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China plans online payment rules that may hit Ant, Tencent

Payments Source

China proposed measures to curb market concentration in its online payment market, potentially dealing another blow to financial technology giant Ant Group and its biggest rival Tencent Holdings.

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AML Compliance Controls Can Be Costly

PYMNTS

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. Mobile, online and phone channels all have distinct fraud challenges and customer needs.

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Will AI Lead to Open Banking in North America?

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE— As open banking sweeps through Europe with the launch of PSD2, GDPR, and other regulations focused on transparency, North American financial institutions might want to consider looking to blockchain or artificial intelligence for their own compliance challenges.

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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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Wirecard, O2 Czech Republic Expand Partnership To Go After Slovakia

PYMNTS

Wirecard, the digital financial technology company, announced Tuesday (April 16) it is expanding its partnership with O2 Czech Republic, the largest telecommunications player in the Czech market. It also offers online completion of transactions that meet new compliance rules.

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B2B Neobank Qonto Gets $115M In Series C Round

PYMNTS

The startup has said that business banking on the continent needs to be repaired, and that it can provide a much better experience with its mobile and online-first offerings. . Compliance startup Chainalysis landed $30 million in a funding round, and Open Financial Technologies raised $4.6 million.

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Online lending summit speakers discuss SPNB charters, CFPB trial disclosure policy, alternative data

CFPB Monitor

At the Online Lending Policy Institute’s (OLPI) annual summit in Washington, D.C. earlier this week, the OCC’s recent decision to accept applications from non-depository financial technology firms for a special purpose national bank (SPNB) charter was the focus of considerable discussion.