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FHFA announces Office of Financial Technology

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On July 18, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced the launch of a new Office of Financial Technology with the goal of advancing effective risk management as it evaluates fintech developments in the housing finance space. In the introduction to the RFI, the FHFA noted President Biden’s March 2022 executive order.

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AML Compliance Controls Can Be Costly

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Money laundering has always troubled financial institutions, but today’s digital banking system creates additional complexities as fraudsters around the world take advantage of financial technologies. The Cost of Compliance. Challenges and Solutions.

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OCC Considers Artificial Intelligence an Emerging Risk in Banking

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This mitigates the risk of customer service representatives providing incorrect information and ensures compliance with regulatory disclosures, ultimately enhancing the overall customer experience while reducing costs. Contact our experts today if you are interested in learning more about up-and-coming news in financial services.

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How Cannabis Can Become A B2B Payments Innovation Influencer

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Speaking with PYMNTS, Muller highlighted the opportunity that the cannabis space has to adopt payments and other financial technologies that have leapfrogged over legacy solutions. Muller explained that the technology augments existing rails like eCheck and ACH to enhance data capture and transmission to complete a transaction. .”

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Federal banking agencies issue guide for community banks on conducting due diligence on fintech companies

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The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Financial condition and competitive market environment and client base. Legal and regulatory compliance.

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FinCEN Director Talks Digital Identity And Fraud Protection

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These are attempts, and, often because of diligent work by bank compliance officers, do not represent actual losses. financial system have had some information about themselves … compromised at some point.”. “FinCEN is seeing around 5,000 account takeover reports each month involving approximately $350 million,” he said.

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Federal banking agencies issued proposed guidance on risk management for third-party relationships

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The Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC have released proposed guidance for banking organizations on managing risks associated with third-party relationships, including relationships with financial technology-focused entities such as bank/fintech sponsorship arrangements. partnerships, joint ventures), including technology companies.