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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

GDPR and PSD2 have significantly shifted how EU banks and businesses exchange online funds and consumer data. Numerous regions then announced internal deadlines for compliance that often diverged from their neighbors’ deadlines. The sweeping compliance requirements affect all members, but execution can differ country by country.

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JUNE 28, 2018

But the recent thefts, along with other attempted and completed cyberattacks, demonstrate why payments officials in the region are expressing fresh concern about financial security there. Evidence of that comes from Swift’s Latin America Regional Conference , held earlier this month in Miami. Fraud is a Top Worry.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. The pandemic has refocused scrutiny on the open banking ecosystem’s privacy and security. The Data Privacy Twist .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

We stand by our record of providing upfront information and clear controls, strong internal data governance, secure infrastructure, and above all, helpful products.”. “People who use Google expect us to respect their privacy, whether they have a Google account or not,” a representative for Google said, per the report. “We

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FICO

MARCH 6, 2020

Visma Connect recently interviewed Jürgen Krieg, FICO's head of global compliance sales. In this excerpt from that article, Jürgen elaborates on the importance of compliance. . At FICO, I am responsible for planning and implementing growth strategies to develop new markets, and the expansion of our compliance business globally.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

The rise of online and contactless transactions in the European Union, for example, has meant that many merchants are making the bulk of their sales away from brick-and-mortar stores. Data privacy and security continue to be top priorities for many regulators, too. from 30 euros to 50 euros ($33.67-$56.12), for example.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

“With so many retail stores closing, they need to be able to provide a way to sell D2C wherever those consumers are online.”. As more brands embrace eCommerce, he added, joining online platforms solves only some of the challenges of international, cross-border efforts — namely, setting up digital storefronts and reaching consumers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Consumers around the globe have moved their purchasing online during the pandemic, and those in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are no exception. The region’s financial institutions (FIs) and merchants have needed to work swiftly to support unprecedented levels of digital payment and shopping growth.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Plus, Pioneer Bank sues over MyPayrollHR scandal, Procurement Partners secures new funding, and ImagineTime partners on FinTech for accountants. Revolut has launched an acquiring solution for its Revolut Business starter pack, which will allow businesses in 13 European countries to accept credit card payments online.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

China is looking to keep up with consumers, financial institutions (FIs) and merchants that send funds and information through online channels, and several of the country’s related regulations resemble those from regions where such transactions are now commonplace. Confronting Chinese Compliance . and the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Currencycloud is connecting regional banks to advanced FX and global payments technologies, while the firm’s founder, Nigel Verdon, is also targeting Banking-as-a-Service with his new startup, Railsbank. But many of these businesses are also looking ahead to drive financial services efficiencies beyond coronavirus disruption.

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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.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Understanding who one is doing business with is the first step to mitigating a myriad of risks, including non-compliance, non-payment, violated contracts and more. It’s not surprising, then, that for many businesses, the in-person networking events are more popular than online networking platforms.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

Compliance and regulatory issues remain top of mind, of course, but so does the overall experience of both buyers and sellers. Expectations can differ from region to region regarding timing of payments, taxes, currencies, regulatory differences – and we look at all of those variables.”. Drilling Down Into Online Payments.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Engagement platform Personetics also secured $85M from Thoma Bravo Digital banking provider Apiture announced a fundraising round led by Live Oak Bank, Pinnacle Bank, and BHG Financial Digital banking provider Backbase raised $128.6M Industry expert John Meyer digs deeply into the implications of this industry-changing rollup deal here.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

In other news, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a nonstop social media cheerleader for the notion of building a high-tech ecosystem in South Florida, publicly embraced exploring using cryptocurrency to store some government financial reserves and blockchain to secure processes such as online voting.

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MAY 23, 2019

As a result, the online bank was criticized for not being diligent about security and compliance controls as it rushed to grow. The victim of the hack also reported that they had tried to call N26’s service hotline, but no one picked up, and they couldn’t connect with anyone online either. million customers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The European Union’s financial authorities are monitoring how the pandemic may be affecting banks’ and FinTechs’ compliance with rules such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), for example. Around The Data Protection World.

