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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Regulation. EU Gears Up To Propose New Big Tech Regulations. Australian Regulator Looks Into Merger Law Changes. The regulation enables authorities in Turkey to take content off of platforms instead of restricting access as they had done previously.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Consumers pivoting to online banking are also more concerned over the privacy and security of their data, especially as fraud volumes creep up —and financial regulators are taking notice. How The Pandemic Is Shifting Banks’ Understanding Of Clo ud Compliance. Around The Cloud Banking World. About The Tracker.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ) hosts an annual symposium to provide updates on compliance requirements, sanctions activity, and enforcement efforts. Business owners and compliance professionals need to remain vigilant about potential risks and report suspicious activity to OFAC and pertinent agencies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2021

eCommerce giants, India is considering revising its rules after allegations surfaced that Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart devised ways to sidestep investment regulations. USIBC also asked India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to engage in substantive consultation with companies on eCommerce regulation.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Many financial services organizations are struggling to manage their risk and compliance exposure in the face of ever-increasing challenges. Massive volumes of regulations are being developed across global financial market segments. Vivek Bajaj, IBM Watson Financial Services Vice President, speaking at Think 2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Now comes a comic book contribution to one of the most vexing and vital issues of modern payments and commerce — fraud prevention and ID compliance. 18) that is has released a free comic and coloring book entitled “ The Adventures of ID Man and Compliance Kid.”. Compliance, too, could become a juicer in the near future.

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PYMNTS

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. The Cost of Compliance. The projected 2020 cost of AML compliance across all U.S. financial institutions (77 percent) for AML compliance.

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Perficient

JANUARY 23, 2024

Additionally, these branches underwent annual on-site inspections to ensure compliance with regulations. This shift also led to technological advancements enabling firms to closely monitor broker activity to ensure full compliance at all times. What’s New?

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 3, 2022

Citing to FinCEN’s May 9, 2019 Advisory on Illicit Activity Involving Convertible Virtual Currency , the Guidance states that such products and services “typically can identify wallet addresses associated with an institution. Conducting Transaction Monitoring of On-Chain Activity.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The Federal Reserve is investigating the second significant disruption in 2019 of a payments service administered by the U.S. central bank. Certain bank transactions were delayed after ACH — which stands for the automated clearinghouse system — experienced delays but it is now up and running.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

Keeping up with customers’ shifting behaviors and preferences amid changing regulations is a familiar challenge for today’s small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), but the pandemic’s impact on the scale of digital payments has steepened the learning curve for these merchants. Examining SMBs’ Regulatory Struggles. are experiencing.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Cost of Compliance. Scandal and fraud tarnishing banks’ reputations aside, the impact that AML compliance controls have had on these banks’ bottom lines can’t be underestimated. banks have to analyze AML regulations before even beginning to innovate, and the rules in question change often. Challenges and Solutions.

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Perficient

JANUARY 3, 2024

Additionally, these branches underwent annual on-site inspections to ensure compliance with regulations. This shift also led to technological advancements enabling firms to closely monitor broker activity to ensure full compliance at all times. What’s New?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

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. The shortcomings were pointed out by Prudential Regulation Authority regulators. HSBC said it is planning to get executives together to work on the problem.

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Abrigo

APRIL 27, 2020

The Exam Manual was originally intended to provide instructions to examiners when assessing the adequacy of a financial institution’s BSA/AML compliance program when it was first published in 2005. The post Banking Regulators Release April 2020 BSA/AML Examination Manual Updates appeared first on Abrigo. Learn More. BSA Software.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

Social distancing restrictions implemented to curb the virus’s spread are preventing compliance professionals from obtaining physical identification documents and holding in-person meetings that typically enforced anti-money laundering/know your customer (AML/KYC) compliance. Compliance Enforcement Goes Remote With Biometrics.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

Bitcoin continues its roller coaster of ups and downs in 2019 as the cryptocurrency shot back up and breached $13,000 for the first time in about two weeks, according to a report by Bloomberg. It’s up 250 percent in 2019. On June 26, it reached an almost two-year high of $13,880.

