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Why Nations Fail

Chris Skinner

I was recently at a Capital Markets conference in Turkey where the main first day keynote speaker is Professor James A. Robinson from the University of Chicago and co-author of Why Nations Fail, a book that changed thinking about what makes for successful countries and what makes them fail.

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FinCEN issues alert on Russian sanctions evasion in real estate market

Abrigo

FinCEN alert targets Russian CRE sanctions evasions FinCEN reminded banks of red flags to watch for to detect CRE market money laundering, particularly by sanctioned Russian elites. Banks should beware of market participants who keep lowering their stakes to avoid detection while still maintaining control of the fund.

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What Is Not Considered a TRACE-Eligible Security and What Should Not Be Reported

Perficient

A TRACE-eligible security does not include a debt security that is issued by a foreign, sovereign government or a money market instrument. A money market instrument is, other than a U.S. This marks the sixth and final blog of The What, Why, and How of TRACE Reporting Compliance blog series. an exchange-traded fund).

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Today In Payments: Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Nation-State; PayPal’s iZettle Intros QR Codes At POS In UK

PYMNTS

In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to its POS app in the U.K. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State. Plus, Robinhood is in talks to go public. amid COVID-19 restrictions. businesses.

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CFPB seeks input on development of new auto market data set

CFPB Monitor

On November 17, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced in a blog post that it is in seeking to build a new data set that “will allow for a more robust understanding of market trends” in the auto market. But, despite its size, we know much less about the auto lending market.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Europe Plans To Release Drafts Of Digital Regulation Legislation; UN Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations Gains Momentum

PYMNTS

Europe Plans To Publish Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act Drafts. The Digital Markets Act is a second set of regulations. They will have two pillars, which Vestager described as a do’s and don’ts for large digital gatekeepers and a “harmonised” market probe blueprint “across the single market.”. Regulation.

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Walmart’s PhonePe Grabs 40 Pct Of India’s Digital Payments Market

PYMNTS

PhonePe “reached a big milestone and also broke a few records along the way” in October, according to a company blog post. billion app sessions and 925 million transactions, and pushed it up to a market share of 40 percent for standard transactions. Both Google Pay and PhonePe are collaborating with the National Payments Corp.

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