PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants in the European Union (EU) have had some time to get used to both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). Around The Data Protection And Security World.

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Digital Banking Guidelines Regulation Data 136

Abrigo

JULY 13, 2023

Avoid fraud losses from pig butchering scams FinCrime professionals looking to prevent pig butchering scams in the age of cryptocurrency can follow these steps to tighten security. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 1 Investment fraud schemes known as pig butchering scams contributed to $3.3

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Abrigo

JANUARY 3, 2024

Takeaway 2 A December 2023 final rule establishes guidelines for who may access BOI and for what purposes. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a new regulation on the requirements, including how AML staff will access the information through a new federal beneficial ownership information (BOI) registry.

Fraud 221

Fraud Regulation Report Compliance 221

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

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Regulation and compliance can be a tough space for many to wrap their heads around. As technology advances, the threat to digital security and identity protection becomes greater, forcing regulations to quickly adapt. Compliance Decoded. Why Compliance Is Going Social.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

Stakeholders are trying to figure out measures to satisfy the requirements, while at present there is no real roadmap about what non-compliance might mean for firms, or how they can balance the demands of SCA with the desire to have as frictionless an experience as possible in place for the consumer. Looking for Exemptions.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

The rapid growth of cryptocurrency has come with closer scrutiny and a call for tighter anti-money-laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC) regulations. This push for regulations hasn’t come without controversy. Some think they go too far.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Payments is already a highly regulated and complex space, but when it comes to moving money for Global Citizens , the rules that govern these kinds of payments are well beyond just the basics. If there are licenses required, Butterfield suggested investing in practical legal advice and potentially working with locally situated regulators.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In July, reports in the Financial Times said Switzerland is working to open the nation’s traditional corporate banking market to cryptocurrency companies finding it difficult to get banked, thanks to fears over anti-money laundering (AML) violations and other compliance issues. “Time is pressing,” he said.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Codified risk-based approach The AMLA codified the risk-based approach for the first time, and a thorough risk assessment is necessary to justify businesses to your regulators. ?As As regulators get up to speed with new FFIEC Exam Manual updates, you may need to remind them that not all groups of customers present the same risk.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

firms surveyed stated that non-compliance with GDPR could affect their reputations. McLain noted that GDPR gives companies the perception that they need to keep their data “as internal as possible and share it as little as possible, because it maximizes their chances of being compliant” with the regulations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Europe’s Revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2) has yet to come into effect, and some of its guidelines remain in consultation. The EU is also gearing up for additional, overlapping regulations that could confuse financial services players regarding how (and when) to become PSD2-compliant. It won’t be easy, though.

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 3, 2019

But while mobile devices give us great power and convenience, they also create new security and privacy challenges. Simultaneously, regulators and auditors are issuing new cybersecurity regulations and guidelines. Simultaneously, regulators and auditors are issuing new cybersecurity regulations and guidelines.

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Risk Management Management Regulation Guidelines 128

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

They face the challenge of offering customers a smooth onboarding process while also remaining rigorous in know your customer (KYC) efforts, taking care to remain compliant with local anti-money laundering (AML) regulations that aim to keep criminals from using legitimate operations to move money illegally. About The AML/KYC Tracker.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

During the exchange, lawmakers raised the specter of regulating Facebook — which boasts more than 2.2 similar regulations are already being put to the test in other regions around the world. Each EU member nation has a DPA in place to both monitor compliance and respond to potential violation complaints.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In a recent interview with PYMNTS, Henry explored the FinServ compliance conundrum for the cannabis industry, noting that the struggle to get banked has ramifications that spread from the POS up the supply chain — impacting dispensaries, manufacturers, logistics providers, subcontractors, growers and beyond. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

Under PSD2 regulations, Payment Initiation processes enable an end-user to initiate payment to a seller directly from their bank account rather than relying on a third-party payment provider to facilitate the payment. Each one of these factors provides tangible benefits to businesses.”. Opening The Door To QR Codes. A B2B Opportunity.

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Payments Innovation Security Guidelines 151

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

That firm recently secured funding from Visa, which is also in the process of acquiring Plaid as part of its own wide-ranging open banking initiatives. Open banking startup Railsbank, founded by Currencycloud Founder Nigel Verdon, secured some high-profile funding with the recent investment by Visa, according to recent reports.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

When it comes to data privacy, it’s not all about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and it’s not all about Europe. There are monetary penalties involved in the event that data is used in non-compliance with laws. Here in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

The European General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) framework looms, with a deadline of May 25, 2018. Thus, against this backdrop, the announcement came this past week that Mastercard and IBM have partnered and formed a trust – Truata – that allows for analytics of, and protection of, data in compliance with GDPR.

