Bank Innovation

MAY 16, 2017

Last year, regulators in New York decided to take cybersecurity matters for financial institutions into their own hands, releasing a set of rules (which went into effect in March), requiring banks and other FIs to establish a stricter cybersecurity program.

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Cisco

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In 2017, New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) passed cybersecurity regulation 23 NYCRR 500, requiring all financial services companies to implement multi-factor authentication (MFA). Since its creation, the Cybersecurity Framework has continued to offer updates and guidance on best security practices.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Laika , a compliance and security audit platform for software companies, has raised $35M in a Series B. New York-based Laika helps businesses obtain audits and security certifications as well as remain compliant with regulations. Laika has offices in New York and Costa Rica. ARR growth YoY.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ongoing security concerns have prompted the Federal Reserve to further scrutinize big tech firms that serve the banking industry, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday (Nov. Can we look at their overall compliance management program?”. 21), citing a senior official. The Annual Conference held Nov.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), over deficiencies that the OCC identified in the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance program. The OCC identified the deficiencies in the bank’s branches in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. On Wednesday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

Banks on Wall Street are talking to regulators about waiving rules regarding brokers working remotely while the coronavirus makes its way through New York, according to a report by Reuters. New York Gov. The CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), Kenneth Bentsen Jr.,

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 7, 2020

Third-party assessor accountability: FTC orders will now give the FTC authority to approve (and re-approve every two years) the third-party assessors that are tasked with reviewing comprehensive data security programs. In his announcement, Director Smith referenced several FTC 2019 data security orders that reflect these improvements.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2018

Digital money platform Uphold announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire New York Stock Exchange member JNK Securities Corp. If the deal is finalized, Uphold’s compliance footprint will be expanded, as well as its customer base and service offering.

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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.

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Celent Banking

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDSF) is one step closer to releasing cyber security regulations aided by the largest security hacking breach in history, against JP Morgan Chase. The timing will undoubtedly put pressure on regulators to push through strong regulation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

said Revolut is its first customer for its new product, the Paxos Crypto Brokerage. According to New York-based Paxos, the API-based solution is designed to enable companies to “integrate cryptocurrency buying, selling, holding and sending capabilities into their own applications.”. “The

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 12, 2021

SB 1235 requires the DFPI to issue regulations implementing the specific requirements of the disclosures that must be given to recipients. Compliance with the new disclosure requirements is not required until the DFPI’s final regulations become effective. Modifications to the proposal were issued in April 2021.

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Perficient

AUGUST 16, 2023

Bank Closed By Regulators Almost all bank closures happen on a Friday so that regulators can work all weekend to reopen the bank on Monday. The federal bank regulator and Dream First Bank also negotiated a shared-loss agreement on the loans purchased from Heartland Tri-State Bank to share the losses and potentially recover assets.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

Regulators want to have a greater stake in the way sharing platforms operate. Many of these regulators also now expect sharing and payment services to comply with shifting data regulations, like GDPR. For more on this and other developments, take a look at the Playbook’s News and Trends section.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The EU’s PI licensing requirements are especially stringent, with strict requirements on PI infrastructure, shareholder qualifications, Know Your Customer (KYC) and AML policies and information security programs. To date, only 10 companies have obtained the license in Luxembourg.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

Chainalysis unveiled an anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solution for stablecoins called Know Your Transaction (KYT), the company said in an announcement. In other news, Robinhood got the green light to trade seven digital currencies — such as bitcoin and litecoin, among others — in New York state, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Luxembourg regulators have given a thumbs-up to the FinTech PingPong , authorizing it to do business as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI). The new license will allow PingPong to offer customers “a more flexible array of services,” the company said in a news release. The company is now valued at $1.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he wants credit reporting firms to comply with the state’s new cyber-security regulations in the wake of the massive Equifax hack , according to Reuters. The directive is the first of its kind in the country.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The CFPB has issued a final rule amending Regulation Z to address the discontinuation of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) that is currently used by many creditors as the index for calculating the interest rate on credit cards and other variable-rate consumer credit products. Change in index. Dollar LIBOR indices. (The

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The move targets one of the largest pain points of Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance for businesses and their financial institutions (FIs): the complexity linked to corporations that use multiple banks across multiple jurisdictions. law enforcement led to 13 arrests in New York in 2017. ”

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 14, 2021

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has issued modifications to its proposed regulations to implement SB 1235, the bill signed into law on September 30, 2018 that requires consumer-like disclosures to be made for certain commercial financing products, including small business loans and merchant cash advances.

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Insights on Business

MAY 19, 2017

In the area of regulatory compliance, however, simply keeping up with the volume and variety of new and changing regulations is high on the priority list of virtually all organizations. The OPS 2017 event was presented by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and this year IBM was a Platinum sponsor.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Six months later, the financial regulator said the probe was widened to involve “certain senior members of management.” Metro Bank is also being investigated by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority and is ready to issue loss-absorbing debt as required of large banks. .

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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

JUNE 6, 2016

In the wake of disclosures last month that Lending Club handled some of its loans improperly and that Prosper, the second-largest lender, is exploring strategic options, New York’s financial regulator sent a letter to more than two dozen companies last week looking to garner more information about their activities, according to Reuters.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

That said, in a first-ever congressional hearing on marijuana law reform, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security convened July 10 to debate altering federal law around cannabis. Lawmakers went on the assumption that reforming federal marijuana laws is a given and used the hearing to discuss regulation.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A former cryptocurrency exchange and its founder are facing charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency announced in a press release on Wednesday (Feb. Montroll operated an unregistered online securities exchange and defrauded its users by misappropriating their bitcoins. In a parallel criminal case, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

China’s Guangdong province has launched a blockchain financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses, backed by OneConnect , a Chinese FinTech recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press release. . ” TaxBit will use the funding to speed up customer growth, and make its products better.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

How FinTech Apps Can Ace Security. Businesses that don’t comply with know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations chance major regulatory fines and irreparable damage to customer relationships when something goes wrong. B2B Payments: Moving from Inertia to Ignition.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The company’s shares have fallen more than 30 percent since the hack, which exposed consumer names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses and, in some cases, drivers’ license numbers. If the companies fail to register, they could be barred from doing business with financial companies regulated by New York State.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Songkick is a concert discovery service owned by Warner Music Group. . Another provision of the deal requires that the Los Angeles, California company keep updated compliance and ethics procedures to stop cybercrime. Department of Justice reached a deal with Ticketmaster before U.S.

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American Banker

AUGUST 2, 2022

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Now that principle applies to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – at least according to one report. Security Boulevard reported this week (June 6) that in the wake of the new digital security rule taking effect, criminals were quick to use it to their advantage.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 29, 2022

On July 20, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and 18 state attorneys general led by New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that they have entered into a settlement with Harris Originals of NY, Inc. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Harris Jewelry will issue approximately $10.9

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Abrigo

JUNE 5, 2023

Data-driven decisions for managing financial institution risk while driving growth and increasing efficiency are especially important given the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic Bank, and Signature Bank of New York. Regulators review them to assess safety and soundness.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

This paradigm shift is not only changing the landscape of the market—with fintech consolidation and new partnerships that would have seemed like odd bedfellows a mere 36 months ago—but it is changing organizational design, hiring and training philosophies, and even the role regulators see themselves playing.

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