CFPB Monitor

APRIL 25, 2022

As we will discuss, the timing of the Consent Order indicates that even when regulators permit crypto activities by financial institutions, they remain cautious, particularly as to BSA/AML compliance. The January 2021 Operating Agreement .

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 27, 2020

The OCC issued a letter last week stating that “a national bank [and a federal savings association] may provide. A custodian’s acceptance process should provide an adequate review of the customer’s needs and wants, as well as the operational needs of the account.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

It wasn’t until November 2017 that The Clearing House (TCH) debuted its Real-Time Payments (RTP) scheme — a system that isn’t expected to see across-the-board adoption until 2020. banks before it can become interoperable with other nations’ schemes, according to Art Brieske, head of faster payments at JPMorgan Chase.

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Perficient

AUGUST 16, 2020

If you’re part of an organization, there is a very good chance that you have some type of phone system that you use on a daily basis. Tragically, the call never went through because she did not know that the hotel’s phone system required dialing “9” for an outbound line before dialing 911. RAY BUAM’S Act.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ) hosts an annual symposium to provide updates on compliance requirements, sanctions activity, and enforcement efforts. OFAC restated its crucial role in furthering U.S. OFAC restated its crucial role in furthering U.S. What does a “maximum pressure strategy” entail?

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It also recommends including projections related to loan pricing, operating expenses, and delinquency. In developing an appropriate strategy , credit unions should analyze the various plausible approaches they may take given their personnel, operational, and financial resources. How robust is your compliance program?

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 31, 2022

On May 19, 2022, the Associate Director of the Enforcement and Compliance Division of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), Alessio Evangelista, spoke at the Chainalysis Links Conference in New York City on the topic of “The Intersection of Cryptocurrencies and National Security.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

As startups such as DadeSystems , FitPay and Jewel Paymentech expand across devices and functions, Tipalti , AvidXchange and Emailage announce new growth for their local, national and global footprints. The Sydney office currently serves as the base of operations for the APAC region. Chargehound. DadeSystems.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

And, in brick-and-mortar news, Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing has reportedly reopened roughly 100 retail locations in China as of last week. He reportedly noted on his website that “compliance with the regime is constantly monitored, including with the help of facial recognition systems and other technical measures.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

the Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force published a report last April urging the nation to review the current regulatory landscape. But information about a transaction can often start out limited, degrading as funds move in the cross-border journey, said Delingpole, making KYC and AML compliance all the more difficult.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

From FinCEN’s perspective, our BSA/AML system is good, but it can always be improved, and we see great opportunities in working with industry on innovations that can help better detect and safeguard against illicit activity,” he said. “In financial system by potential findings of non-compliance,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

Citi ‘s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) customers have increased their utilization of the firm’s digital banking technology, while firms globally implemented continuity plans and telecommuting to stay in operation amid the pandemic. million this March from 3.7 million in the same month last year.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. As David Barr, spokesperson for the FDIC, points out, “a vast majority of community banks remain well-rated and exhibit satisfactory corporate governance programs and compliance management systems.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

The bank is worried that the currency will be difficult to regulate and that it could potentially harm the existing financial system. “It Some are worried that the fact that Libra could be tied to several national currencies means that Facebook is trying to avoid being under control from any particular country. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. That’s according to the U.S. The terrorist threat, in particular, represents what the report termed “the first raindrops of an oncoming storm.” Cryptos also help bad actors avoid sanctions.

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Perficient

MAY 27, 2022

Since 2014, New York has only allowed crypto companies to operate in the state if they obtain a BitLicense, and even then, licensed companies are limited in the types of digital assets they can sell. For instance, Coinbase can only offer about half the coins available on its platform to New York customers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

More broadly, however, Blanco’s theme was the interconnectedness of the financial system – and how diligence and transparency is the key to combating money laundering and other financial crimes in the U.S. It concerns me when I hear about some compliance budgets being cut by casinos looking to trim costs and retain gamblers,” he noted.

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Abrigo

APRIL 6, 2022

In this guest column by Jeffrey Taft and Matthew Bisanz of Mayer Brown 's Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement practice, learn more about how to be ready for compliance. For these purposes, a financial institution includes a national or state bank, a savings association, an Edge or agreement corporation, a U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

During phase one, VASPs will have to demonstrate their compliance with these standards, according to the release. Their research will begin with a proof-of-concept for a CBDC operated on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to test the proposed coins’ use cases in payment settlements, the release stated.

