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The Future Of Compliance: Using Data Better

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and compliance teams would manually check onboarding customers to make sure their records were clear. Wiping out the manual process and handling compliance in an automated fashion can propel companies forward,” Meier said. Part of that effort means realizing that AML/KYC is not a one-and-done exercise.

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Banks and fintechs should perform ‘trust exercises’ amid OCC scrutiny of BaaS

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It may just be that banking-as-a-service (BaaS) providers and fintechs have grown into unique and now mature collaborators that justify updated and revised requirements from regulators. Earlier this month, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Visa Debuts Europe FinTech Partnership Program; Payments Canada Teams With Mastercard’s Vocalink 

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Visa Unveils FinTech Partnership Program In Europe. FinTech Partner Connect will “support new ways for businesses and consumers to seamlessly and securely pay, get paid, send money and more,” according to a representative for the company in an email announcing the effort. Plus, Railsbank has closed a $37 million funding deal.

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CFPB Director Richard Cordray Shares Bureau’s FinTech Vision

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On Monday (March 6), CFPB Director Richard Cordray presented at the LendIt USA Conference, providing attendees with an overview of where the bureau stands on FinTech innovation. In his keynote speech, Cordray shared how the CFPB is working to help facilitate FinTech innovation in a way that is beneficial for both providers and consumers.

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Can PSD2 Get Past Its GDPR Problem As Deadlines Hit?

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From this day forward (March 14), businesses covered by the European Union’s (EU’s) Second Payment Services Directive ( PSD2 ) are supposed to have a testing regime that conforms to the FinTech regulation. Trust and reluctant banks are not the only problems for PSD2 compliance. However, that’s only the foreshadowing. PSD2 Mindset.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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The tech company’s formidable performance comes as Chinese authorities seek to exercise more control over the nation’s top digital platforms. "As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report.

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APIs Raising Tough Questions About FinServ Innovation, Competition And Data Privacy

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And as traditional financial institutions (FI) begin to recognize the value of collaborating with FinTechs, these banks can similarly shake their reputation for being innovation laggards and promote B2B payments progress while they’re at it. . How can banks stay competitive while still cooperating with FinTechs?