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Joint Guidance Provided to Banks to Manage Risks Associated With Third-Party Relationships

Perficient

However, in what is sure to be a landmark in federal regulation, on June 6, 2023, the primary federal bank regulatory agencies issued final joint guidance designed to help banking organizations manage risks associated with third-party relationships, including relationships with financial technology companies.

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Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech

PYMNTS

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets. Despite lending £6.7

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The Hot New Job in Fintech: Someone to Deal With Regulators

Bank Innovation

Several financial-technology companies are looking to staff up in regulatory compliance, according to job posting data reviewed […]. This newfound attention is compelling the biggest names in fintech to prioritize a part of their business that’s often ignored.

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Small Biz FinTech Leads End-Of-Summer B2B VC

PYMNTS

landed on the board, too, as alternative lending, small business banking, back-office financial management and accounts receivable technology enticed backers. But it was a Singapore startup building out a holistic suite of small business financial services that landed the largest round this week, by far.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Rises After Recent Crash; IRS Delivers New Rules For Crypto Investors

PYMNTS

Because threat actors often get recipients’ emails from password breach lists, they sometimes include passwords to lend authenticity,” Hunter Johnson, Cofense Professional Services at Cofense, wrote in a blog post. Ransom is demanded in bitcoin, upon threat of releasing damaging information to family, friends, and co-workers. percent rate.

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Payroll Cards Find Opportunity In Corporates’ Digitization Push

PYMNTS

In its report, the publication warned, “this should probably be a wake-up call to get into compliance immediately” for other payroll card solution providers and employers. As companies elevate their use of payroll cards, Galileo Financial Technologies is rolling out its own solution to facilitate employee compensation.

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FTC sends 2016 ECOA report to CFPB

CFPB Monitor

The FTC has sent its annual letter to the CFPB reporting on the FTC’s activities related to compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B. In June 2016, the FTC launched a series of forums exploring emerging financial technology and its implications for consumers. Interagency fair lending task force.

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