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Insights on Business

MAY 1, 2019

A recently published Thomson Reuters study titled “ Fintech, Regtech and the Role of Compliance in 2019 ” found that a new regulatory alert is issued every seven minutes. To date, it seems that the way for an organization to keep pace with change, manage risk and improve compliance has been to hire and spend more.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 15, 2019

Senior executives at financial services institutions have expressed the need for a stronger link between compliance and risk as stories of improper conduct and regulatory require­ments for AML, sanctions, customer fairness, data protection and privacy continue to dominate the business headlines. Key elements of an effective GRC program.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Australian challenger bank Judo Capital has chosen VERMEG , a leading banking and insurance software solution company, to meet its Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reporting requirements as it pursues its full banking license. “Regulatory reporting is an essential function for Judo.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in May, but most businesses in the region still aren’t compliant with the rules. GDPR compliance must be a component of the supplier relationship management strategy, analysts said.

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FICO

JANUARY 18, 2019

Despite advances in customer due diligence, including the addition of advanced analytics to compliance officers’ toolkits, the scandals of 2018 confirmed that many banks are struggling to bring their operations up to regulators’ standards, to say nothing of best practices. Know Your Customer. Detection and Alert Handling.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

regulators cracked down on the firm Oct. regulators not coming as a surprise. He said Qume’s goal, since forming early in 2019, was to build a regulatory-friendly, more decentralized experience for things like custody.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

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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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General’s (AG) Office released modifications to the proposed regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The modifications incorporate amendments to the CCPA signed into law after the AG’s Office issued the proposed regulations in October 2019.

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Abrigo

JULY 17, 2019

There are also many gray areas in banking compliance, which can lead to different interpretations among compliance professionals. By reaching out to your examiners for compliance guidance, you are establishing a trusted relationship between the regulatory agency and the institution.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Regulation. Data Activist: Big Tech Not Following Transatlantic Data Transfer Regulations. House Antitrust Committee Witnesses Offer Big Tech Regulation Viewpoints. antitrust regulation. EU Aims To Have Big Tech Share Data With Smaller Competitors. billion (approximately $15.4

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The world’s first ICO regulations are coming, care of Gibraltar. The rapid global proliferation of initial coin offerings has become an issue of mounting concern among regulators and central banks around the world – in particular, the growth of ICOs has fueled massive growth in the cryptocurrency market in general.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 7, 2021

The CFPB has issued an approval order through its Compliance Assistance Sandbox Policy (CAS Policy) to Synchrony Bank in connection with a proposed “dual-feature” credit card (DFCC) program. The order has a 36-month duration.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Laika , a compliance and security audit platform for software companies, has raised $35M in a Series B. New York-based Laika helps businesses obtain audits and security certifications as well as remain compliant with regulations. Since its founding in 2019, the company has posted 4.5x and PayPal Ventures, among others.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Retailers must protect customers’ card data from hackers who try to snatch payment details, and following best practices to ensure security requires adhering to the regulations established by the PCI SSC, a global payments industry forum. Compliance Complexities. Orchestrating A Solution.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2020

The nation’s marijuana regulator has told financial institutions to treat the $500 million hemp businesses the same way they would any other businesses. It’s intended to “enhance the availability of financial services and the financial transparency of hemp-related businesses in compliance with federal law,” the notice said.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 10, 2020

The CFPB recently announced that it has issued a Compliance Assistance Statement of Terms Template (“CAST Template”) through its Compliance Assistance Sandbox Policy (“CAS Policy”) after receiving an application from Build Commonwealth, Inc. Commonwealth”). The CAS Policy includes CAST Templates, which allow third-parties (e.g.,

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American Banker

JULY 11, 2023

The announcement resolves the final outstanding order between Capital One and prudential regulators over its 2019 cyber incident.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The revised Payment Services Directive ( PSD2 ) Strong Customer Authentication ( SCA ) regulation rollout in the EU has been a little bit on the bumpy side so far. 14 of this year, and while PSD2 did, the SCA part of the regulation has been put on hold. What will that compliance look like in the in the EEA and around the world?

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

The rapid growth of cryptocurrency has come with closer scrutiny and a call for tighter anti-money-laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC) regulations. This push for regulations hasn’t come without controversy. Some think they go too far. That’s the dead opposite of most FIs’ intent.

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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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