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Merchants Get Clarity Around Compliance As Global Payment Regulations Evolve

PYMNTS

Compliance with financial regulations market-to-market around the globe is increasingly automated yet relies on the same human emotion that undergirds all forms of exchange: trust. Only 20 percent of these consumers are willing to share sensitive financial in- formation with third parties, according to the study.”.

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Regions Financial says possible capital hike would be manageable

American Banker

The regional bank told analysts that it has studied how much debt it would need to raise based on an effective post-reform capital floor of 6% of risk-weighted assets, and has determined that that increase in capital would be manageable.

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Verizon: PCI DSS Compliance Down For First Time In Six Years

PYMNTS

A case of complacency on compliance? 25) from Verizon Communications, full compliance with the PCI DSS (short for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) dropped last year, the first decline seen in six years. The study noted that there are some regional differences, as 77.8 The headline numbers: 52.5

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Financial Services Security Outcomes Study

Cisco

Every year, Cisco conducts the Security Outcomes Study (SOS), a fully anonymous survey of over 4,800 active IT, security, and privacy professionals from around the world. Of the 4,800 participants in the larger study, 589 represented firms in the financial services sector.

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How Mobile Solutions May Help Address Slipping Corporate Travel Policy Compliance

PYMNTS

Sabre Corporation has published the results of its “ 2017 Asia Pacific Corporate Traveler Study ,” identifying two major trends driving business travel in the region: an increased emphasis on mobility and a growing concern over non-compliance.

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Bitcoin Daily: New Data Set To Help Flag Illicit Crypto Transactions; MIT Study Finds Only 2 Pct. Unlawful

PYMNTS

Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has released the Elliptic Data Set, which aims to identify crypto transactions associated with money laundering. A big problem with compliance, in general, is false positives. However, the majority of the transactions, around 77 percent, remained unclassified. “A

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Changing of the guard a frequent occurrence in bank compliance

American Banker

Banks had the highest turnover of chief compliance officers among the 100 largest financial services firms in the world, according to a recent study. Recruiters say that’s a function of changing job demands, high pressure and poaching by fintechs — plus old-fashioned demographics.