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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. Many states don’t have any laws regulating the use of facial recognition technology.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The DOJ’s lawsuit against Lakeland, filed in a New Jersey federal district court, is part of the DOJ’s nationwide “ Combating Redlining Initiative ” launched in October 2021. According to the DOJ , the settlement represents the third-largest redlining settlement in the DOJ’s history.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

With the 2021 change in administration in Washington, D.C., 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.

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Cisco

JUNE 7, 2022

This dubious distinction and related implications of a breach have ensured financial services’ high level of cyber security proficiency, protection, and alignment with standards such as the International Standards Organization (ISO) 27k series on IT risk and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework.

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Vertical payments company Flywire has joined forces with BELTA, the Brazilian Educational & Language Travel Association, in a move that expands the availability of its cross-border payment offerings to students from Brazil who are studying in other nations. Pandemic Will Push 150M Into 'Extreme Poverty' By 2021, World Bank Says.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

billion to fraud in 2021, a 70% increase over the prior year. In 2021 the FTC logged 378,119 fraud complaints about unwanted text messages, including fraud attempts. Be sure to only send banking information through secured and verified means. We can help you navigate changing AML/CFT and fraud regulations.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 31, 2022

On May 19, 2022, the Associate Director of the Enforcement and Compliance Division of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), Alessio Evangelista, spoke at the Chainalysis Links Conference in New York City on the topic of “The Intersection of Cryptocurrencies and National Security.” Responsible Innovation “.

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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. A study found that restaurant revenues declined by 9 percent year over year in October, largely due to decreased in-restaurant traffic due to social distancing regulations.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Locality Bank, a digital-first community bank serving south Florida that opened in January, is run by industry veterans with such successful track records that regulators signed off on their application for a charter in less than a year. Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. That’s no small feat for any de novo, especially during a pandemic.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

They noted that in some instances, the OLAF found that the misused EU funds were going to national politicians, their families and/or associates. In the auditor’s report, they backed the move to create a European Prosecutor’s Office in charge of conducting investigations on spending, which is targeted to open starting in 2021.

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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. This steady march toward online banking tools has played a key role in how Brazil’s regulators are structuring its open banking rules.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 6, 2021

As required by the Anti-Money Laundering Act (“AML Act”), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued on June 30, 2021 the first government-wide list of priorities for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”) (the “ Priorities ”).

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 23, 2022

The CFPB has issued a new interpretive rule regarding the authority of state attorneys general and state regulators (State Officials) to enforce the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA). . CFPA Section 1042(a) (12 U.S.C.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 17, 2021

On May 6, 2021, the CFPB’s Office of Servicemember Affairs issued its eighth annual report summarizing its activities from January 1 through December 31, 2020. The report discussed the Office’s consumer outreach and educational efforts, servicemember complaint trends, and priorities for 2021.

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Abrigo

JUNE 13, 2022

According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), this heartless crime is most likely under-reported due to victims' embarrassment. More banks are reporting to APS, rising from 62% in 2017 to 81% in 2019 and 78% in 2021. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. Learn More.

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Cisco

AUGUST 9, 2022

As these have attacks have evolved, regulatory bodies have updated their regulations to account for the increasing threat of cyber risk. In 2015, following a significant increase in nation state and hacktivist attacks on U.S. Derivative Impacts on Infrastructure and Security Teams.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 25, 2022

As we will discuss, the timing of the Consent Order indicates that even when regulators permit crypto activities by financial institutions, they remain cautious, particularly as to BSA/AML compliance. The January 2021 Operating Agreement . The Consent Order.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Bob Hickok.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Said Allaire of the bid to get digital currencies more front and center: “Regulators are getting their arms around them … the digital asset market is now moving, more and more, into the mainstream of finance, FinTech payments and banking world.”. And, of course, the crypto landscape extends well beyond bitcoin.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

