PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As government regulators in China increase tech industry oversight, Tencent said it will comply with new laws intended to curb antitrust activities and tighten FinTech acceleration, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday (Nov. The regulators are looking more closely at transaction-based platforms, Lau said, per Bloomberg.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

In the April Intelligence of Things Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest security efforts from providers to crack down on fraud, and the emerging use cases where IoT tech can be applied — if consumers are willing to give it a chance. While security concerns remain, the IoT market is continuing to expand. Meanwhile, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

In financial services, demand for ease of use and security are sky-high, even for business customers. But cloud migrations are often complex, particularly when it comes to remaining compliant with the mounting regulatory initiatives designed to address growing security risks in the financial services arena.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Matsei Technologies & Consulting and enterprise application solutions provider IFS have teamed up on one such digital farming option, hoping to encourage better food security in countries like South Africa. Congress have released rules to help regulate IoT data security. Read more about his recent interview in the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

Chinese regulators have seized control of nine financial institutions (FIs) alleging they violated rules and jeopardized the country’s financial system. In addition, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said it seized New Times Securities, Guosheng Securities and Guosheng Futures and two trust firms, New China Trust Co.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The passwords, user names and Social Security numbers that once helped us prove we are who we say we are now are vulnerable or have already been compromised. And new regulations are taking root or are on the horizon to help protect consumers, their data and how that data might be used. It’s paramount. Looking At Trust .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

Federal and state authorities are targeting companies that allegedly lend money to small businesses at extreme rates and seek to collect payments with heavy-handed tactics, NBC News reported Tuesday (Aug. Critics argue that the total cash outflow required of businesses that get money from merchant cash advance companies can be disastrous.

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Cisco

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In 2017, New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) passed cybersecurity regulation 23 NYCRR 500, requiring all financial services companies to implement multi-factor authentication (MFA). Since its creation, the Cybersecurity Framework has continued to offer updates and guidance on best security practices.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

In Apple 's annual report , the tech giant discussed the impact that various legal proceedings and new regulations around the world could have on its operations and financial conditions. Complying can be "onerous and expensive," Apple said, and it could also affect the company's bottom line. The issue, according to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Under Russia's anti-monopoly law, the company could face a fine of around 1 percent to 15 percent of its annual revenue generated in the country. The European Commission called those behaviors "manipulative" and said the EU had been working with the company to make the changes. Let’s be obvious and blatant about this.

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JUNE 19, 2023

Brazil has signed a decree which clarifies the roles the country’s central bank and securities regulator will have regarding cryptocurrencies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

As China's Ant Group readies for its IPO — the biggest ever — founder Jack Ma wanted to clarify that the company is a tech firm, not a bank, Reuters reports. Reuters writes that while Ant presents itself as a tech company, financial regulators have suggested it's under their umbrella. The aforementioned IPO will go for $34.4

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

MetLife was charged with making false statements to investors on Monday (June 25) by the securities regulator in Massachusetts. After an investigation, the state regulator lodged the charges against the company after MetLife said in December it didn’t make payments to retirees.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Compliance with financial regulations market-to-market around the globe is increasingly automated yet relies on the same human emotion that undergirds all forms of exchange: trust. In other words, banks and financial institutions (FIs) have an obligation to make sure you are who you claim to be. Here again, trust is the heart of the matter.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released Draft Amendments to its Cyber Security Regulations. If passed, this third component would represent a significant new obligation for covered entities, potentially changing the manner in which companies document ransomware responses.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Atlanta payments encryption firm Bluefin is partnering with New York mobile payments processor PAAY to advance eCommerce security. Founded in 2007 by Miles and John Perry, who serves as chief executive officer, Bluefin specializes in encryption and tokenization payment and data security. . also known as 3DS 2.0

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Jack Ma’s Ant Group is considering moving all of its financial services units to a separate holding company that would be regulated like a bank, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Dec. Alipay, Ant’s payments division, would also likely be moved to the new holding company. 29), citing sources.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Regulation is perhaps the strongest driver of Lithuania’s FinTech-friendly environment. For traditional banks, compliance experts agree that it’s all about data — and the ability to share information with regulators. Just ask Sergiy Barybin, CEO of Lithuanian cross-border payments technology company SatchelPay.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Thus, IoT security is becoming an essential part of modern conversations. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and data security and privacy practice chair of D.C.-based A lot of the devices we’re talking about have no security. They weren’t built with security in mind, and there really isn’t any way to patch them.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Businesses that fail to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) regulations risk major regulator fines and irreparable damage to customer relationships when something goes wrong. Companies therefore must either invest in teams of AML specialists or in fraud-fighting technologies. .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2017

