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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

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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DECEMBER 9, 2020

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. Interoperability will be key, he said, for the remote management and self-management of data.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

We previously wrote about California Governor Newsom’s 2020-2021 Budget and an accompanying trailer bill that would rename the Department of Business Oversight (“DBO”) and significantly increase its ability to oversee financial services providers in the state. California Consumer Financial Protection Law. Register here. the “CFPA”).

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AUGUST 8, 2019

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced it will lead a multi-state investigation into alleged violations of state regulations of the short term lending industry, specifically in the area of payroll advances. They see themselves as offering up an entirely different product from stem to stern.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The high fees charged by private firms that are hired by the courts to operate e-filing systems and that are often passed onto consumers who pay with a credit card have been capped by a bill approved by California Governor Jerry Brown on Sept. Convenience fees charged by Tyler range from 2.75 percent to 3.5 There were 7.5

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The next stop on the road to technological evolution in the transportation industry may just be unattended. Across the industry, from carmakers and road regulators to bike share programs, companies are looking to unattended retail tech to improve efficiency and unlock new revenue opportunities. Going unattended to get more convenient.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The issue has been a contentious one since the California State Assembly passed the controversial bill earlier this year. But California’s state courts saw the issue somewhat differently. The AB 5 has passed the California State Senate’s Appropriations Committee and is now set to move to the floor for a full vote.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A California state court has overruled the demurrer filed by Opportunity Financial, LLC (OppFi) to the cross-complaint filed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in which OppFi asked the court to reject the DFPI’s “true lender” challenge.

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APRIL 1, 2020

“This legislation represents a significant breakthrough – the first time a state or nation has passed a new law devoted exclusively to putting guardrails in place for the use of facial recognition technology,” Smith said in the post. The bill also establishes a task force to scrutinize how, when and why the technology is used.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 10, 2021

At the press conference, California Attorney General Rob Bonta summarized the first year of enforcement of the CCPA and provided specific examples of actions businesses have taken to rectify alleged violations following receipt of a notice of noncompliance. Enforcement updates. This CPRA provision becomes operative in January 2023.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

The National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG) in India has published a report recommending that laws around blockchain should be based on what the technology does, and not the technology itself, according to a report Tuesday (Jan. said that national policy might not be enough in terms of crypto regulation. . “We

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MAY 4, 2017

Then, companies working to develop the technological means for cars to drive themselves have levied more than a few criticisms against proposed regulation changes in the state of California. Apple, for one, is hoping that California will work to toughen some of its current self-driving road test policies.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

9), Michigan became the first state in the union to pass statewide, comprehensive self-driving vehicle regulations that allow autonomous vehicles to drive … well, autonomously. For now, they would be classified as a manufacturer of automated vehicle technology and could become a motor vehicle manufacturer if they met the requirements.”.

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JULY 30, 2019

Such tools are no longer at the far reaches of the universe, and today’s technologies would make the Enterprise’s crew feel right at home. Wingstop, a fast-casual buffalo wings chain with 1,031 locations worldwide, tends to be an early adopter for new technologies. Orderscape is also working on voice-activated ordering technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Unions in New York are petitioning the state to change its laws to include employment protections for gig economy workers, similar to a bill recently passed in California, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Sept. Uber and Lyft have voiced opposition and said such regulations would negatively impact both customers and drivers.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Internet Association, a group that represents Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google , among other technology and internet companies, said on Tuesday (Sept. The trade group represents 40 major internet and technology companies, including Netflix, Microsoft and Twitter. 11) that it supports data privacy rules in the U.S.

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JULY 17, 2020

Facebook Inc’s top executives could be required to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the regulator investigates whether the California-based social media conglomerate has violated U.S. antitrust laws, sources told The Wall Street Journal. states and the DOJ.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced on Wednesday (Sept. 26) that they have reached a settlement with Uber Technologies Inc., Companies in California and throughout the nation are entrusted with customers’ valuable private information.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Karan Bhatia, vice president of global public policy and government relations at Google, said there should be common rules when it comes to regulating technology on a global basis. To date, the countries have cobbled together their own regulation — but there hasn’t been one international approach. In the U.S.

