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Consumer groups urge CFPB to regulate fee-based earned wage access products as credit

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A group of 96 organizations and individuals, who describe themselves as consisting of “consumer, labor, civil rights, legal services, faith, community and financial organizations and academics,” have sent a letter to the CFPB urging the Bureau to regulate fee-based earned wage access (EWA) products as credit subject to the Truth in Lending Act.

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Sizzle Fizzle: Apps Sizzle, Startups Fizzle And Regulators Battle Bitcoin

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Fizzle of the Week: Cryptocurrency Regulation. The saga over bitcoin and its relationship to various regulators has become something of the payments answer to a romantic comedy. But the idea that regulators can wave a wand and make bitcoin go away? Easy come, easy crypt-go, it seems. They may have some luck. As for next week?

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Deep Dive: How FinTechs, FIs Can Arm Up Against Fraud

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billion — 91 percent — of those penalties, while European regulators demanded $1.7 FinTechs could face these same financial pains as regulators increasingly demand that they follow the compliance rules to which FIs must adhere. Financial Companies’ Security And Regulatory Obligations . A report found that the U.S.

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KPMG, PwC, EY To Put $9B Toward AI, Data Tech

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The largest accounting firms – EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC – are investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence (AI) and data technology products to change the industry in new ways, according to a report by Bloomberg Tax. The new rules will also shorten the “look-back” period that U.S.

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Understanding 1st-party fraud: Risks and resolutions

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Given the current economic climate in the United States, it is essential to understand the effect personal financial security has on 1 st -party fraud. Regulators will be expecting this as they examine institutions for FinCEN priority preparedness. The scam here is an inside job, making it inherently more elusive.

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FinCEN announces $8 Million BSA Enforcement Action: The Resurrection of AML Penalties

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Millions of dollars in suspicious activity were not reported to FinCEN in a timely or accurate manner, including those connected to tax evasion, illegal gambling, money laundering, and other financial crimes. . If your CDD program is not intact, now is the time to tighten things up and watch for new regulations.

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How FinTech Helps SMBs Get A Grip On The Numbers

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Bookkeeping is at the core of many essential processes in the back office: tax filing, working capital management and access to financing, to name a few. In the case of accessing capital, the Federal Reserve ‘s latest analysis has suggested that small business demand for financing in the U.S. The firm secured $1.8

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