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JUNE 5, 2020

FIs and their regulators are clinging to that vision even as they work to answer complicated questions brought about by the virus surrounding online payments, security and data privacy. meanwhile, are seeking to address changes in how their own merchants and consumers think about data privacy thanks to increasing online transactions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Players in the sharing economy must contend with an increasingly complex online payments ecosystem as they move into new regions and attract participants to their platforms. Outdoorsy users looking to rent their RVs list them on the online platform for local renters to book. The sharing economy 2.0

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Many want more options and control when it comes to their security. percent of customers agreed that mobile transactions would be more secure if the consumers themselves had more control over their authentication options. Regulators as well as banks are searching for ways to keep launderers and other fraudsters out of online banking.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where online transaction volumes and mobile wallet adoption are increasing. But as merchants and issuers look to enter new markets, including the Asia Pacific region (APAC), they must be mindful of the challenges posed by fraudsters. The percentage of total sales that occurred online in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

The PSD2 -related regulation counts itself among a raft of those set to become law across the continent, focusing on boosting online commerce security by requiring cardholders to provide two forms of identification to verify their identities when transacting. Merchants have been sleepwalking into SCA,” Princen explained.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants from other regions have been dipping their toes into the Chinese market, but open banking has compounded the difficulty involved in setting up operations. as they upgrade their online data and financial rules to support global digital banking innovations. he remarked.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

Some companies have been able to adjust quicker than others, leading to the first-ever fines issued and collected for breach of GPDR within the region. Around The Data Protection And Security World. The regulation is now slated to roll out in July 2020, rather than the February 2020 deadline previously proposed.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

“If a firm needs to digitally onboard someone and verify them, we can help that company do that fairly seamlessly,” Samer Atassi, regional director, Latin America and Caribbean for Jumio, told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Opportunity, he noted, abounds. But in markets like Mexico , the challenges are quite different.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Ensuring SCA compliance should be part of a larger effort to determine that a payments strategy is secure, cost-effective and satisfies user expectations for convenience and trust. He says more than one-third of merchants’ online payments could fail due to lack of compliance.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

So it is perhaps with a bit of irony that the eCommerce behemoth known as Amazon , via its Web Services division (AWS), has positioned itself as offering a way for local and regional financial services providers to craft new products, enter new markets and meet the regulatory requirements necessary for worldwide competition.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Fresh on the heels of a $200 million round of fundraising, Tel Aviv’s Red Dot Capital is straying from its bread-and-butter focus on homegrown Israeli technology and security startups to find opportunity half a world away in Southeast Asia. But Stern said the strategy shift isn’t just based on the need to fuel growth.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Online casinos worldwide already make digital disbursements by relying on third parties that have been processing payments for decades,” according to the May Tracker. Online betting services in the region are now even exploring depositing such sums directly into digital wallet applications on users’ mobile devices.”.

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MAY 23, 2018

And with that, governments and security solution providers are stepping into the fray with the aim of combatting fraudsters. In the May Digital Identity Tracker , PYMNTS examines how players from around the space are looking to safeguard consumers, from new security software to newly debuted regulations from governments around the world.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Its effects will likely have far-reaching consequences, too, for both EU-based companies and those that operate outside the region. That might involve a meeting where the firm’s IT officials or owners are informed of their business’ non-compliance. Even with the deadline looming, many businesses are seemingly unprepared. In the U.S.,

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are doubling down on data security. Similarly, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a contract with the US government called Secret Region to serve workloads across the full range of government data classifications, including Top Secret documents. The Future of Data Security.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

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. A phishing scam purporting to come from Apple is the most popular that we’ve seen,” Security Boulevard said. “It That’s the same trend benefiting Google. “It

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2016

Compliance with AML, KYC and sanctions requirements continues to be a key focus area for financial institutions under pressure to implement a robust and agile compliance program that ensures legal requirements are met at both a regional and global level,” said Rob Hartley, VP of product at Trulioo , in a press release announcing the enhancements.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

In fact, early evidence suggests that changes in cyber threats and online ad buying are already taking place in the weeks since the GDPR became official. Over time, regulators and companies may be taking a step back to look holistically at the compliance landscape,” Pace said. We always wanted security to have a seat at the table.”.

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