PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems.

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JULY 16, 2020

The top court of the 28-nation bloc ruled the transfer of personal data to platforms in the U.S. Companies will have to choose between whether to move personal data to servers in Europe or stop doing business in the region. servers, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. the region. The potential impact of the crisis on open banking’s future in the region is a different story, however.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants from other regions have been dipping their toes into the Chinese market, but open banking has compounded the difficulty involved in setting up operations. The country’s government and regulators are keeping pace with those in the European Union and the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries in Africa for a reduced fee, while Volante Technologies Inc. and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. In today’s top payments news around the world, Xoom is now offering clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe and U.K. Canada, U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

These marketplaces need to have strong security approaches in place, however, to ensure they do not accidentally onboard any fraudulent sellers or let other scams be perpetrated across their platforms. How Global Freelancing Marketplaces Can Maintai n Security And Regulatory Compliance. Around The eCommerce Payments W orld.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Treasury’s difficulties getting relief money to individuals, has renewed calls for the government to accelerate its FedNow national real-time payments network, still not expected to be operational until at least 2023. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) disbursement fiasco, coupled with the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

As politicians across the globe grapple with the pandemic’s continued economic fallout and the need to get stimulus funds to individuals, corporations and even local governments with speed and security, digital delivery of those dollars is likely to gain increasing traction. As reported in this space last month, the efforts are still nascent.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A series of regulations was established to encourage a safer, more transparent financial services environment following the 2008 financial crisis. Failure to meet AML/KYC requirement challenges can be costly for FIs, too, with regulators issuing heavy fines for lax security practices or failure to devote sufficient resources to oversight.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In perhaps the most sweeping example, the member states of the United Nations have embraced, as part of “sustainable development goals,” a target to “provide legal identity for all, including birth registration,” by 2030. The initiative will be on hold until the government enacts new laws that would safeguard data security.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The country’s recent cybersecurity and Open Banking developments have thus been the subjects of extensive scrutiny among its own regulators, as well as among cyber and financial experts around the world. Chinese regulators are also working on regulations to shore up application programming interface (API) innovations and platform banking.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

In addition, Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank unveiled a cross-border remittance service based on Alipay’s blockchain technology, Indonesia’s KinerjaPay notched an investment of $200 million from a construction firm in the region and mobile payments are on the rise in China.

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Bobsguide

APRIL 13, 2022

Dubai, UAE – April 13, 2022 – Finastra today announced that Banque Misr, the second largest national bank in Egypt with international presence, has selected Fusion Trade Innovation and Fusion Corporate Channels to digitalize its trade finance services and provide a premium user experience.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

To that end, Bloomberg reported at least some financial regulators from the European Union say there need to be strict controls governing central bank digital currencies in place — and Libra (among other private efforts) may present a threat to financial stability. Central bank digital coins on the Continent – but plenty of room for cash.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2017

Even as some countries move away from physical currency in favor of more modern payment methods, demand in larger nations means the Asia-Pacific region is still clinging to cash. With China and India driving economic growth, countries in the Asia-Pacific region are estimated to spend some $8.1 trillion in cash payments in 2015.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

The nation has watched many European countries go through this process over the past year, so impacts on its financial ecosystem are at least expected if firms have not yet experienced them. Turkish regulators and government officials spent less time deliberating whether they wanted to implement PSD2 and more considering how to integrate it.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

will no longer have access to European Union data security, instead being moved by the tech giant to American jurisdiction, according to officials, according to Reuters on Wednesday (Feb. companies, is staying in the EU and will keep some of the EU’s famously stringent data protection rules, the General Data Protection Regulation.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 31, 2023

From a security standpoint, forcing customers into Western nomenclature can lead to missed OFAC specially designated nationals (SDN) list matches, and open-source information searches could be lost or overlooked. When customers have no legally issued ID, alternative know-your-customer policies are indispensable.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

“If a firm needs to digitally onboard someone and verify them, we can help that company do that fairly seamlessly,” Samer Atassi, regional director, Latin America and Caribbean for Jumio, told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Opportunity, he noted, abounds. But in markets like Mexico , the challenges are quite different.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A former cryptocurrency exchange and its founder are facing charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency announced in a press release on Wednesday (Feb. Montroll operated an unregistered online securities exchange and defrauded its users by misappropriating their bitcoins.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Now that principle applies to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – at least according to one report. Security Boulevard reported this week (June 6) that in the wake of the new digital security rule taking effect, criminals were quick to use it to their advantage.

