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‘Death-Spiral Financing’ Leads to SEC Fraud Charges Against Penny-Stock Operator

PYMNTS

So much of the focus on fraud these days involves exploiting holes in software, hacking into systems to steal personal information and payment data, or otherwise using digital methods in heists. But recent news involving “death-spiral financing” reminds us that fraud is still conducted in other, relatively old-fashioned ways.

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Operation Choke Point 2.0

Jeff For Banks

In 2012 the Obama administration launched "Operation Choke Point" ("OCP") which was designed to ensure banks considered the risk of banking payday lenders that were engaged in abusive practices. But in January 2021, the new OCC announced it would pause the "Fair Access" rule that was intended to prevent another Operation Choke Point.

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Bank Of England Tells HSBC To Tighten Fraud, Staff Compliance

PYMNTS

The Bank of England has told HSBC to improve compliance controls for non-fiscal factors like fraud and staff conduct, according to a report by Reuters. Samir Assaf, HSBC head of global banking and markets, shared the news with other seniors bankers on Tuesday (Nov. Shares dropped by as much as 2.8 percent following the report.

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HSBC To Staff: Stay Off Bank’s Social Media Accounts

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Bloomberg News reported that Tricia Weener , HSBC ’s global head of marketing, sent a memo to the workforce of the London-based company stating that they must not post to social media until at least 11 a.m. HSBC is a much safer institution than it was in 2012.”. United Kingdom time on Tuesday (Sept 22). On Monday (Sept.

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Govt Eyes BEC, Govt Slammed By BEC

PYMNTS

That comes in the wake of BEC scams that are growing as a threat to companies of all sizes and industries as they conduct B2B operations. 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.

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Challenges for the neo-challengers: Four hurdles to overcome

Accenture

An obvious reason is the inroads they’re making into the market, both domestically and globally: recent Accenture research finds that digital-only banks operating in the UK could amass a total of 35 million customers globally within the next 12 months, up from 13 million today. Why the intense interest in the neo-challengers?

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Emailage Embarks On ‘FinTech Roadshow’

PYMNTS

Founded in 2012, Emailage it is now hitting its major growth area and has entered expansion mode. It aims to flesh out operations in the areas where it already has a presence — that is, London; San Paolo, Brazil; Mexico City; Colombia; San Francisco and Greece. First, on Oct. 11 through Oct.

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