MainStreet Bank Payments Group Receives Accreditation

FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStreet Bancshares, Inc., (Nasdaq: MNSB) parent company of MainStreet Bank announced that Robin Garrison received her Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) AUDIT designation.  Robin leads the compliance initiative for the Bank's Payment Service Solutions Group.

The Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) credential is the gold standard in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) certifications and is recognized internationally by financial institutions, governments and regulators as a serious commitment to protecting the financial system against money laundering.  The CAMS program drives a culture of compliance from the top down by building highly skilled teams staffed with subject matter expertise. 

Ms. Garrison said, "The CAMS-AUDIT certification provides a strong foundation to build an effective and risk-based payments program.  As we continue to grow our payments franchise, I know that we will be well positioned to ensure a compliant and risk-appropriate program, which is critical to ensure long term sustainability and scalability."

The payments sector is extremely significant in the United States and payment-oriented businesses generally require a banking partnership for their solutions. Many of those businesses have had false starts working with financial institutions that were ill-prepared to process their business for the long-term. 

"MainStreet Bank has been working since 2017 to create a full-service infrastructure for payment solutions." said Jeff W. Dick, Chairman & CEO of MainStreet Bancshares, Inc. and MainStreet Bank.  "The payments industry requires enhanced due diligence and risk management; and our commitment to continuing education is critical to our ongoing success."  

MainStreet Bank is a growing $1.2 billion community bank headquartered in Fairfax, VA.  The Bank offers Payment Service Solutions to third-party payment and money service businesses, including:

• Check cashers and dealers in foreign exchange,
• Third party payment processors and Independent Sales Organizations (ISO),
• Agents or Authorized Delegates of a licensed third-party payment or money service business,
• Money transmitters and stored value providers, and
• Money transmitters who require a bank as a stand-in for money transmitter licenses.

To learn more about MainStreet Bank's Payment Service Solutions, please contact Jason Fitch at (703) 218-5185 or [email protected].

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For more information or to schedule an interview with a MainStreet Bank spokesperson, please contact Bruce Gemmill of MainStreet Bank at 571-375-1358 or [email protected]

SOURCE MainStreet Bancshares, Inc.