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Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws

PYMNTS

Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. The pandemic is dramatically altering how merchants can transact, which data they can store and where they can store it, however.

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Deep Dive: How Understanding Open Banking Rules Can Help Merchants Gain Consumers' Trust

PYMNTS

Lingering economic uncertainty and growing fraud rates in multiple markets are prompting consumers to sharpen their focus on privacy and security. Regulators are more seriously examining consumers’ privacy concerns, which could have a significant impact on open banking rules in the future. and the EU.

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Governments Fuel Blockchain’s Global Proliferation

PYMNTS

A regional government in Russia is now working with state-backed VEB, reports in CoinDesk said this week, as authorities explore how to use blockchain “to improve the quality of management decisions.”. As regulators begin to consider blockchain regulations, many have signaled a desire not to hamper innovation while doing so.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Below, we take a look at some of these frauds and the lessons they can teach entrepreneurs hoping to launch their own products, companies, and funds. Zenefits skirts compliance regulations. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. Virgin Hyperloop One’s utopian vision derailed by fraud. And others disappear forever.

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EMV in the USA, Part 97: Recalcitrant retailers

Tomorrow's Transactions

From Chipping Away At Credit Card Fraud – Forbes. The net result is — entirely as expected and as it should be — that merchants see big increases in card-present chargebacks as previously hidden magnetic stripe fraud is revealed and transferred to them. . Per $1,000 in transactions, banks receive $14.20 Not one is chip and PIN.

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10 Big and Small Ideas From Gartner and Money 20/20 – Recap

South State Correspondent

While last year was dominated by crypto, this year, the themes were mainly around fraud and identity (both conferences). cyber, infrastructure, and regulation. Small Idea – Policy and Regulations are Lagging But Are Going in Banking’s Favor. We are still baffled why this is a debate, but it is.