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PSD2 Challenges Leave Norway, Netherlands Playing Catch-Up

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Since many European Union (EU) countries have now brought PSD2 and GDPR fully into their financial infrastructures, banks and merchants must prepare for the upcoming Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) rule and its fast-approaching September deadline. Around the PSD2, GDPR World. Solving for SCA’s $100-Billion-a-Year Problem.

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Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws

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Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. The pandemic has refocused scrutiny on the open banking ecosystem’s privacy and security. The Data Privacy Twist .

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Data Dive, Rainy Days Edition: Fines, Misses And Video Game Money Laundering

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Though Capital One had lots of positive forward-looking statements to make after releasing its Q4 earnings information last week, its stock sank as what investors and analysts most noted was that the bank missed on both earnings and revenue. For Q4, the bank said provision for credit losses increased 29 percent to $1.6 Alphabet Inc.’s

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In Wake of Vantiv for Worldpay, Europe Beckons?

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Consider too, that the company said last month that it had obtained a banking license, a pan-European one, that allows the firm to process merchant payments with speed, bypassing bank settlements. firm, Europe may be among the more desired payments frontiers. firm, Europe may be among the more desired payments frontiers.

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Using Machine Learning Analytics to Detect Fraud Scams

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Electronic payments have paved the way for new and old authorised push payment (APP) scams to hit the UK market, with a 40% rise in 2019 ; 56% of Europeans surveyed experienced at least one type of fraud/scam in 2018/2019. Fraud scams are a concern for every fraud manager. In my last post, I discussed three best practices for fighting scams.

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Fintech Fundings: 24 Companies Raise $560 Million Week Ending Jan 8

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Brazilian neo-bank. Tags: Consumer, payments, remittances. HQ: New York City. Source: Crunchbase. Dutch person-to-person SMB lender . Latest round: $100 million Debt. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: Netherlands. Latest round: $52 million Series C. Total raised: $98.3 HQ: Sao Paulo, Brazil. Source: Crunchbase. Consumer alt-lender .

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Jumio CTO Paints A Portrait Of ‘IDV Nirvana’

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Users may be required to take selfies or submit additional documentation, such as bank statements or utility bills, that ground them to a physical place. Data tagging is how ground truth is established. But since IDs can be stolen, additional layers of security may be necessary. That’s IDV nirvana from afar, said Patel.

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