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We’re excited to share that Brandi Reynolds will be speaking at Mastercard’s Global Fintech Week Event February 24, 2025

Join Bates Group and NICE Actimize when we discuss “Reg BI Compliance: What You Need to Know to Stay Ahead.” Featuring Bates Compliance Managing Director Rhonda Davis, JD, CAMS, CFE (pictured). Friday, December 9, 2022 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.

Bates Expert Partick Cox (pictured) will be speaking on the Cybersecurity panel at this year's Securities Industry Symposium, November 16, 2022. Sponsored by Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Bates is a proud sponsor of CrossTech World 2022 (formerly IMTC), the signature event of the Cross Border Transfers & Payments Industry, November 15-17, 2022, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Miami, FL. Meet members of the Bates MSB, FinTech & Virtual Assets team (pictured) and attend the Crypto Investment & Trading Workshop featuring Bates Managing Director Brandi Reynolds.

Bates is a proud Networking sponsor of the 18th annual National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) General Counsel Institute, November 9-11, 2022. 

Bates is proud to be a sponsor of the 4th annual Raymond James Valor golf outing on November 5, 2022. Valor, the Veterans' Inclusion Network at Raymond James, sponsors this annual golf tournament and raffle to benefit local veterans and their families.

Join us for a new complimentary webinar from MSBA: "Money Services Business Best Practices + Your Crypto Company." October 18, 2022, at 1 p.m. ET. Bates Senior MSB Consultant John Ashley will be speaking on the panel.

Bates Compliance is a proud exhibitor at this year's NSCP National Conference. Visit Bates leaders at booth #25 - Bates Managing Director Hank Sanchez, Esq. to speak on the Day 3 Disaster Recovery panel.

Bates Group Money Services Business (MSB) and money transmitter expert Rob Ayers will be representing Bates Group in London at the 2022 International Association of Money Transfer Networks (IAMTN) Annual Summit. October 11-12, 2022

Bates Group is proud to be a part of INFiN MoneyTrends 2022, October 10-13 in Austin, TX. Learn about key AML and compliance topics from Bates leaders Connie Fenchel and Brandi Reynolds, and sign up for the intensive BSA/AML Compliance Training Session from Bates and Western Union.

Join Bates at the South Carolina Bitcoin Blockchain Conference, October 5-7 in Charleston, SC. The conference will focus on Economic Development, Education, and Policy Guidance. Bates Managing Director Brandi Reynolds will be there as a panelist and moderator.

Join Bates Group and the South Carolina Emerging Tech Association for a drink & evening of all things crypto! Whether you're brand new to crypto or are a seasoned trader, everyone is welcome! July 26, 2022, in Spartanburg, SC.

Bates Group and MSBA celebrate the return of MSBA's Summer Lunch & Learn Series this Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Senior Consultant John Ashley, CIPP/US, CRCMP, from Bates' MSB, FinTech and Cryptocurrency practice, joins other compliance experts to address takeaways and applications from Chapters 1-6 of The Best Practices for US MSBs.

Bates Group Managing Director Brandi Reynolds, CAMS-Audit, will join this expert panel to discuss how financial institutions can identify crypto-related financial crime risks and how to respond. Register today to join this complimentary webinar - Wednesday, July 13, 2022 @ 11:00 a.m. ET.

Bates Group is proud to sponsor the upcoming June SIFMA C&L luncheon program featuring Raymond “Ray” Dorado, Senior Deputy Superintendent - Banking Division, New York State Department of Financial Services. June 15, 2022, at the Harvard Club in New York City.

Meet Bates Director Joe Thomas and Experts Clay Grumke and Jeff Jamieson (pictured, from L) in St. Louis at the SIFMA C&L Regional Seminar, June 8, 2022, at the Edward Jones Conference Center. Bates cybersecurity expert Paul Horn (pictured, R) will appear on the afternoon panel “Managing Cybersecurity and Data Risk in Today’s Technological Environment” at 1:30 p.m. CT.

Bates Group is a proud sponsor of SIFMA’s Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference, May 25-26, 2022 in New York City. Visit Bates at booth #14 and speak with our representatives about your AML, Compliance, BSA, Crypto and Digital Currency AML needs.