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Analytics Data Compliance Tools 124

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 8, 2019

The Safeguards Rule requires financial institutions to have a comprehensive information security program. The proposed rule amendment will more clearly define the requirements for such information security programs. Requiring periodic reports submitted to the boards of directors to ensure compliance.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

CUNA is launching a new web-based compliance platform to help CUs mitigate the challenges of meeting these new regulatory criteria, which it hopes will help CUs more quickly and easily meet their members’ evolving financial needs. About The Tracker.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The CFPB has taken a significant step towards issuing regulations to implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act by releasing an outline of the proposals it is considering in preparation for convening a small business review panel (Panel). In the outline, the CFPB asks the Panel for input on a variety of issues relating to screen scraping.

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Data Compliance Regulation Policies 78

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

Banks, he noted, have to be compliant with a host of extremely stringent regulations, and often across multiple jurisdictions – all with different rules. Throw into the mix consumer protection guidelines, active anti-money laundering checks and capital requirements, and things get difficult, Oosthuizen noted.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Look no further than the US presidential debates , where our two candidates have highlighted the need to address hackers, security breaches and even foreign nations that may be using sophisticated cyber tactics to influence the outcome of the upcoming November elections. These days, cybersecurity is a hot-button issue in policy circles.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

When new regulations take effect, especially sweeping ones that impact eCommerce, at least some firms take a “wait-and-see” approach. As McLain noted, when it comes to privacy and GDPR for merchants, “at the end of the day, it’s about allowing consumers to exercise their rights under that regulation.” Call it the chain of doubt.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The global tech firm has teamed with payment processors Fiserv, PTS, FIS, CoreCard, Galileo, i2c, TSYS and Marqeta to give them digital guidelines that will let clients get almost instantaneous access to card information and peace of mind to make secure transactions, among other benefits.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

According to the new Simplifying Cross-Border Payments Playbook , there are five key criteria that an ideal cross-border payment solution should meet: speed, security, compliance, transparency and ubiquity. Currently, there are 57 real-time payments rails operating in more than 72 countries, with even more under construction.

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Payments Regional Operations Guidelines 190

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Regulators are passing stricter policies, as well as cracking down on anti-money laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) and sanctions noncompliance. The Reserve Bank of India recently released guidelines outlining an approved method that private companies could use for conducting KYC checks online by using videos.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

CFPB examiners found: Entities violated the Regulation Z requirement for card issuers to clearly and conspicuously make certain disclosures in advertisements if they contain certain triggering terms. Credit card account management.

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Cards Report Policies Regulation 60

American Banker

JUNE 28, 2016

Federal regulations — including the FFIEC's recent mobile security guidelines — have not kept pace with mobile innovation and the security risks users face from smartphone banking platforms.

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Mobile Guidelines Regulation Security 44

PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

As a result, he says, regulators are on “high alert” and can impose harsh penalties when financial institutions don’t follow proper risk management strategies. The regulations were vague, and were more like guidelines. But, there was an issue with that initiative, he points out.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

They’re on the hook with regulators should something go wrong, after all. PYMNTS recently caught up with Anthony Couture, the firm’s chief compliance officer, to discuss how it balances keeping investors and entrepreneurs safe from fraud with a friction-free experience. The stakes are high, Couture said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

In an interview with PYMNTS, Jordi Gascon, with EMEA Security at CA Technologies, noted the challenges for banks across the EU, right out of the gate: “PSD2 compliance is a must, and they need to cope with the intrinsic risks of opening their infrastructure to third parties.” Regulation News Closer to Home: The CFPB.

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BankBazaar

APRIL 27, 2020

Opening a bank account is nothing short of an ordeal-from running around gathering documents that date to your school to ensuring that they meet the individual bank’s guidelines in terms of the order, signatures etc.–it Enter the security code displayed. –it can be quite long drawn-out and frustrating!

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NCR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Yet banks need one important yet not easily attainable ingredient to do mortgages right in an era of ever-increasing rules and regulations—quality. Some banks choose to overcome the quality hurdle—which is demanded by both regulators, GSEs and investors—by hiring their own QC staff. Mortgage compliance does not come cheap.

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Community Bank Community Guidelines Compliance 49

CFPB Monitor

JULY 6, 2021

Not complying with the FCRA 3-business day requirement for placing a security freeze on a consumer’s credit report after receiving the consumer’s freeze request. Financial institutions were found to have violated Regulation E by: Failing to comply with provisional credit requirements for disputed transactions. Mortgage origination.

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