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

BankInovation

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 

PYMNTS

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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Can PSD2 Get Past Its GDPR Problem As Deadlines Hit?

PYMNTS

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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Top 10 Regulatory Topics NBFIs Should Prepare for in 2022

Abrigo

Thanks to an increase in mobile payments precipitated by the pandemic and rising security concerns due to the Russian conflict in Ukraine, the world of financial fraud prevention is more dynamic than ever. Recently, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (SAFE Act) passed the house for the third time.

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Open banking APIs are open for business

Insights on Business

The emergence of financial technology (fintech) and the push of regulators for more competition are disaggregating and open this closed value chain. They are the mechanism that banks use to exchange customer data with other parties in a simple and secure way. The fintech hub. The mobile payments hub. Open banking for all.

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Reimagining the first line of defense with next-gen GRC

Insights on Business

The global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 brought a renewed focus on the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) processes within the financial institutions, who, not very long ago, viewed GRC as little more than a necessary evil – cost of doing business, which added little value. IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.0

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PSD2 and its implications for fraud

NCR

One of the fundamental goals of PSD2 is to open up the European payments market to new entrants, which will mean opportunity for innovative fintech firms and payment providers. However, there have been concerns raised over some of the unintended security implications of the new rules. ” The fraud implications.

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