Accenture

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The years-long ISO 20022 journey has achieved a major milestone this year: it is now being used for cross-border payments. The new standard successfully launched globally in March 2023 with SWIFT CBPR+, and on the European Market Infrastructures of T2 (March 2023), Euro 1 (March 2023) and CHAPS RTGS (June 2023). Early data reveal a… The post Shifting from compliance to value with ISO 20022 appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The fight over the Credit Card Competition Act is intensifying on Capitol Hill, with Senate floor diatribes and doughnut truck freebies.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

On September 8, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) released an alert regarding a notorious virtual currency scam called “pig butchering,” because, unfortunately, it resembles the “fattening a hog before slaughter.” These scams are primarily perpetrated by criminal organizations in Southeast Asia where these scams are also called “Sha Zhu Pan.”.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In a new report, the federal watchdog highlighted the pitfalls of school-based tuition payment plans, including confusing repayment terms and a high cost for credit.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), approximately 50,000 Samsung customers filed individual arbitration demands with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) pursuant to an arbitration clause in Samsung’s customer agreement. Samsung refused to pay its share of the AAA’s administrative fees, totaling about $4 million, and the AAA closed the matters for lack of payment.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Earlier this week, a group of consumer advocate organizations filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the CFPB that would prohibit the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer contracts in favor of arbitration clauses that would permit consumers to choose between arbitration and litigation only after a dispute has arisen. There are numerous compelling reasons why the CFPB should not engage in such rulemaking.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The frictionless checkout provider declined to specify the number of impacted team members, though multiple LinkedIn posts indicate cuts hit 40% of the company.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra recently addressed The Mortgage Collaborative National Conference recounting the Congressional response to the mortgage industry crisis that began in 2008 that resulted in the creation of the CFPB. Mr. Chopra emphasized that challenges to the validity and authority of the CFPB could hurt the stability of the U.S.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Bancrédito International Bank and Trust Corp. "willfully violated" the Bank Secrecy Act, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The penalty was the first under a two-year-old federal rule aimed at closing gaps in anti-money-laundering enforcement.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on September 11, 2023, settled a claim against a group of affiliated entities operating a background reporting business, Instant Checkmate, LLC, TruthFinder, LLC, The Control Group Media Company, LLC, Intelicare Direct, LLC, and PubRec LLC (“background report companies” or “companies”) for alleged misrepresentations that deceived consumers about whether they had criminal records and for operating as a consumer reporting agency without following the requiremen

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The American Bankers Association found that 89% of the banks it surveyed feel that social media is important. But there is room for improvement in their practices.

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BankInovation

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Fintech startups are increasingly leveraging AI to make operations and offerings more efficient for financial institutions. At Finovate Fall 2023 in New York this week, fintechs hit the stage to demonstrate the latest in AI innovation — AI is serving a wide variety of use cases.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A movement is afoot to transfer the job of the Federal Home Loan banks to the Federal Reserve. This would be a disaster for small lenders.

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BankInovation

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

UBS Group AG this week eliminated about a dozen jobs in its US investment bank as part of its integration of Credit Suisse, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Commercial real estate loans are a growing area of concern for banks. But OceanFirst says its exposure to a troubled shared credit tied to a Manhattan office building isn't a sign of broader problems in its portfolio.

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BankInovation

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Financial institutions are looking to AI to enhance developer productivity and get products to market quickly. “Developer productivity is a huge use case [for AI] that is amazing,” Prag Sharma, global head of AI at Citi, said Thursday during the webinar “Global ideas for better banking AI,” presented by Bank Automation News.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Former Deutsche Bank investment banker Rashawn Russell, who has denied defrauding investors in a cryptocurrency fraud, appears ready to change his mind and plead guilty to fraud charges, court records show.

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

NEC Corporation has introduced three modern digital finance solutions that aim to enable the financial industry in Thailand to cope with fintech challenges.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Dave Glaser, the company's president, is replacing Brady Harris to move payments fintech's focus to larger clients.

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

US-based digital asset financier Bitwave has acquired Gilded to augment accounting and enterprise solutions amid the improving clarity in accounting and tax regulations in the US.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Senate Banking Committee is expected to mark up the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act, or SAFE Banking Act, the week of Sept. 25.

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

BNY Mellon and Datos Insights have released a report examining the ongoing growth of real-time payments due to the increasing demand from consumers for faster payment options.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Carrie Tolstedt, the former retail banking chief at Wells Fargo, was sentenced Friday to three years of probation including six months of home confinement — a major setback for federal prosecutors who wanted to send a message by putting a high-level big-bank executive in prison.

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Opus Technologies has stated that it will assist banks and fintechs in adopting the Federal Reserve's FedNow Service, enabling real-time payments and customer-centric solutions.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

While proponents of a central bank digital currency tout modernity and financial inclusion, House Financial Services Committee members of both parties fear lending could suffer under a digital dollar and are wary of handing the Federal Reserve even more power.

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