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FICO

JANUARY 18, 2019

Despite advances in customer due diligence, including the addition of advanced analytics to compliance officers’ toolkits, the scandals of 2018 confirmed that many banks are struggling to bring their operations up to regulators’ standards, to say nothing of best practices. Know Your Customer. Detection and Alert Handling.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Compliance with market standards and regulations allows us to provide our clients with legal security and convenience of using the exchange, with the participation of a friendly banking system and the availability of payment operators,” BitBay said. Department of Justice on illegal financial issues affecting national security.

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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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Perficient

APRIL 2, 2021

The five federal agencies are: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Personalization of Customer Services.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. To improve the quality of their earnings, banks need their number one focus to be on making their operations more efficient. To the extent projects improve operating leverage and the total experience, so much the better.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Louisiana represents a special market for MTrac,” said the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer Jason LeBlanc in a statement, who added that MTrac’s payments platform makes Louisiana “the first state in the nation that will not be subjected to the cannabis industry’s all too common ‘cash only’ environment.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In Singapore, news came this week that the country will open up its real-time payment system to FinTech firms. The system is known as FAST, and Minister of Education Ong Ye Kung said part of the impetus is to let non-bank firms have access, while launching a unified payment code known as SGQR that is focused on ePayments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

“The federal banking system is, and should be, a source of strength for the nation and its economy. Today, the federal banking system remains healthy,” he continued. Today, the federal banking system remains healthy,” he continued. “As Compliance. Noreika, acting Comptroller of the Currency, in a statement.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Invisible” is the operative word here, as the tsunami of remote onboarding triggered by COVID lockdowns has given fraudsters yet more cover to add to their anonymity. Hide and seek is fun when you’re five, but it’s a tedious cat-and-mouse affair after you grow up and it turns into an interminable bout of whack-a-mole with invisible thieves.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Reports in Reuters said the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the completion of its review into Australia’s top four banks and how they managed and remediated issues of non-compliance. The ASIC slammed the banks’ processes as “unacceptable.” Those breaches resulted in $361.9

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Additionally, the human capital investment—in terms of both hiring fraud prevention experts and training existing staff—represents a significant operational expense. As overseers tighten the leash with stringent regulations aimed at protecting consumers, the cost of compliance grows. They should always be.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Manikumar said that doing so would violate a Supreme Court ruling in the country which says that IDs can only be used for government welfare operations. . In other India WhatsApp news , the National Payments Corp. One Justice in India named S. There will be another hearing on the 19 of September.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Credit unions have seen an unprecedented uptick in business-related loans in recent years, according to the Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) U.S. Finally, it is necessary to analyze different approaches based on personnel, operational and financial resources. Credit Union Profile. billion to $43.16

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It is often a thankless job that operates behind the scenes and under strict regulatory scrutiny. We want BSA/AML professionals to know how much we appreciate the work they do to fight financial crime and stop illicit funds from entering our financial system. BSA and AML Day National 2020 Celebration. you need in one platform.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Montroll operated an unregistered online securities exchange and defrauded its users by misappropriating their bitcoins. In addition, the SEC alleges Montroll and the exchange failed to disclose a cyberattack on BitFunder’s system that resulted in the theft of more than 6,000 bitcoins.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2017

In addition, New York State passed strict anti-money laundering regulations in 2015, such as requiring a bank’s chief compliance officer to certify whether it upholds the systems outlined in the rule. Habib Bank has submitted an application to DFS to shut its New York operations. It was not revealed what those breakdowns were.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The 2022 clarity promised by the “roadmap” presumably will supersede, once issued, Interpretive Letter #1179, which appears to function as a general stop-gap until the 2022 publications hopefully provide more detail regarding exactly how banks can attain compliance. Federal banking regulators have been busy in this space.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Not keeping up with a core vendor’s releases can also be costly to a community bank if it doesn’t leverage them, as releases often provide critical and important regulatory, compliance and feature function updates, says Maria Schuld, division executive, Americas Banking Solutions at FIS, which is headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla.

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