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Turning Compliance Burden Into FinTech-Regulator Collaboration

PYMNTS

Lithuania wants to become a global FinTech powerhouse. In recent years, the market has gone from one struggling with high financial illiteracy and limited card acceptance, to a bright spot in Europe for FinTech innovation. Regulation is perhaps the strongest driver of Lithuania’s FinTech-friendly environment.

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Merchants Get Clarity Around Compliance As Global Payment Regulations Evolve

PYMNTS

Compliance with financial regulations market-to-market around the globe is increasingly automated yet relies on the same human emotion that undergirds all forms of exchange: trust. In other words, banks and financial institutions (FIs) have an obligation to make sure you are who you claim to be.

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Compliance will kill the bank

Chris Skinner

He’s not worried about Amazon, Google or Alibaba; he’s not concerned about FinTech start-ups, Revolut or Monzo; he doesn’t really care about Open Banking and software; as for machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and … The post Compliance will kill the bank appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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OCC Highlights, AML & CRA Risks

Perficient

Once published by regulators, Perficient’s Risk and Regulatory CoE will be here to walk our clients through the changes. YOU MAY ENJOY: Regulatory Reporting in Financial Services Modernizing CRA Regulations Managing compliance risk frameworks in alignment with existing risk profiles is crucial as customer needs evolve.

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Japan and Swiss Regulators Sign Fintech Pact

Bank Innovation

The Japanese Financial Services Agency, or FSA, has signed a fintech letter of cooperation with Swiss regulators the Financial Market Supervisory Authority, the agencies announced yesterday.

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FDIC rebukes Sutton Bank, Piermont Bank over fintech partners

American Banker

The steady drumbeat of consent orders against banks that offer banking as a service continues, with regulators telling banks to keep a closer eye on their fintechs' compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and money laundering rules.

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Will Midterm Results Impact Fintech Regulation in 2019?

Bank Innovation

A majority of Bank Innovation readers do not believe the results of the November midterm elections will have any impact on regulation pertaining to the fintech industry.