PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2018

The initial verdicts of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are in, at least in terms of compliance – or lack thereof. In news this past week, studies have shown that compliance rates are indeed low, three months in. are in compliance. How low are the rates? A bit of optimism: Progress is, well, progressing.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have been especially hard hit, as many have pivoted quickly to enable online transactions and adhere to the regulations that often accompany them. The health crisis has brought about changes to this rule, however, and these may have long-term implications for payment standards and regulations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Unlike social media … the terms of engagement for innovations such as Libra must be adopted in advance of any launch.”. One thing he wants to do right away is to enhance the coordination between financial regulators in the country. “To separates from the European Union. To remain a dominant player we in the U.K.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Social media scams account for the highest losses and are higher than any other fraud typology , at a reported half-billion total loss. As overseers tighten the leash with stringent regulations aimed at protecting consumers, the cost of compliance grows. financial s ystem. Find out how BAM+ stops fraud scams.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Jamal El-Hindi, the deputy director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), spoke at the 2019 Money Transmitter Regulators Association Annual Conference on Wednesday (Sept. 11) about the importance of innovation and the regulation of non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), according to a release.

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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. In the report from the U.S. The DOJ report stands as only the latest of warnings over the risks tied to cryptos.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

According to Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, the recently released regulations on prepaid cards from the Consumer Finance Protection Board could be another instance of good intentions gone wrong. The updated regulations are slated to take effect Oct.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is Twitter’s lead regulator in the European Union. 25), the DPC said it was again looking into the social media giant because of another breach notification it received from the company, according to a report from Reuters. On Friday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In the middle are the consumers whose data fuels eCommerce, social media and basically the entire internet as we know it. The Merchants’ Guide to Navigating Global Payments Regulations , powered by Ekata, dives deep into this complex and unsettled topic, from possible abrupt retail impacts to long-term open banking repercussions.

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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. Time on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at the earliest.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 14, 2014

A status update on banks and social media. According to a statistic released as part of the ICBA 2014 Top 50 Community Bank Leaders in Social Media, nearly 2,500 banks have a Facebook or Twitter presence, and the numbers continue to exponentially grow. .* 140-word summary of the social media guidance.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 18, 2016

‘Cloud’ used to be a scary word in banking — but as the services offered by Amazon, IBM and others grow more sophisticated, both bankers and regulators are learning to love the cloud. Banks have generally been reluctant to move important information from in-house environments to the cloud, but that could Read More.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

All that is starting to change, especially as more consumers turn to social media to seek support from their insurers, or even air their grievances. “So, The challenge is thus not figuring out if mobile disbursements are possible, but how they can be made, given insurers’ legal and compliance issues.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

The social media platform has admitted the incident may have impacted as many as 87 million users. During the exchange, lawmakers raised the specter of regulating Facebook — which boasts more than 2.2 During the exchange, lawmakers raised the specter of regulating Facebook — which boasts more than 2.2

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

The time for “wait and see” is running out when it comes to new European privacy regulations. Soon enough, the financial and consumer impacts of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become clear enough that companies that took a laggard’s approach may start to feel significant pain.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Sure, the social media platform said it lost one million active users from Europe after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25, tightening privacy regulations and making it more difficult for online advertisers to target consumers. Compliance Trends. Don’t cry for Facebook.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

Facebook is facing accusations from Vietnam that the social media giant did not remove content that it said was “slanderous,” reported Financial Times. In response, Facebook said it removed content in compliance with the laws in Vietnam. Citing a briefing in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In today’s top payments news, ongoing security concerns have caused the Federal Reserve to take a closer look at the Big Tech firms that serve the banking industry. People don’t know what’s true and what’s not, and what to believe,” he noted, adding that instead of uniting people, technology — like social media — is “splintering” them.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are doubling down on data security. Effective data security features are critical to securing this information. However, Facebook and Amazon are not the only Big Tech companies with a need to innovate in data security. The Future of Data Security.

