Insights on Business

JANUARY 25, 2019

Looking at the top five blog entries of 2018, we see that using technology to meet the ever-increasing scale and rate of regulatory change is top of mind for financial service organizations. As Marc Andrew’s notes in his blog, Demystifying AI for risk and compliance , in 2018, we saw AI tackle exhausting regulatory requirements.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Bitwala has rolled out digital currency banking services in Germany through a partnership with a regulated FinTech firm that has a banking license, CoinDesk reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

When PYMNTS asked cross-border payments experts at the end of last year what they thought the driving trend would be for the industry in 2018, the consensus was all about collaboration , particularly between banks and FinTech firms. “The modern-day client expects a seamless transaction experience,” he said.

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Abrigo

MARCH 11, 2022

Expert insights on 10 regulatory topics that NBFIs should consider this year Review this list of what regulators are looking for in 2022 to help your NBFI pass exams with flying colors. Takeaway 3 NBFIs should review common deficiencies in AML programs that regulators are citing and fix issues before their next audit or exam.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems.

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 12, 2018

This past year brought governance, risk and compliance (GRC) to the center stage. Organizations in financial services and other sectors witnessed an increase in “airtime” given to risk and compliance issues at the board level. GRC Coming of Age in 2018. Drive efficiency across risk & compliance processes.

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Abrigo

MARCH 7, 2022

Experts weigh in on regulatory hot topics for 2022 Review these 10 insights into what regulators are looking for in 2022 to help your financial institution pass exams with flying colors. Takeaway 1 Regulators have increased their focus on BSA in the first quarter of 2022, and the crisis in Ukraine will put OFAC in the spotlight.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

However, though the company expanded quickly in 2017 and 2018, Beijing’s crackdown on certain lending practices forced Dianrong to decline in the second half of 2018. We hope regulators can give the industry a clear and definite timetable, and give guidance and a ray of hope for companies that stick to compliance,” Guo said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2019

Local FinTech firms such as PeerSafe will be supplying technical support. In other news, Vaishali Mehta, who worked as a senior compliance manager at Coinbase, has left the company to become the head of compliance for TrustToken , which produces the TrueUSD stablecoin. In addition, Latvia’s financial regulator imposed a 1.2

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Insights on Business

MARCH 21, 2018

Our final installment of just a small sampling of the last day and half of the people, places and announcements that stood out to us at IBM Think 2018. founder, data scientist and big thinker Jeff Jonas talks about the quickly approaching European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline that goes into effect in May.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

It has been a busy year for the world of bank regulations, particularly Know Your Customer (KYC). Financial services regulations are notorious for their complexity and ever-changing demands for financial institutions and corporates, but another fuel for development in the KYC space was the FinTech community.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 5, 2019

Reducing costs but appeasing regulators seems like an oxymoron, yet, many AML compliance and operations leaders are being asked to do just that. The question is, how to do this, while keeping the regulators happy? Even better, regulators have recently begun encouraging the application of these techniques.

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Insights on Business

JUNE 20, 2018

In today’s global marketplace, financial services firms must grapple with competition, increasing regulation and market volatility while also maintaining profitability and growth in a world disrupted by emerging technologies and fintechs. The new advances in our portfolio include: Next-Gen Governance, Risk, and Compliance.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The country’s government and regulators are keeping pace with those in the European Union and the U.S. Foreign firms and regulators tend to think of Chinese laws as either too strict, wide-reaching or lax — perceptions that have failed to keep up with local regulations’ developments. “In he remarked. “I

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

8) said the company is rolling out its PSD2 Open Banking Solution, aimed at reducing the cost of compliance to PSD2 regulations. 2018 to comply with the new rules, are at the same time pressured to promote innovation and enable faster, more agile payment services, Capgemini said. An announcement Wednesday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

As a result of the passage and adoption of open banking regulations, like PSD2 in Europe, banks and other financial firms are sharing data more freely than ever before. Adapting To Open Banking . New open banking tools mean new types of financial transactions, which could make fighting digital fraud even more difficult for banks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

News came earlier in the month that several federal agencies have come out — together — in support of banks embracing innovation in their compliance efforts. Private sector innovation is of value, and pilot programs may be too, which opens the door to FinTech — all of which now can come through industry commentary.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 2, 2018

The 16 registered cryptocurrency exchanges currently operating in Japan will soon form a self-regulating body, after a $530 million heist of digital coins in the region led to investor concerns, Reuters reported today.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

