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MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings

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Osvaldo Giménez , executive vice president and CEO of FinTech, which includes Mercado Pago, told PYMNTS that the region is complex, with different regulations governing each of the 18 countries where it trades. “I It launched as the eCommerce industry took off in 2003, and has seen a surge in usage with the pandemic.

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Executive order on digital assets includes roles for CFPB, FTC, federal banking agencies

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In a related development, the Treasury Department announced that the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) “would form a new subgroup on digital asset financial education, which will operate alongside the FLEC’s current workstream analyzing the impact of climate change on household and community financial resilience.

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SEC Probing First American Financial’s Data Breach

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Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating a security breach at First American Financial Corporation that saw the exposure of upwards of 885 million financial records and personal files related to mortgages dating back to 2003. KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach in May.

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FAFC Data Breach Exposed 885M Financial Records

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Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating a security breach at First American Financial Corporation that saw the exposure of upwards of 885 million financial records and personal files related to mortgages dating back to 2003. KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach in May.

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Govt Eyes BEC, Govt Slammed By BEC

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Cyber frauds are a pervasive, significant and growing threat to all companies, including our public companies,” said SEC Chairman Jay Clayton at the time the report debuted. The South China Morning Post reports that the SFC has set up a form online through a page titled “Reporting corporate fraud and market misconduct.”

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ACI Worldwide Amps Up Erste Bank Hungary Electronic Payments

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The new initiative is an upgrade from the older versions of ACI’s solutions, as EBH and ACI have been working together since 2003. In addition to the added payment options, EBH will calculate interchange fees using ACI Interchange, a central monetary transaction manager, as well as ACI Proactive Risk Manager, which manages fraud.

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Springboard to Excellence

Independent Banker

imberly Anderson, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Cañon National Bank in southern Colorado, became her community bank’s loan compliance officer in 2003. It teaches bankers how to develop a compliance program, meet lending compliance requirements, and comply with deposit and marketing regulations. By Ed Avis.