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Can Comic Books Boost Compliance And AML Efforts?

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Comic books (along with their more sophisticated cousins, graphic novels) are treated not only as literature these days by fans and many scholars, but they also have a firm place in U.S. Now comes a comic book contribution to one of the most vexing and vital issues of modern payments and commerce — fraud prevention and ID compliance.

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Chinese Regulators Prepare To Crack Down On Luckin Coffee

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Regulators in China are preparing to move against once-hot Luckin Coffee Inc. which admitted booking millions of dollars in nonexistent sales, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (July 31). Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Luckin, which is domiciled in the Cayman Islands.

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Commerzbank Says It Was 'Deceived' By Wirecard Fraud

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Commerzbank has told lawyers that the bank was a victim of fraud in the ongoing Wirecard case, Reuters reported Thursday (Jan. Commerzbank, like many others, was a victim of an unimaginable fraud of a huge dimension,” he said, according to Reuters. The lender was "deceived" by the executives and auditors involved, Commerzbank said.

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Sharing Platforms Fight Fraud, Make Friends

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Enter the platforms, complete with algorithms and tools to discover and price-compare any experience or item that can be booked or rented online. Platforms are doubling down on security in the wake of embarrassing data breaches and steady consumer fraud complaints, but it’s a fluid situation.

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SEC: Some Crypto Coins Are Securities (Not Bitcoin)

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) leading authority on bitcoin, cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICOs) has ruled that some well-known cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum are not securities. As such, they can expect to come under the regulatory control of the SEC and relevant securities laws.

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How Homesharing Platform Spotahome Mitigates Data Security Concerns

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This is especially true in areas like the European Union, where the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) is changing how customers and corporates approach data sharing. Security and the Homesharing Platform. The company also works with several security providers to ensure users’ payments remain safe.

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SoftBank Faces Scrutiny For $1B Investment In Wirecard

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Within days, Braun, 50, was arrested on charges of accounting fraud and market manipulation. Following Braun’s arrest, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said lawmakers must tighten regulations because the payment services company has pointed to monitoring gaps by the nation’s financial watchdog. billion euros ($2.1

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