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How will new regulations affect China’s online payments market?

Banking 2020

China has introduced new draft rules that are intended to tighten regulations governing online payments in the country. Therefore, proposals issued by the country’s central bank will aim to add “much-needed safeguards” to tackle these issues, the Wall Street Journal reports. The impact of tougher regulations.

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Too Big to Bail Out?

Banking 2020

regulators have already put in place similar strictures for the eight largest (you might say systemically important) banks. regulations don’t go into effect until 2018, and the new FSB proposal is essentially the start of a lengthy debate. Insights bail out economy federal restructuring tax' More to the point, U.S.

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Hidden payments ‘too big too ignore’

Banking 2020

It also noted that banks have found it challenging to develop new propositions to meet these demands – partly because of their reliance on legacy systems and partly because they are more constrained by regulations. The most common solutions. However, these hidden payments are not without their risks.

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Healthcare vs. Banking: It Could Get Messy

Banking 2020

It’s hard to think of two industries more regulated than healthcare and banking. Regulations, meanwhile, can take years to legislate and implement. First, as the lawsuit makes clear, BofA provided Chelan County and the Taxing Districts with Bank of America software for use in all such processes.

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Too Big to Bail Out?

Banking 2020

regulators have already put in place similar strictures for the eight largest (you might say systemically important) banks. regulations don’t go into effect until 2018, and the new FSB proposal is essentially the start of a lengthy debate. Insights bail out economy federal restructuring tax' More to the point, U.S.

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China and India lead global cashless growth

Banking 2020

At the same time, efforts from regulators in China to speed up the deployment of point-of-sale equipment to merchants throughout the country, as well as opening up the domestic payments card market to allow greater competition from overseas providers. The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed rules requiring a PIN for card transactions up to Rs.

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Banking at the Grocery Store

Banking 2020

Out on the campaign trail, Sen Bernie Sanders (D-VT), has fired up support with calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, raising the minimum wage, and breaking up Wall Street conglomerates. It’s a safe bet that in the near future we’re going to see many more such innovations.