Despite the compliance deadline being set back in 2015, many banks that offer application programming interfaces (APIs) to third-party providers and FinTech firms are still unprepared for SCA. Regulations can build trust and goodwill, though. Banks Competing with FinTechs. Merchant partners are also getting up to speed.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

will be expected to open their platforms and application programming interfaces (APIs) to smaller FinTechs and third-party players in ways that comply with PSD2, potentially including SCA. Preparedness helps with confident compliance . Turkish institutions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

Last year brought the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline, Europe’s attempt to boost online privacy and security for consumers — a law that just resulted in a $57 million fine against Google , which was accused of not doing enough to gain the consent of users when collecting data meant for targeted advertising. 70 percent.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

In advance of the upcoming webinar titled “RegTech: Transforming Compliance Through Enabling Technology,” Clayton Mitchell, principal of Crowe Horwath , stated that RegTech’s effectiveness can be limited by internal factors. At the same time, risk and compliance professionals still are inundated with manual tasks. Taking on more risk?

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 21, 2018

The Treasury suggests that federal banking regulators take action to resolve this ambiguity. The report assumes that “data aggregators and consumer fintech application providers are subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)” and that “the Safeguards Rule appropriately addresses” data security concerns with data aggregation activities.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Banks may not like it, but the demand is here for faster payments — from businesses, consumers and regulators alike. While they’re apprehensive about the technology, financial institutions are facing pressure to adopt real-time payments capabilities to meet that demand and to comply with new regulations.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 15, 2018

IBM developed it last year to engage the community of banks and fintechs interested in the emerging ecosystem of open banking standards. Agility: Customers expect great digital services, and it is imperative for companies to develop or partner with suitable fintechs to help them launch new products. IBM at Sibos 2018.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Fifty-four countries now have active real-time payment programs, up from 40 countries in 2018. Heavily regulated industries bedevil firms with their multitude of compliance requirements. Find more real-time expansion efforts by FinTechs in the News and Trends section. Bursari Helps Public Schools Adopt Faster Payments.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 26, 2018

A digital reinvention is underway in financial services, driven by the need for fraud prevention, personalized customer service, and the ability to keep pace with massive amounts of new regulations. Diamond pointed out that along with security and best-in-class user experience, a bank must play by the rules and maintain compliance.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

In an interview with Webster, Amit weighed in on the tailwinds that have helped the FinTech surpass $8 billion in annual transactions across its global payables platform, which, among other features, helps firms manage payments across units located in other countries.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Collaboration between FinTechs and banks. That’s where FinTech comes in. The CEO admitted that he was skeptical of the technology at first, especially considering the complexity and inevitable regulation surrounding cryptocurrencies. The evolution of blockchain-based services.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Whether payments, regulatory compliance, automation, blockchain, addressing cyber or moving to cloud, bring us your toughest challenges and let’s solve tomorrow together. Ten speakers on stage at Sibos 2018. Governance, Risk and Compliance. A playlist of IBM videos at Sibos (will be updated daily during the event).

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Community financial institutions must take note and evaluate their AML program and correct any deficiencies. Inadequate staffing will not be tolerated, and regulators will not care about your budgetary constraints. The AML Act of 2020 will more than likely overhaul the 2018 CDD rule with stricter beneficial ownership requirements.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 11, 2018

It’s this digital-agility layer that would connect to the internal core systems as well as provide external APIs to connect various fintech solutions and other financial institutions within an open banking platform approach. IBM at Sibos 2018. Stay tuned for more blogs on Sibos 2018! Visit the IBM booth (#F22) at Sibos.

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The one constant in every compliance professional’s life today is an abundance of pages. Thousands upon thousands of often complex and intellectually challenging rules, regulations and policies that dictate the boundaries of how financial institutions behave.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Meeting the separate AML compliance requirements of multiple countries can be a nightmare, not only because of differences in rules but differences in data sources. To meet this challenge, global fintech 4finance, based in the Baltics, turned to FICO, and their results earned them a FICO Decisions Award for regulatory compliance.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 brought a renewed focus on the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) processes within the financial institutions, who, not very long ago, viewed GRC as little more than a necessary evil – cost of doing business, which added little value. IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.0

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Fraudsters have been increasingly focused on mobile services, with one-third of all fraud attacks worldwide reportedly targeting mobile during the first half of 2018 — a 24 percent year-over-year increase. Going global requires forming close partnerships with local bank sponsors and regulators to ensure compliance, Dinh explained.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The payments and financial services industry has enjoyed an unprecedented wave of invention, but the fruits of that labor are threatened by an ideologically driven political climate that complicates the evolution of global interoperable mobile-driven commerce.

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