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Today In Payments: California Proposes Financial Watchdog; Germany Launches Investigation Into Amazon

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In today’s top news, California lawmakers propose a financial watchdog at the state level, and Germany launches an antitrust investigation into Amazon. California Proposes Financial Watchdog Agency. How QSRs Are Fighting Digital Food Fraud. Plus, the Federal Reserve is working with MIT to explore the use of digital currency.

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Privacy Regulations, Developing Trust Leads To New Revenue Streams for FIs

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And new regulations are taking root or are on the horizon to help protect consumers, their data and how that data might be used. His comments come at a time when California is arguably taking the lead in consumer data privacy protections.

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University Onboarding, Subscriptions, Friendly QSR Fraud Top This Week's News

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We have deep dives on digital onboarding at universities, subscriptions and quick-service restaurant (QSR) friendly fraud. The firm, in addition to KPMG, EY and PwC, had been cautioned by regulators that their companies had to break off their consulting divisions from their audit arms. Helping QSRs Fight Food Fraud. Top News .

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

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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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BNY Mellon’s AI-Based Fraud Detection Initiative

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Countering digital fraud is a lot like playing whack-a-mole: As soon as one fraudster is taken out, two more pop up where they’re least expected. The popularity of digital banking services has created ample opportunities for bad actors, leaving banks scrambling to protect themselves against the rising tide of fraud.

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Recap of Money 20/20 USA 2023 and 10 Banking Thoughts

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As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. Fraud & Identity: By far, the largest number of vendors and conversations were over fraud and identity.

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PAAY Partners With Bluefin To Further Secure eCommerce Transactions

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New York-headquartered PAAY, a consumer authentication innovator co-founded in 2011 by James Ruffer and Yitz Mendlowitz, has a new security solution that aims to obliterate hacking and fraud threats. Further, online sellers have been tackling chargeback fraud, which could account for about 86 percent of all chargebacks.

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