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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from governments and consumers. Regulation. EU Gears Up To Propose New Big Tech Regulations. Australian Regulator Looks Into Merger Law Changes.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

trillion in 2018. New technologies and API infrastructures are also leading to rapid innovations in the PaaS space, including quicker payments than ever before. Corporates crave fast payments from banks, but financial institution (FI) payments are often hamstrung by regulations and cross-border frictions that FinTechs do not face.

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

From cash to digital, from plastic cards to mobile wallets, from cash registers at the front of restaurants to tablets brought to tables (redefining the concept of “dine and dash”) — the way we pay shifts along with the availability of technology, and tech shifts as commerce demands new features.

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

Though FinTech has, in many ways, heated up the competition with banks, traditional financial institutions (FIs) widely began to realize in 2018 that their best strategy to remain competitive in today’s financial services landscape is often to collaborate with (not against) those FinTech firms. Visa Acquires Longtime Partner Fraedom.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

The following piece was written by Rob Eleveld, CEO of Whitepages Pro , as a contribution to our 2018 year-end eBook. . Payments 2018 was a year of accelerated disruption. The solution to this complexity is cutting-edge technology that can keep pace with modern transformation: machine learning.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. Between 2008 and 2018, approximately $26 billion worth of fines were levied against banks for AML, KYC and sanctions noncompliance. The Cost of Compliance. imposed a full $23.52

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APRIL 14, 2022

European MiFID II regulations, which are similar to TRACE for European corporate bonds, were implemented in 2018). I’ve created a guide, The What, Why, and How of TRACE Reporting Compliance , that outlines the intricacies, rules, and regulations surrounding TRACE. Treasury Securities to TRACE. Interested in learning more?

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Indian tech startups had a huge year in 2018, but the way the money is being distributed has some experts concerned about the future of the country’s financial ecosystem, according to reports. Early startups were a part of 304 deals in 2018 and raised $916 million. billion in funding – the most ever. In 2017, Indian startups got $10.4

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The company noted that it still needs to gain approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, which issued regulations for crypto exchanges last summer. The partnership will enable Bithumb to further expand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It will also help us bring more cryptocurrencies and features to more people, while helping ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.” ” In other news, new information has shown that Bitmain lost about $500 million in the third quarter of 2018.

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APRIL 1, 2020

“This legislation represents a significant breakthrough – the first time a state or nation has passed a new law devoted exclusively to putting guardrails in place for the use of facial recognition technology,” Smith said in the post. The bill also establishes a task force to scrutinize how, when and why the technology is used.

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JUNE 22, 2020

Apparently, a lot – if you are dealing with Chinese regulators. Ant Financial Services Group has won a green light from Chinese regulators to drop the word “financial” from its name, so it’s goodbye to Ant Financial Services Group and hello to Ant Technology, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The FTC has sent its annual letter to the CFPB reporting on the FTC’s activities related to compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B. In 2018, the FTC began a series of public hearings called “FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21 st Century.” Auto buyer study. ECOA in the military.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Australian financial regulators are feeling pressure to ensure financial institutions treat customers properly and have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in an attempt to improve compliance, according to a report by the Financial Times. They also lied to regulators and adversely cost customers millions by giving bad advice.

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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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JULY 2, 2018

Despite a regulation crackdown and other issues, investors have continued to fund cryptocurrency startups in 2018, with ICOs raising $11.8 This year’s surge comes as ICOs have faced stricter scrutiny from regulators like the U.S. This year’s surge comes as ICOs have faced stricter scrutiny from regulators like the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

eCommerce firms are navigating a tax collection environment that increasingly requires technology and automation to ensure compliance. 2018: The year of the Supreme Court decision in the South Dakota vs. Wayfair case. All this, Today in Data. Data: 8,000: Square footage of The North Face’s recently opened store in Soho.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Bancorp is hopeful that an order issued aimed at getting the bank to strengthen its anti-money laundering efforts will be lifted by the end of 2018. Our expectation is that we will get out of the consent order in 2018.”. Most of these changes were completed by the end of 2017.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Regulation has undoubtedly acted as a catalyst to major financial services trends in areas like small business (SMB) lending, faster payments and, most recently, open banking and collaboration with FinTechs. In its Global Banking Outlook 2018 survey , EY assessed 221 financial institutions across 29 markets. Optimism Up.