Regulators in China are gearing up to issue new rules on digital coin offerings and could move to ban them until the new rules are put in place. Regulators in China are mulling if they should ban ICOs altogether or just until the country has more stringent regulations in place. million raised from roughly 105,000 individuals.

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PYMNTS

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 has refocused scrutiny on the open banking ecosystem’s privacy and security. The Data Privacy Twist .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Facebook is something in between a newspaper and a telecommunications company, said CEO Mark Zuckerberg , and he wants it to be regulated accordingly, The Wall Street Journal reported. And in comments made last March, he said he believes more regulation is needed on social media companies.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Zomato, an India-based food delivery startup, is reportedly being investigated by regulators for its purchase of Uber Eats India, which could be seen as violating the nation’s anti-competitive rules, sources told MoneyControl.com. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We have responded to CCI accordingly.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Hester Peirce, a financial regulator at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said that tech startups may be able to raise money using digital tokens under current law, but that there would be stipulations, according to a report by Reuters.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Regulators around the world are passing new laws to make sure ad hoc workers are properly protected, and some of these rules could have sweeping implications for businesses and their freelance partners. states are developing similar regulations. However, challenges have begun to arise as the gig economy continues to expand globally.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

As a result of the passage and adoption of open banking regulations, like PSD2 in Europe, banks and other financial firms are sharing data more freely than ever before. The risk of attack can be mitigated by following a sound API architectural approach, one that integrates security requirements and tools into the API itself.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The European Union’s long-anticipated 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD), which modernizes security rules to reflect the needs and threats facing today’s economy, took effect in mid-January, and its impacts are already being felt across the payments space. Fiat-focused digital wallets must also boost their security.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

The company received $3 million in Series A funding in June 2017, bringing the total raised to $10.5 The company also partnered with online marketplace Aha in 2017 to debut an on-demand delivery service in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. However, some people are trying to change those regulations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

In today’s top news, Wirecard files for insolvency, and New York proposes easing regulations for cryptocurrency licenses. Wirecard, the embattled Germany payment services company, said Thursday (June 25) it was filing for insolvency. New York To Ease Cryptocurrency Regulations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s (EU) financial watchdog, plans to examine how German regulators handled oversight of Wirecard AG , the collapsed payments company that is facing a series of criminal allegations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is delaying Ant Group’s record initial public offering (IPO) following Jack Ma’s meeting with Chinese regulators, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on Tuesday (Nov. That meeting now disqualifies Ant from listing on Thursday (Nov. 2) to answer questions behind closed doors.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Phixius provides interoperability between various participants connecting to the platform, enabling better security in moving data as opposed to storing it in a central repository like the cloud. According to Throckmorton, Phixius fixes issues with the old system by using congruent regulations and leveraging blockchain technology.

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Perficient

MARCH 30, 2023

However, due to their sensitive and regulated natures, some industries – especially the financial services industry – have had more complicated cloud transformation journeys than others. Security Traditionally, information was said to be most secure when separated and segmented.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

In a big setback for Amazon , the Securities and Exchange Board of India has reportedly approved Reliance Retail ’s $3.4 Amazon had called on the Indian securities board in November to investigate Future over the issue of insider trading. Even then, the next step is approval by of India’s National Company Law Tribunal.

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JUNE 1, 2022

All broker-dealers who are FINRA member firms have an obligation to report transactions in TRACE-eligible securities under an SEC-approved set of rules. TRACE time reporting requirements have numerous intricacies based on the security, the issuance status of the security, and the time of day reporting occurs.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Cryptocurrency exchange and remittance company Ripple has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit against it on procedural grounds, according to a report by Fortune. The lawsuit, which alleges that Ripple illegally sold unregistered securities related to the XRP cryptocurrency, could have some repercussions in the crypto world.

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