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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Hints At EU Pullout Over Data Transfers Laws; Appeal Filed Over Apple’s $15B Tax Bill On Ireland Operations; In-App Billing Battle Rages On

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Regulations. SocialMediaToday reported that in early September, an EU “privacy regulator … sent Facebook a preliminary order to suspend data transfers to the U.S. Developers who are not in compliance will be urged to update their apps to bring them in line.” Facebook Threatens EU Withdrawal Over Data Sovereignty.

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MUFG Bank Enters Consent Order With OCC Over AML Compliance

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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), over deficiencies that the OCC identified in the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance program. The OCC identified the deficiencies in the bank’s branches in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. MUFG Bank said the OCC recognized improvements the bank made to its U.S.

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Deep Dive: An Automated Approach To The $2T Global Money Laundering Problem

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The term “money laundering” is believed to have originated as a result of infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone’s habit of channeling criminally obtained funds through laundromats, as their cash-heavy nature made it more difficult for the right side of the law to detect such money mixed in among legitimate payments.

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Stay On CFPB Payday Lending Rule Upheld

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A federal judge late last week ordered a stay on the August 2019 compliance date tied to the “ payday lending rule ” mandated roughly two years ago by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Those firms, noted The Chicago Sun Times , would still be subject to federal laws (and possible prosecution under those laws).

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As Sharing Services Face Backlash, Payments Takes A Bigger Role

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The backlash goes beyond rooms, apartments and houses to include instruments of transportation, which is among the latest areas of the digital economy to come under the scrutiny of politicians and regulators. And investors are still pouring capital into companies operating in the sector. Sharing Backlashes.

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Is the GDPR Encouraging Phishing Scams?

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Now that principle applies to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – at least according to one report. The regulation requires companies to provide more transparency over how consumer data is used. Skillful criminals know how to use crowds — just ask anyone who has been pickpocketed in a subway station.

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The CFPB Sets Its Sights On Marketplace Lending

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The new idea being floated involves classifying marketplace lenders, who operate online and also offer smaller loans with set payments, as installment lenders that are under the CFPB’s jurisdiction and regulations. Many are also bound to reporting requirements with the SEC.

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