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US Card Skimming Grew Nearly 5x in 2022, New FICO Data Shows

FICO

For 2022, we saw a significant increase in compromised cards resulting from skimming activity. Total compromise cards were up 368% from 2021, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified — nearly a 5x increase over 2021. Now that we have data from the entire year to review, we are seeing the alarming trend continue.

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Are New Prepaid Card Regulations Too Much?

PYMNTS

According to Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, the recently released regulations on prepaid cards from the Consumer Finance Protection Board could be another instance of good intentions gone wrong. First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Time will tell.

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PA Department of Banking and Securities: virtual currency is not “money”

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The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (“DoBS”) just released Guidance declaring that virtual currency, “including Bitcoin,” is not considered “money” under the Pennsylvania Money Transmission Business Licensing Law , otherwise known as the Money Transmitter Act (“MTA”). The Pennsylvania Guidance.

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Regulations Keeping SMEs On Their Toes In 2017, Says Paychex

PYMNTS

Wages and hour compliance, immigration reform, retirement rules and employment regulations have also landed on Paychex’s list. Faster payments initiatives and payments security efforts are challenging SMEs to stay ahead of innovation and new rules like EMV compliance.

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Bitcoin Tracker: Easy Access Is ‘Easier’ With ATMS & Gift Cards

PYMNTS

Not to make them out to be a toast attraction, but the other kiosks can be checked out in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Louisiana and Nevada. Coinsource has built an organization that’s built to scale and to do so while meeting or exceeding varying levels of compliance,” said Coinsource CEO and Cofounder Sheffield Clark.

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The Reality Of Real ID

PYMNTS

Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As of late December, 40 states were compliant with the law (designed to bring a higher level of security, and confidence, to personal ID documents), as Jumio CRO Robert Prigge told Karen Webster in a new PYMNTS interview. However, progress continued, and as of Jan.

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Location Detection: Building The Bank Business Case For Better Geolocation Data

PYMNTS

With a nod toward GeoGuard’s own offerings, Briggs noted that upon the buildout of the firm’s geolocation compliance system, the goal had not been, explicitly, to craft a geolocation anti-fraud system. “It Bit by bit, then, we may see the emergence of a technical framework, tied to KYC and anti-money laundering ( AML ) compliance.

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