary due diligence and enhanced due diligence of the MRBs. The data is delivered in an easy to integrate format that can be joined with any KYC, transaction monitoring or case Management solution. For more information contact rgoldfinger@nominodata.com.