Apr 15, 2021Spence Labs Collab Helps Banks Serve Legal Cannabis MarketTo provide a digital payment offering to financial institutions working with cannabis-related businesses, digital payment company Spence...
Feb 23, 2021Making Your Mark in Cannabis BankingIf there ever was a time for credit unions to consider cannabis, it is now.
Feb 11, 2021Cannabis banking draws more interest as industry optimistic on legal clarityFor years, only a small number of banks and credit unions have been willing to offer their services to the cannabis industry, giving its...
Nov 30, 2020Shield Compliance Welcomes Richard Drennen as Business Development OfficerShield Compliance announced the expansion of its sales team with the addition of Richard H. Drennen as Business Development Officer....
Nov 4, 2020Michigan banker trail-blazes with transparencyWhen Michigan legalized recreational cannabis, Edith Farrell, the Bank Secrecy Act officer at Union Bank, Lake Odessa, was in staunch...
Jan 5, 2020Banks reluctant to serve Michigan's cannabis industry, but options existConner McClain and his business partner at In Between Dreams LLC plan to open an indoor growing facility for medical marijuana early next...
Nov 27, 2019Could startup Shield Compliance solve marijuana banking problems?Shield Compliance is a Seattle-based startup in "regtech" — regulatory technology, an area that's evolved out of fintech, or financial...
Nov 20, 2019Shield Compliance nabs $5M for cannabis banking platformSeattle-based Shield Compliance raised $5 million in Series A funding to build out its platform that helps pot companies and banks get...
Jul 25, 2019Innovators of the Year: Tony Repanich takes the risk out of cannabis bankingShield Compliance President and Chief Operating Officer Tony Repanich explains how his company’s technology automates regulatory...
Jul 11, 2019More banks, credit unions to cover pot-related businessesA total of 633 institutions are servicing the cannabis industry, a 54% increase over the same period last year. As the list of states...