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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. In today’s age of tightening Know Your Customer ( KYC ) regulations, Know Your Supplier has also become an equally important priority in B2B trade.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect on May 25, officially changing the way EU businesses handle consumer data. That might involve a meeting where the firm’s IT officials or owners are informed of their business’ non-compliance. Heavy fines could be levied in the severest cases. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

For Facebook, it’s a $5 billion fine and a “fundamental shift” in how the social media giant addresses privacy practices. In reference to how those actions will be structured, Facebook’s privacy committee will appoint two compliance officers. The FTC also has mandated stricter oversight over third-party apps.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

s challenger bank landscape is spreading since regulators have welcomed new competition into the retail banking space. Many of these companies take a digital-first approach to their offerings, and that means a digital approach to compliance, too. It seems that every few weeks another FinTech is seeking a banking license in the U.K.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

Can the bank be cited for a compliance violation? At the same time, bank regulators raise issues that are cause for concern. For instance, fraudsters and hackers become more sophisticated every day and seem to be one step ahead of security gurus. • What if we fail to issue the proper disclosures?

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

The beautiful thing about our fast-paced lives of today is that social media and innovation are constantly surrounding the payments space — you would have to live in a cave to not be getting or seeking feedback from your consumers. That said, the place where I get the most information is through social media — like LinkedIn.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

We’re referring, of course, to the act of opening a bank account from scratch, from the beginning – providing everything from name, address, Social Security number, identity documents and the like…. Madhu said that there are notable differences in the verification and compliance processes in banking here and abroad.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

George’s company, WellCity, marketed itself as a social media network for the health and wellness marketplace run out of Brentwood, Tennessee. They’re on the hook with regulators should something go wrong, after all. The right security strategy and partners can make a significant difference.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

At its most basic level, the key ingredients that are pilfered and then used to construct synthetic identities – where individuals’ personal information is stitched together to fabricate new identities — are tied to data that is given to us at birth: Social Security numbers. Well, it can take years to discover.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

So we also added a new focus: applying document and artificial intelligence/machine learning to develop enterprise-class solutions for identity verification in digital channels that meet the market need for a great user experience, risk mitigation and regulatory compliance. PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why?

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The Edelman Trust Barometer shows that public confidence in search engines and social media platforms fell 11 percentage points from 2017 and 2018. Now tech companies are facing a wave of “techlash” — backlash resulting from rising concerns around privacy protections, election security failures, and ethics lapses.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

This would seem to be a favorable time for digital products and services that emphasize privacy and data security. The big tech firms are trying to make sure they have a major say in whatever comes next for data privacy and regulation. “Developers have always had a certain amount of revolutionary spirit,” he told Fast Company.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Ensure compliance with all industry laws and regulations. Develop and support a brand that is consistent with strategy, including traditional and non-traditional advertising, social media, and service excellence criteria. Maintain system security. Ensure compliance with all HR related laws and regulations.

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FICO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What scammers see here is a big patchwork of payment options that offer a way to take money directly from consumers, and that change popularity with the social media tides. Scammers can hide in plain sight and use social engineering and direct outreach to consumers to coerce individuals to make instant, irrevocable payments.

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FICO

JUNE 22, 2017

Increasingly in today’s age, terrorist organizations and dangerous criminals finance their operations by laundering money in global financial institutions, presenting a huge public policy problem for regulators and policymakers. Regulations to detect and report suspicious activity through SARs have become more strictly enforced.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 13, 2015

The publication of such Supervisory Highlights is a tremendous tool for companies to learn of non-public supervisory actions taken by the Bureau and to inform ongoing efforts to remain in compliance with Federal consumer financial law. ” The report describes various circumstances that created or permitted the compliance weaknesses.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

As the environment itself becomes more heavily regulated to ensure transactions that require the exchange of sensitive identification or financial data are safeguarded, the challenges to accomplish this can become even more daunting.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Regulator Is Stepping In - What Will It Mean for Banks? The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has set in motion a series of proposals to better protect consumers from payment scam losses, and two key elements stand out. Unintended Consequences of PSR Regulation of APP Scams? Much more needs to be done to address it.

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