PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Bitcoin is about to get even more scrutiny by regulators, on a global stage. As reported by Reuters this week, Lagarde said at a conference sponsored by the newswire that bitcoin should be regulated — worldwide. She went on to say that “there has to be regulation. She pointed to the crypto’s use in criminal activity.

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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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Perficient

JUNE 30, 2022

Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets – Perficient Blogs. Billion in 2019).

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Gary Meshell, WW Leader Financial Services, IBM Security, opened his IBM Think 2019 talk, How Financial Services Companies Should Respond to Cyber Security Attacks with a bold assertion and truism. IBM and TD Bank jointly developed cyber security incident response solution for the financial services industry.

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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

MARCH 30, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes the following key provisions that affect financial institutions and regulation of financial institutions: Section 4003 – Emergency Relief and Taxpayer Provisions.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

Regulators are taking in an interest in stablecoins, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) noting in a report the digital currencies need to adhere to norms to offer protection from the terrorism financing and money laundering, Bloomberg reported. Swipe, for its part, is available in 31 nations in the European Economic Area.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. The report relays a series of anecdotes, such as Ponzi schemes and other fraudulent methods , and points out that in 2019, over $4.5 That’s according to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Not to ruin your holiday spirit, but let’s start this story with the cold and brutal truth: One of the largest risks that payments and commerce operators face in 2019 is being called to account by government officials, regulators or media about a failure to secure their organizations from cyberattacks. and other places.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In other news, regulators in the European Union are looking at initial coin offerings (ICOs) to determine if they need to be regulated, Reuters reported. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) along with national regulators are looking into ICOs on a case-by-case basis. telephone number management.”

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 9, 2019

Highlights of the regulator’s guidance. In the statement, regulators have provided leeway to create innovative new approaches. Regulators also encouraged “early engagement” from banks to discuss contemplated pilot programs for innovative AML processes. A new approach to AML.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

The London-based trade group for Europe’s ePayments community is waiting for the European Banking Authority , the European Union (EU) banking regulator, to provide the 27-nation bloc with an update on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). The implementation delay gives regulators an opportunity to get it right, Rodgers said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. Brazilian lawmakers have been developing open banking plans since 2019, for example, outlining rough guidelines to be enacted late this year.

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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 Confronting the Chinese Privacy Myth .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

The finance ministry in India passed a new regulation saying that companies with sales of more than ?50 The new regulation went into effect on Jan. RuPay is a payment network offered by National Payments Corp. 1 , and penalties will start on Feb 1, to give businesses a chance to comply.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

These types of payment flows made up 5 percent or more of the gross domestic product (GDP) for 66 countries in 2019, reaching as high as 20 percent of GDP in nations like Haiti and Nepal. . Maintaining compliance with these important regulations can be challenging, but FIs cannot afford to slip up. The Cost of Compliance .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Senior citizens are the demographic group most vulnerable to identity fraud, as they are often not as digitally savvy as their younger counterparts nor as adept in online security best practices. Large investments in security measures are necessary for banks to protect themselves and their customers from this menace. billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

However, it does struggle in two areas: mid-band spectrum and national strategy. By the latter part of 2019, the U.S. By the latter part of 2019, the U.S. Also, lawmakers recently introduced a wireless security bill that would favor free market competition. and none in China. and none in China. While the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told CNBC last week that the army has “immediately” prohibited soldiers from using TikTok following a national security concern that came to his attention earlier in 2019. CFIUS) has formally rolled out a national security review formally into the company’s acquisition of TikTok precursor Musical.ly.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

That caution extends to all manner of considerations in the realm, including the issuance of a state-backed cryptocurrency, and even the regulation of the digital currencies. And, as newbtc.com reported , there no longer are plans for the Reserve Bank of India to launch a national digital currency. One cue might come from the U.S.

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JUNE 25, 2019

Regulators should see this as a wake-up call to get serious about the privacy and national security concerns, cybersecurity risks, and trading risks that are posed by cryptocurrencies. “The cryptocurrency market currently lacks a clear regulatory framework to provide strong protections for investors, consumers, and the economy.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

Authenticating.com is working to combat identity fraud by combining different solutions to securely automate and outsource identity verification and fraud prevention as a service. Personally identifiable consumer information is encrypted end-to-end, then anonymized, de-personalized and bifurcated to ensure that the data is secure.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

More than 100,000 eateries — or about one in six restaurants nationwide — have closed due to the pandemic, according to National Restaurant Association estimates. More than $134 million was lost to such scams in 2019, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), while $117 million was lost to them during the first half of 2020 alone.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

regulators to secure a national bank charter, in turn clearing the runway for the entity to accept consumer deposits. the value of contactless commercial card payments (both debit and credit) jumped 24 percent in 2019. Data breaches: MGM has admitted to a 2019 hack , where 10.6 million guests’ data was compromised.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Jamal El-Hindi, the deputy director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), spoke at the 2019 Money Transmitter Regulators Association Annual Conference on Wednesday (Sept. 11) about the importance of innovation and the regulation of non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), according to a release.

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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. Many financial institutions, however, still take this manual approach.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 27, 2020

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has been working on their share of goal setting, as they have released their 2020 supervisory priorities for credit unions, regulation updates, and the agency’s modernization programs. “We BSA Rules and Regulation. The new year often brings a time of reflection and goal setting.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Banks are typically required to establish direct links with financial institutions (FIs) in other nations to make or receive cross-border payments. A recent survey found that one-third of businesses were worried about cross-border payments fraud, while 26 percent expressed data security concerns.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

On January 1, 2021, the Senate voted into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The AMLA is extensive, and there are many steps involved before FinCEN can implement the act, such as conducting studies, writing regulations, and publishing guidance. With the 2021 change in administration in Washington, D.C., Learn More.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As well, the form has a long history of transmitting national values and providing cultural, political and even economic education — one need only dig deep into the comic scene during World War II to understand that. We hope this comic book helps illustrate the importance of regulations and compliance professionals around the globe.”.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019, H.R. It spares financial institutions, federal home loan banks, insurers, and their employees who provide banking services to state or tribe licensed CRBs or MRBs from prosecution under federal law or regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. What about hemp?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

The most intriguing PSD2 news comes from those that are just now implementing its changes, such as Turkey, which has followed other late bloomers in adopting PSD2 standards with just over a month left in 2019. The country is one of the first outside of the EU to adopt PSD2 rather than creating an open banking regulation of its own.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

The report explores how companies in G20 nations are preparing for risks related to technological disruption, regulation and cybersecurity. “More must be done to ensure sufficient infrastructure and processes are in place to proactively manage business threats in 2019.”

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FICO

JANUARY 25, 2019

The additional costs and complexity for lenders when managing regulations governing mortgages. Regulation has traditionally focussed on capital adequacy, liquidity and credit standards. In January 2019 APRA announced that they are going to cease actively monitoring the investor and interest-only lending caps. embed][link].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Looking back at 2019, and at cryptocurrencies, we may well make the declaration that fraudsters got a lot more brazen … which may mean 2020 is the year lawmakers and regulators clamp down through a global, concerted effort to root out financial crime. million, was the lowest tally seen in years. A Grander Stage.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

As new PYMNTS research documents, over the past year, 18 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) arenas have deployed biometric solutions by CLEAR. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats!

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Credit unions possess vast troves of personal information such as credit card data and Social Security numbers that could devastate members if leaked. million-member Desjardins Credit Union, fell victim to one in June 2019. Third-party incidents are difficult for CUs, as they do not have direct control over outside security practices.

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