PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Compliance and risk? The top of any FinTech’s to-do — and to-keep-doing — list. Automating that compliance is now a “need to have.”. For FinTech firms, doing the chasing all on their own is a losing proposition. FinTech firms can browse and research what they need and pick it up on the fly. Plugging In To Plugins.

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Compliance Fintech Regulation Knowledge Base 133

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 1, 2022

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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Financial Technology Technology Fintech Compliance 78

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

FinTech TradeCore rolled out a platform that helps new financial institutions (FIs) launch quickly and easily, according to a Financial IT report. CEO Stefan Pajkovic founded the company to help emerging FinTechs find their way through the industry’s regulations and licensing requirements.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 24, 2017

Fintech has another cousin. The rise of insurtech is running parallel to the rise of regtech, as financial firms and startups apply artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other technologies to the dizzying world of financial regulation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

As financial institutions grapple with compliance costs, a finance industry organization in Asia wants regulators to allow new technologies that could help them fight money laundering. It was the second major case new CEO Matt Comyn settled with regulators in a month, following an admission of rate manipulation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Financial services providers that slack on regulatory compliance and fail to safeguard their operations against money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activities may face damaged reputations and significant fines. billion — 91 percent — of those penalties, while European regulators demanded $1.7 imposed a full $23.52

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Fraud Fintech Compliance Regulation 189

Banking Exchange

MAY 19, 2021

Corporation is the latest regulator to respond to the rapidly growing fintech market Compliance Technology Feature3 Fintech Blockchain Feature Financial Trends Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Compliance Management Compliance/Regulatory.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Businesses that fail to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) regulations risk major regulator fines and irreparable damage to customer relationships when something goes wrong. Companies therefore must either invest in teams of AML specialists or in fraud-fighting technologies. .

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Security Fintech Fraud Compliance 185

Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Components of an effective fintech partnership If leveraging new technology is a priority for your FI, ensure these three elements are present for an effective fintech partnership. . Takeaway 2 When evaluating a fintech partnership, ask how the vendor will help with integration, training, and ongoing success.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

and compliance teams would manually check onboarding customers to make sure their records were clear. Wiping out the manual process and handling compliance in an automated fashion can propel companies forward,” Meier said. A client who passed through compliance checks on day one might not be compliant on day 500, for example.

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Compliance Data System Fintech 202

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Since the beginning of Michael Hsu’s tenure as Acting Comptroller of the Currency, bank/fintech partnerships have been a focus of OCC concern. Mr. Hsu also raised concerns about unknown risks or “nasty surprises” arising out of bank-fintech arrangements. He advised banks to closely monitor risk and compliance in these partnerships.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

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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Compliance Fraud Study Digital Banking 123

Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Today, governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is being transformed by not only rapidly-evolving regulatory standards and growing costs of non-compliance, but also by the clear and present need for greater GRC adoption/engagement – by the first line of defense – while delivering added value by empowering business users.

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Compliance Technology User Experience Analytics 107

American Banker

JANUARY 28, 2024

Fintechs that jump ship to more stable sponsor banks need to prove they have a solid business and take compliance seriously.

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Fintech Compliance Technology Regulation 99

Bank Innovation

JUNE 1, 2016

Today marks the official start of France’s new fintech regulatory division. The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), France’s financial regulator, has a job ad on LinkedIn for a “Chargé de mission” for the new fintech division. It Read More.

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Regulation Fintech Compliance Innovation 150

American Banker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Banks are holding their fintech partners to a higher compliance standard as regulatory scrutiny of banking-as-a-service increases.

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Compliance Fintech Digital Banking Technology 60

PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

The vast majority of traditional financial institutions (FIs) plan to increase their collaborative efforts with the FinTech world, according to a PwC report published last year. The two-sided benefits of a bank-FinTech collaboration are certainly beneficial to FinTech firms like additiv.

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Compliance Fintech Marketing Security 109

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Well, Gonzobankers, the smart, idealist and self-declared revolutionary crypto kids just bought themselves a future of regulation — intricate, overbearing, and frustrating regulation, and regulation that the market will now demand. Welcome to adulthood, y’all. What’s Next? But please, don’t get cocky.

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Regulation blockchain Marketing Strategy 178

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Financial crime is a pervasive threat to banks, credit unions, FinTechs and other financial institutions (FIs) the world over. Technologies like video onboarding and AI have shown promise in facing this threat, but each is vulnerable when deployed alone. British banks spend upward of £6.7 billion ($8.9 billion in 2019.

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Technology Report Fraud Study 208

Insights on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Two years ago I wrote an article on the 6 biggest trends in FinTech. In a landscape where new technology arises, gets implemented and goes mainstream in a heartbeat, I wanted to cover five of the most impactful trends currently impacting the FinTech industry today: 1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Blockchain.

