Jan 14, 2021Cannabis Banking: Fine-Tuning Your Risk AssessmentIn this webinar from Western Bankers Association (WBA), Tony Repanich Shield Compliance discusses how banks can assess and manage...
Dec 18, 2020Four Trends to Watch in 2021Ongoing momentum for state and federal legalization, coupled with the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, are reshaping how...
Nov 30, 2020Cannabis Lending Doesn't Necessarily Mean High Credit RiskDespite the ongoing discrepancy between federal and state cannabis laws, the number of financial institutions serving cannabis businesses.
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 18, 2020Seeking an earning assets generator?If there was a clear winner in this month’s election, it was cannabis. With strong majority support for ballot initiatives legalizing...
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...
Oct 3, 2019Banks serving cannabis businesses have a twofold responsibilityPioneering financial institutions serving the industry have passed multiple exam cycles. The playbook doesn't have to be written from...