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Abrigo

JULY 7, 2022

What Will Auditors and Regulators Expect with CECL Accounting? A panel of CECL accounting experts described how auditors and regulators are viewing various aspects of implementation. . Takeaway 2 Auditors and regulators don't have preconceived expectations about how CECL reserves might change for an institution.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission issued scores – the tallies varied depending on where you got the news, but The Wall Street Journal estimated “dozens” – of requests for information and subpoenas from companies who have dipped, or are dipping, corporate toes in the initial coin offerings pool. And yet: How and why to regulate?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

Small businesses are essential job generators, and the major driver of economic growth and vibrancy for all regions of the country.”. The report also asked Congress to amend the National Bank Act to authorize the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to issue a federal charter for non-bank financial companies.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

According to the new Simplifying Cross-Border Payments Playbook , there are five key criteria that an ideal cross-border payment solution should meet: speed, security, compliance, transparency and ubiquity. Different regions have their own unique payment rails, and no two abide by the same regulatory framework. So, what’s the problem?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

The time for “wait and see” is running out when it comes to new European privacy regulations. Soon enough, the financial and consumer impacts of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become clear enough that companies that took a laggard’s approach may start to feel significant pain.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

Beyond the technological advances, of course, China’s push toward a digital economy comes as the government has also digitalized the national ID card, which must be wielded by every citizen over the age of 16. National efforts to issue digital IDs to everyone may be hallmarks of China and India. The Big Tech Effect.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

The country was once a principal location for Wirecard's partner businesses in the region. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra also said on Sunday (Nov. 8) that three immigration officials had been formally charged and suspended for 90 days last month over Marsalek's travel records.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A regional government in Russia is now working with state-backed VEB, reports in CoinDesk said this week, as authorities explore how to use blockchain “to improve the quality of management decisions.”. As regulators begin to consider blockchain regulations, many have signaled a desire not to hamper innovation while doing so.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

The report explores how companies in G20 nations are preparing for risks related to technological disruption, regulation and cybersecurity. Overall, organizations did not score well, according to Kevin Hewitt, FTI Consulting’s chairman of the EMEA region.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

15) that it will launch regional commercial banking operations in New York and Los Angeles in an effort to grow its corporate client base and connect existing business customers in the markets with its senior banking professionals. The bank announced Thursday (Aug. and offer clients FDIC-insured accounts.

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MARCH 15, 2023

Now, customers and analysts will pay more attention to Loans + Securities-to deposit ratio. Instead of just looking at LTD, investors, and depositors, will now look at loan plus securities to total deposits. That notion proved false, and the quality of that metric has forever changed.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The cameras are also used to track Muslims coming in and out of mosques in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, which has led to the detention of thousands of ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in internment camps. hit Chinese state-backed chipmaker Fujian Jinhua with an export ban, citing national security reasons.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

Digital enterprises are going regional and instant payments are going national (and earlier than originally scheduled). Nubank’s $10B Regional Expansion . The BCB has officially unveiled details of its newly developed blockchain platform, Pier, designed to facilitate information exchange between financial regulators.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Banks and thrifts hold half of all outstanding CRE debt through the second quarter, with insurance companies accounting for 12% and commercial mortgage-backed securities holding 14%, according to Trepp. Use portfolio risk management tools, which make it easier to continue supporting local and national economies prudently.

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APRIL 18, 2020

It is important to know thoroughly about the syllabus and regulations of any course before enrolling in that. The Admit Cards of the candidates of Dhaka city will be sent by the Institute to the Local Office/Zonal Office/Regional Office/Administration Department of the Head Office of their respective bank/financial institution.

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