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MARCH 28, 2018

With concerns that technology companies can face more regulation, tech stocks were declining all over the globe — with the tech-heavy Nasdaq falling 2.9 That has led to concerns that more regulation of the entire tech sector is coming. That has spurred investigations into the matter by regulators and lawmakers in the U.S.

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MAY 22, 2020

Albania’s Parliament has signed a comprehensive law to regulate the conditions for licensing all activity of cryptocurrency in the country. She said she wanted to allow for the best use of the technology, but also prevent against harmful violations like fraud or the funding of terrorism or other crimes.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Big technology firms in China are suffering as regulatory issues continue, triggering falling share prices, according to a CNBC report on Wednesday (Nov. The State Administration for Market Regulation — China’s regulator — said on Tuesday (Nov. 2), China’s central bank and regulators outlined new rules for digital micro-lending.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The RBI does acknowledge how popular cryptocurrency has become, although Indian regulators and the local government are still apprehensive and skeptical, according to Cointelegraph. Since then, the number of exchanges has grown in the country.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

It was a bold move, and we thought long and hard about it, but we felt that the regulation — the PSD2 RTS [Regulatory Technical Standards] — would require most eCommerce transactions to be authenticated,” Sass said. The technology is also becoming more widespread — and accurate. Not a New Concept. Time Is Right.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

New methodologies and technologies such as artificial intelligence are empowering firms to finally gain control of their risk and compliance efforts. The event brings business and technology together and will give you access to industry leaders who know more about the newest, future-leaning, world-changing technologies than anyone else.

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FICO

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In 2017, collections professionals were being pulled in multiple directions at once by regulations, digital transformation, customer demands and new ways of working. The regulations alone — IFRS 9, GDPR, PSD2, NPLG — are enough to make remembering your day job a challenge. So, will 2018 be more fun? Regulations.

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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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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The operation's purview will include enforcing new regulations governing consumer data privacy and the preservation of small businesses and small- and medium-sized news operations. government, digital business added 150 billion pounds (about $200 billion) to British economy in 2018. The rules are set to take effect in April.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Tech giants like Facebook, Apple, Google, Twitter and Microsoft spent $64 million last year in the hopes of helping to influence regulations and combat increased scrutiny from U.S. politicians, according to a report in The Washington Post. Google spent the most at $21 million. Last year, it spent about $18 million.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Here at PYMNTS our resident expert in thinking outside of the lines as laid out by conventional wisdom is Karen Webster — and summer 2018 has been a particularly good time for drawing long and unexpected lines way outside the box, and into a rapidly changing future. AKA thinking outside of the box.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Banks in the EU have been racing to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) and the revised Payment Services Directive ( PSD2 ) since both measures were enacted in 2018. FIs in Fidor’s native Germany should by now be familiar with the standards set by GDPR, PSD2 and other regulations aimed at online banking.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s chief securities regulator is calling on the world regulators to get on the same page when it comes to Facebook’s Libra to avoid the “real risk of regulatory arbitrage.”. “If In 2018, the crypto world was seen to be of marginal importance to the global financial system.

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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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AUGUST 16, 2020

However, you may not know that there are certain rules/regulations that must be accounted for so you can remain compliant with FCC regulations. This law was signed on February 16, 2018, and officially went into effect on February 16, 2020. On March 23, 2018, the President signed the RAY BAUM’S Act into law.

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JUNE 4, 2018

Reports of her 2018 internet trends presentation have been hard to avoid in recent days, and not every Meeker observation rises to the level of news or wisdom. China is gaining more influence over digital operations as the country’s technological and business skills advance. Five years ago, nine of them were in the U.S.

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