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Trends Technology Fintech blockchain 145

Bank Innovation

APRIL 29, 2016

Regulators have certainly kept a close eye on fintech upstarts. Last month, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) – comprised of 20 world economies – came together in Tokyo to establish a framework and assess the potential of fintech startups “disrupting” traditional banking.

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Regulation Fintech How To Compliance 150

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Regulators the world over are beginning to take a closer look at the alternative and marketplace lending business model. Know Your Customer is another area of compliance friction for these companies, added Wales, as money laundering and terrorist financing become more significant threats to the borrowing and lending space. In the U.S.,

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Compliance Risk Management Lending Regulation 117

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Privacy is not an afterthought with the “privacy by design” mindset, and FinTech startups may take a similar approach with data security. It seems like every day, there’s a new exploit,” said Capote, who recently joined the firm as CIO after the company hired his former firm ProPrivatus to help with IT security and compliance.

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Fintech Software Security Compliance 191

Insights on Business

MAY 1, 2019

A recently published Thomson Reuters study titled “ Fintech, Regtech and the Role of Compliance in 2019 ” found that a new regulatory alert is issued every seven minutes. To date, it seems that the way for an organization to keep pace with change, manage risk and improve compliance has been to hire and spend more.

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Compliance United States Regulation Study 141

Accenture

MARCH 23, 2017

I wanted to follow on from my previous blog around the emergence of RegTech (technologies that address the challenge and cost of regulatory compliance.) I wanted to explore how investment trends in this area are impacting the industry and how the ecosystem can work with the regulator. Now—what does RegTech mean?

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Regulation Industry Trends Compliance 150

Accenture

MARCH 23, 2017

I wanted to follow on from my previous blog around the emergence of RegTech (technologies that address the challenge and cost of regulatory compliance.) I wanted to explore how investment trends in this area are impacting the industry and how the ecosystem can work with the regulator. Now—what does RegTech mean?

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Regulation Industry Trends Compliance 150

American Banker

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Speakers at DC Fintech Week highlighted ways forward for regulators to keep pace with artificial intelligence, such as by setting up "guardrails" before guidelines.

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 22, 2018

As we enter a new year, uncertainty in the risk and compliance landscape is as evident as ever. The amount of regulations and pace of change continues to be overwhelming. Topics that will be discussed are: How will FinTech innovation shape the compliance and risk management landscape for regulated firms?

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Gonzobanker

APRIL 20, 2020

Compliance plays an important role in a financial institution’s relationship with its customers. As banks evolve to a digital-centric operating model, one of the laments Cornerstone often hears from our clients is, “Compliance won’t let us do that.” Give Compliance a Seat at the Table – Early.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

With the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliance deadline less than four months away, banks are still underprepared. While banks continue to open their application programming interfaces (APIs) to third-party providers and FinTech firms, many are still in the dark when it comes to SCA.

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Fintech Regulation Compliance Data 161

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Banks are finding it more difficult than ever to ignore potential FinTech partnerships that could better serve their corporate customers. When it comes to corporate treasury, business clients demand robust solutions and services from their banks, and FinTech players are stepping in to help.

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Fintech Risk Management Compliance Management 141

Insights on Business

MAY 1, 2019

While deregulation has been a trend over the past few years, compliance monitoring and regulatory change management remains a top focus for financial institutions of all sizes. Greater availability of data, facilitated by real-time integrations makes it possible for compliance experts to monitor a wide variety of sources.

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Compliance Management Regulation Analysis 122

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

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. Regulators the world over are beginning to take a closer look at the alternative and marketplace lending business model.

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Fintech Lending Regional Regulation 144

Bank Innovation

MARCH 10, 2016

Is there a way to prevent regulators from derailing a bank’s fintech initiatives? In fact, the influential community banker has devised a distinct strategy for limiting the bank’s regulatory risk from fintech projects, Read More. Jill Castilla, president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond, located in Edmond, Okla.,

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Regulation Fintech Community Strategy 150

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

With an anticipated wave of de-regulation, neither the U.S. wants to apply the old way of regulation to the fintech firms that are becoming the new norm for financial services. Fintech has started to permeate the [global] economy in one way or another—fintech Read More. nor the U.K. Could regtech be the solution?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Then the first money laundering directives came out, which started to mandate more and more in the realm of customer due diligence, so the company added a compliance check. More detailed eCDD — especially for business accounts, trusts and high-net-worth (HNW) accounts — has become a focus for regulators, governments and agencies.

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Fintech Regulation Compliance Policies 185

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Banks and FinTechs continue to discover new opportunities in unlocking corporate clients’ financial data, with banks embracing data integration for their own product development initiatives, and FinTechs finding new ways to collaborate with each other. Mastercard Taps FinTech for Biz Card Boost.

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