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Mastercard Selects New President For European Operations

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He will be tasked with developing strategy, direction and comprehensive success of Mastercard’s operations across 53 countries in Europe. Perez also formed partnerships with various businesses, government entities and regulators to advance ingenuity and confidence in the payment landscape.

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In the UK, (More) Web Content Regulation Looms

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increased regulation over content delivered online through platforms may be on the horizon. This past week, Britain’s federal government said its media regulator, known as Ofcom, would be given new oversight to monitor and regulate material posted on the web by companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter. In the U.K.,

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UK Banking Investigations Rise 16 Pct YOY

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The latest data shows regulators have ordered 51 “skilled persons’ reports” in the 2018-19 financial year, a 16 percent increase over last year. Although the total reports ordered has declined since the height at 140 in 2010-11, recent figures show an uptick. Probes into financial institutions in the U.K.

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VirnetX Takes $503M Bite Out Of Apple For Patent Infringement

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11, 2010, alleged that Apple’s FaceTime and VPN On Demand features were using its patented technology. 1), the tech giant referred to the possible effects of legal proceedings and global regulations and how those could impact its operations and financial conditions. The original lawsuit , filed Aug.

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Report: FinCEN Files Reveal Billions In Suspicious Money Flows

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BuzzFeed said the thousands of suspicious activity reports, authored by lenders and shared with the government, offer a glimpse into global corruption enabled by banks and allowed to flourish by regulators. Since 2010, prosecution has been delayed by 18 banks for anti-money laundering, according to BuzzFeed.

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Branches more important than apps?

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The regulator has tried to encourage more competition in the sector by implying the process to launch a new bank, a challenger bank. Since 2010, 19 new retail and commercial banking licenses have been issued, with at least eight more pending as at January 2017. We’re happy being customers’ second bank.

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Meradia Expands Performance Capabilities with the Addition of Jonathan A. Boersma, CFA

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With Boersma’s addition, Meradia will expand its Investment Performance practice to include advisory services related to Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) compliance, implementation, and pre-verification as well as investment performance regulation. Mailhos, Meradia’s Investment Performance Practice Lead.