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China Tackles ‘Grim, Complicated’ Corporate Debt

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China’s rising levels of corporate debt are in the headlines again with the nation’s banking regulator reportedly introducing to lower debt levels. Regulators must keep clear heads and cannot be blindly optimistic,” the regulator stated in its report. Reports in Reuters said Friday (Jan.

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Inside China’s Cyber, Financial Regulatory Changes And Challenges

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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. he remarked. “I

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China’s $9.1T Shadow Lending Sector On The Decline

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The country’s regulators have gotten tough on the shadow banking market in recent years. percent from the end of 2017 and hitting its lowest level since 2016. However, while regulators are happy to see shadow lending fade, the sector’s main borrowers — private companies — are feeling the strain. China’s $9.1

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Deep Dive: How To Improve Existing AML/KYC Requirements

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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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China Aims To Fight Money Laundering With Int’l Cooperation

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In an effort to clamp down on cross-border money laundering, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) plans to bolster cooperation with other nations such as countries in Europe. The central bank’s efforts would home in on areas such as financial information exchange, anti-money laundering (AML) regulation and asset recovery, Reuters reported.

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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation

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By offering QR-based digital payments, smaller retailers can achieve these goals and create greater customer stickiness with little to no investment beyond the phone they already have,” said Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Channels and Regions, Mastercard. In spring 2018, participating U.S. In spring 2018, participating U.S.

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Governments Fuel Blockchain’s Global Proliferation

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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.”. Ubin was first announced in 2016 with the central bank launching a partnership with blockchain company R3.