October 26 is now nationally recognized as BSA/AML Day.) Regulatory scrutiny became ever-present, knowing that the security of their homeland was at stake. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. AMLA also explicitly includes Combating the Financing of Terrorist (CFT) along with AML. . Learn More.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Federal banking regulators have been busy in this space. Accordingly, “it is important that [the Agencies] provide coordinated and timely clarity where appropriate to promote safety and soundness, consumer protection, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including [AML] and illicit finance statute and rules.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Biometric authentication capabilities built into smartphones allow users to secure the information related to these personas, too. The country’s national Aadhaar system has already issued unique 12-digit ID numbers to more than 1 billion residents since its launch in 2008, a figure that includes almost the entire Indian population.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 12, 2021

The Fed’s final rule implementing the Durbin Amendment (Regulation II) went into effect in October 2011. Regulation II capped the interchange fee received by large issuers (with $10 billion or more in assets) to 21 cents plus 0.05% of the transaction. Proposed Amendment to Regulation II.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The June 2021 release of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN) Priorities makes this clear in naming cybercrime as one of the eight national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CTF) priorities. Cyber-attacks, and ransomware specifically, are the most significant threats to U.S.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The June 2021 release of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN) Priorities makes this clear in naming cybercrime as one of the eight national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CTF) priorities. Cyber-attacks, and ransomware specifically, are the most significant threats to U.S.

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Fraud cryptocurrency System Trends 195

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In China, eCommerce giant JD.com launched the nation’s first blockchain business license in collaboration with the Administration for Industry and Commerce of Suqian. The market is expected to secure 30 percent of those efforts between 2021 and 2023; at present, the U.S. in blockchain development efforts.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Whether that is the case or not, the reprieve is now over. On December 16, 2021, FinCEN announced an $8 million civil money penalty against CommunityBank of Texas (CBOT) for willful Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) violations and failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program. CDD is widely considered the fifth pillar of BSA.

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Abrigo

MARCH 4, 2022

The most common method for developing a synthetic identity scheme begins with the theft of a Social Security Number (SSN). man pleading guilty to multiple felonies, including money laundering, for his role in a national fraud ring that resulted in the theft of more than $1 million from financial institutions. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2018

It also requires finding faster ways to securely address customer identification program (CIP) obligations and know your customer (KYC) requirements. But] we’re projecting by 2021, it’ll take up the majority of the market.”. Cross-border transactions are a national security priority,” he explained.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 21, 2022

On July 13, 2022, the House of Representatives (the “House”) adopted an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) offered by Maxine Waters (D. FinCEN, however, does not actually conduct BSA/AML examinations of regulated businesses. It is unclear if Congress expects FinCEN to conduct these audits.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

Digital enterprises are going regional and instant payments are going national (and earlier than originally scheduled). Unibanco’s announcement followed one by Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) a few weeks earlier that a QR code-based instant payments system will be designed by 2020, and will be up and running by 2021.

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BankUnderground

APRIL 28, 2023

The reforms aimed to ensure that banks have sufficient capital resources to absorb losses and reduce the cyclical effects of bank capital (and regulation) on the supply of bank credit in stress. Additionally, regulators in various jurisdictions have been trying to create simpler (but not weaker) regulatory frameworks for small banks.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Institutions secure financial instruments at a certain rate based on the market rates as of a specific point in time. Regulators expect a well-managed financial institution to look at interest rate risk through two different lenses: Earnings at risk (EAR)/income at risk (IAR) – Measures short-term risk; changes to the income statement.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In the release announcing the RFI, the CFPB stated “refinancing volume has dropped dramatically, down almost 70% from [2021], as interest rates have risen. Whether the CFPB should amend the ATR-QM rule or other rules to permit or encourage creditors to offer auto-refi mortgages or one-way ARMs.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

Instead, they have either (1) been directly owned by retail investors through crypto exchanges or decentralized apps, or (2) been packaged and secured for safe handling by newly buy-side funds for the largest endowments and family offices in the world. Assets at the giant, federally regulated banks like Citi and JP Morgan, are ballooning.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

Instead, they have either (1) been directly owned by retail investors through crypto exchanges or decentralized apps, or (2) been packaged and secured for safe handling by newly buy-side funds for the largest endowments and family offices in the world. Assets at the giant, federally regulated banks like Citi and JP Morgan, are ballooning.

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