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MAY 24, 2019

The use of IoT technology is gaining steam in alternative industries, such as beer brewing. Meanwhile, in the mainstream tech industry, companies are partnering to deploy IoT technology. Developments from Around the IoT World. The problem, as it turned out, was excessive foaming during the bottling, which caused the beer to overflow.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

PAAY’s latest utility set “combines 3DS, hardware-based encryption, and vaultless tokenization to provide merchants a liability shift, strong customer authentication, data confidentiality, and compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2),” according to the statement.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. This bill of “personal financial data rights” is similar to the California Privacy Protection Act that is already in force for banks doing business in CA.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Companies are reexamining how they can use cloud technologies to comply with changing security standards as digital banking volumes expand. regulators have debated how companies can team up with third-party cloud providers while adhering to regulations such as GDPR, and noncompliance can lead to high-priced consequences.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

Microsoft President Brad Smith doesn’t agree with Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai’s backing of the EU’s call for a temporary ban on facial recognition technology, Reuters reported on Monday (Jan. Pichai pointed to the potential for “nefarious uses of facial recognition” and favors a moratorium, pending regulations.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

CipherTrace: California-based CipherTrace provides blockchain analytics and fraud detection tools in order to help financial institutions, banks, and governments identify digital asset risks. The technology offers services such as blockchain forensics, anti-money laundering, and compliance monitoring, among others.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

23) on the landmark complaint against the Menlo Park, California-based tech giant. and other tech companies have been facing backlash from lawmakers and regulators around the globe. They are considering a lawsuit against the 22-year-old global technology giant. If successful, it would break up Google’s ad technology business.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

With legal cannabis a fast-growing market, the industry has a unique opportunity to innovate and adopt technologies from scratch — adopting best practices from the get-go, rather than trying to fix another industry’s strategy. In California, where WAYV operates, and where the legal cannabis market is expected to reach a $5.1

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. The California Privacy Rights Act ripple effect. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Bob Hickok, Eide Bailly. Effective Jan.

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

Thankfully, regulators are taking notice, and are passing protection laws like the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) — enforced in April 2016 and implemented earlier this year — and parts of the Second Payment Services Directive ( PSD2 ), set to take effect in September. Around The PSD2 World.

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TheGuardian

MARCH 14, 2023

Probes announced in the UK and US over failure of California lender as financial markets recovered from Monday’s turmoil Inquiries into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and its UK arm have been announced in Britain and America, as financial markets settled and banking shares recovered from Monday’s turmoil. Continue reading.

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OCTOBER 4, 2020

As the Department of Justice (DOJ) prepares a potential antitrust lawsuit against Google , dozens of India’s technology startups are considering ways to challenge the Mountain View, California-based tech giant’s dominance, Reuters reported, citing sources. Google will lose this battle. It's just a matter of time.”.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Security and technology consulting company Accutive is rolling out a new solution designed to give enterprises an alternative to data encryption to protect sensitive information. GDPR compliance has emerged as a particularly difficult regulation for some corporate compliance teams. In a press release on Wednesday (Feb.

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OCTOBER 4, 2020

While the transactions were approved by regulators, some Capitol Hill lawmakers have raised antitrust concerns and urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to break up the company and its subsidiaries. Other technology giants including Google , Amazon and Apple are also facing probes. There is no ‘it’s too hard’ defense,’” Wu told WSJ.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 13, 2020

The governors of California and New York have both proposed to expand the authority of their respective state’s consumer financial services regulator. California. Licensing and examining new industries “that are current under-regulated”. Establishing a new Financial Technology Innovation Office.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Published reports indicate that China’s central bank and banking, securities and foreign-exchange regulators summoned Ant Group executives this past weekend to discuss official concerns about the firm. Reuters quoted central bank Vice Gov. Any FinTech disruptor, when it becomes so big, represents systemic risk,” he told Webster.

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JUNE 18, 2018

Easier said than done, and at times the regulators call for reinforcements. Last week, a finance industry organization in Asia advocated letting regulators embrace new technologies that are geared toward fending off money launderers. The backdrop in Asia may be shaping up to see at least some more stringent regulations in place.

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MARCH 25, 2019

The bipartisan bill proposes several changes to how connected devices are treated, including general recommendations, standards and regulations for greater user protections. I think we’re rapidly approaching a world in which [regulations are] going to start happening more regularly.”. Simply put, the conversation has changed.

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