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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Hodlers have hodled through a hard fork in the blockchain, which spawned Bitcoin Cash on Aug. A hard fork is when the blockchain splits into two separate chains due to a radical change in protocol — often introduced to address a cybersecurity vulnerability. Last week, Chinese regulators went one step further and banned ICOs.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

According to blockchain and cryptocurrency company BitRail , JPMorgan’s announcement was certainly a validating moment for the industry. Interestingly, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has historically been one of the loudest critics of cryptocurrency, slamming the technology as “ a fraud.” ” Confusion, Doubt Remain.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2018

It’s been just a few weeks since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect — and speed bumps remain. On a country-specific basis, Thailand last week said it debuted regulations on digital tokens, slated to take effect a week from now on July 16. should have a “public-facing chief blockchain officer.”

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APRIL 30, 2018

In this world, the only things certain are death and taxes. Blockchain. Blockchain. Take the blockchain. An alien landing on Earth and reading the popular tech press would be thoroughly convinced that blockchain is the biggest thing to have happened here since the invention of indoor plumbing. Benjamin Franklin.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2018

The goals by and large may be noble ones, as real companies come to market and bypass traditional conduits – saving time, perhaps, as they want to bring new services and ideas tied to blockchain to fruition. And yet: How and why to regulate? And where – and just who should do the regulating? The landscape is an unregulated one.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

tax deadline approaches, CNBC reported. The funding will be used for developing the startup’s coin and blockchain. Customers, in all, said they lost more than $11 million in 2017 due to tech support fraud. The price of bitcoin was $6,826.68 as of 11:13 p.m., according to CoinDesk. And the person behind the startup?

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JANUARY 20, 2016

The British Government’s Chief scientific adviser, Sir Mark Walport , has published his Government Office for Science report on “ Distributed Ledger Technology: beyond blockchain ”. From Report Urges UK Government to Test Blockchain Tech – CoinDesk ]. Sir Mark says that permissioned ledgers (i.e.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Time report collection, data aggregation across different formats and departments, data consolidation for processing, tax withholdings and benefits calculation must all be done, approved, and processed for on-time payroll. But on the back end, said Eynat Guez, Papaya Global co-founder and CEO, complexities abound. Technological Innovation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

Many marketplaces act as go-betweens for firms looking to hire remote or freelance workers by offering time-tracking options to ensure correct payments, payment transfers in various currencies, communication and collaboration options, tax estimates or compliance help, healthcare options and other work-related issues.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

“Although the rate of adoption is good, corporates are not leveraging all the benefits of the digital transformation to provide new propositions to their clients, to help them move away from checks and increase overall efficiency in reconciliation and fraud,” the report concluded.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

According to reports out this week, drug sales on the dark web are up 60 percent and hitting $601 million from January to March 2019, according to blockchain analysis firm and government adviser Chainalysis. Data for ransomware, tax evasion and money laundering, however, is likely underestimated because it is hard to track.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 30, 2016

The company notes “while the name is new, the marriage of technology and regulation to address regulatory challenges has existed for some time with vary degrees of success.” Blockchain Bandwagon. According to Javelin Strategy, banks will invest $1 billion this year in blockchain initiatives. ” Indeed.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Blockchain and crypto companies may be operating with cutting-edge technology, but in the back-office, accounting and bookkeeping strategies are stuck in the stone age. There is a huge gap right now, and traditional accounting software doesn’t integrate with blockchains and cryptocurrencies.”. Libra, which recently announced $7.8

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Startups targeting retail and commercial banking have been emerging globally, spurred by favorable tech regulations, an uptick in mobile adoption, and shifting customer demographics. This includes targeting the underbanked/unbanked, millennials, students, kids, freelancers, and early adopters of blockchain. Blockchain.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

The anonymity of the blockchain and lack of oversight makes it a magnet for cyberthieves. No individual agency controls blockchain-based financial networks, and it’s hard to enforce adherence to money laundering legislation. Regulators in the U.S. Regulators in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Visa also announced that it had extended the real-time, ubiquitous capability to other disbursement types as well including insurance claims, contractor payments, tax refunds and even merchant account real-time funds settlement. So, we all know this – chip cards were not going to fix the problem of fraud at the POS.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Simultaneously the bank invested in Paladin Fraud, Trabian Technology, and Chartwell Compliance to provide compliance and risk management solutions in the complex and connected web of fintech partnerships. The regulator and media pressure on overdraft fees has been a constant challenge to overdraft revenue. THE INDUSTRY TREND AWARDS.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This regulation reduced trading profits and created a need to cut costs, spurring investment banks to spin off unprofitable divisions or eliminate them entirely. And across equity research and sales & trading, poor performances and new regulations have led to widespread layoffs as banks have figured out they can do more with less.

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JUNE 9, 2017

There is a ton of regulation.”. Though that’s critical for a number of reasons – cash management and predictability, accounting and reconciliation, and reducing data-entry errors – combatting fraud may stand to gain the most from more sophisticated accounting data management practices. Shortlist just raised $1.5

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Vitalik Buterin

APRIL 20, 2018

Second, blockchains may well be used as a technical backbone for some of the solutions described in the book, and Ethereum-style smart contracts are ideal for the kinds of complex systems of property rights that the book explores. Harberger taxes. Contra doctrinaire libertarians, freedom is a high-dimensional design space.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Those tangible items can also be gateways to fraud. government and firms that are being regulated. But the advent of technologies such as blockchain may help streamline things. The lure of blockchain, said Madhu, is that disparate types of information can be tracked and can be stored in an immutable way. And in the U.S.,

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Bussman Advisory

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Startups, primarily in the blockchain world, raised $4.6bn in various forms of token launches in 2017, a quantum leap from the $0.2 While regulators around the world have generally been attentive to the rise of ICOs, and have worked hard to understand them, there are still a number of thorny legal and regulatory issues to be addressed.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s blockchain department and the face of its proposed cryptocurrency Libra, has released his congressional testimony ahead of a scheduled appearance before Congress, according to a report by TechCrunch. monetary regulations in terms of taxes, fraud and money laundering laws. .

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JULY 15, 2019

David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s blockchain department and the face of its proposed cryptocurrency Libra, has released his congressional testimony ahead of a scheduled appearance before Congress, according to a report by TechCrunch. monetary regulations in terms of taxes, fraud and money laundering laws. .

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 16, 2015

BehavioSec’s BehavioMobile offers fraud detection by monitoring device rhythm and interaction patterns that are unique to each end user. Blockstack’s software platform uses private blockchains to eliminate back office inefficiencies for financial services firms.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

It has been about a month since Facebook pulled back the curtain on its vision for Libra – a blockchain-backed cryptocurrency with the lofty aim of connecting the 1.7 And regulators in the U.S. But will regulators want to come to the table – or is it more likely they will want to shut it down? The Regulators React (Badly) .

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Experian CrossCore is a single platform that helps manage customer identities, fraud prevention tools, workflows and decision strategies in an easy-to-use and scalable format. Featurespace’s ARIC Engine helps financial services clients spot and prevent fraud attacks in real time using adaptive behavioral analytics.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

“Given how integral these data are to these basic CFPB functions, I fear that the freeze in data collection has, in practice, fundamentally changed how the CFPB interacts with its regulated entities, particularly in the Division of Supervision, Enforcement and Fair Lending. South Korea is levying heavy duty taxes on trades.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Note: Less than a month after the closure announcement, Vasupal was arrested for fraud in a bizarre case involving Stayzilla business dealings. We rounded up 14 more startups whose lessons ranged from fraud and investor dropouts, to logistics issues and product problems. Read more here. Product: del.icio.us.

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