Month: April 2026
post: CFIG: Impacts of Cannabis Rescheduling and Cannabis Banking: FAQs for Financial Services Providers
Assessing Impact & Exposure | Understanding Compliance Requirements [Updated Hemp Definition + Potential Rescheduling] Whether currently banking hemp and/or state-regulated cannabis businesses, considering establishing a cannabis banking program, or assessing how changes in federal policy may impact risk exposure of those servicing these industries, it is vital for financial institutions to understand what these federal […]
post: Armanino Case Study: Analytics Company Gains Strategic Edge by Validating Its Data Model
June 05, 2023 At a Glance Customer Profile NCS is a big-data analytics firm that offers a SaaS platform for the monitoring, compliance and enforcement needs of financial institutions and government agencies charged with managing industries that operate in complicated legal and regulatory environments. When one of NCS’s financial institution clients was acquired by a […]
post: WEBINAR: Keeping Financial Institutions on Track in Cannabis Banking
How Third Park Service Providers Power Compliance, Risk Management, and Growth in the Canna-Banking Space Dec 19, 2025, As cannabis banking evolves, financial institutions must navigate regulatory risks while seeking new business opportunities. Trusted third-party providers play a vital role, supporting banks, credit unions, and regulators to operate confidently and clearly—from data analytics to legal […]
post: The CLIMB Act in the U.S. Cannabis Market in 2026
The financial services industry has created meaningful, though still limited, opportunities for legal cannabis businesses in recent years. Despite the rapid growth of state-legal markets, cannabis remains classified as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act. This classification continues to create a fundamental tension: activities legal at the state level remain federally prohibited, […]
post: NCS Thea – Risk Scoring in U.S. Legal Cannabis Markets
At the center of NCS Thea is the Lending Risk Score, a dynamic, continuously updated measure of repayment risk for each retail location. It’s designed to provide a clear, simple view of business health, backed by a wide range of operational data. The score is updated twice a month, based on two reporting periods: the […]
post: Legal Cannabis and the Entourage Effect
As the cannabis industry has progressed, consumers have increasingly gravitated towards strains with high THC levels. Cultivators for years focused on breeding strains that would produce higher THC levels, but is that still the focus today? Even though research is limited in the cannabis industry, it was clear that there had to be more to […]
post: Testing Methods in U.S. Regulated Cannabis Markets
There are many different methods laboratories use to test the quality and value of cannabis. Here are some of the most common testing methods that laboratories use when testing operators’ harvests:
post: Bringing Transparency to a Complex Industry: The NCS Transparency Project
In highly regulated industries like cannabis, access to clear, reliable data has historically been limited. The NCS Transparency Project was created to change that. As a publicly available data portal, it provides industry insights designed to improve understanding, support better decision-making, and promote transparency across a rapidly evolving market. By making complex datasets easier to […]
post: Can the right data convince banks to lend to cannabis operators?
The NCS Thea platform acts as a bridge between cautious financial institutions and capital-starved cannabis businesses. Published: April 7, 2026, Margaret JacksonOriginally posted: https://mjbizdaily.com/news/how-ncs-thea-is-normalizing-cannabis-loans-for-banks/615256/ A new platform promising financial institutions reliable, real-time data could be the missing link that convinces skeptical or risk-adverse lenders to offer crucial capital to cannabis businesses. Denver-based NCS Analytics today launched NCS […]
post: NCS Analytics Launches NCS Thea, the First-Ever Lending Intelligence Platform Built on Government-Verified Cannabis Data
DENVER — April 7, 2026 — NCS Analytics, the advanced analytics firm that helps government and regulatory agencies manage high-risk industries, today announced NCS Thea, a lending intelligence platform that gives financial institutions verified operational data to support credit and lending decisions for cash-intensive businesses. NCS Thea, is the first platform to translate data from […]