PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled hearings about the proposed merger between BB&T and SunTrust Banks, as well as the Facebook-planned cryptocurrency Libra. According to American Banker , the committee will meet July 17 to examine Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency and its impact on consumers, investors, and the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In a report, the Financial Intelligence Unit said that firms registered in other nations and led by eResidents have participated in “a few large-scale exit scams," Bloomberg reported. Approximately 70,000 virtual IDs have been provided to eResidents from 174 nations. Estonia is a country of 1.3

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell revealed that Facebook has spoken to the central bank about its upcoming cryptocurrency, called Libra. With the announcement that it plans to create a cryptocurrency, Facebook is continuing its unchecked expansion and extending its reach into the lives of its users,” she said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

German cryptocurrency company Karatbars has been ordered to stop doing business after being accused of running a pyramid scheme. Website DECPAPI.com spotlighted an API with a countdown that showed the national stablecoin would launch on November 20. And the U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 19, 2022

On July 13, 2022, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing entitled “Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud.” A recording of the hearing is available here. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

The industry in Haiti is a perfect example of blockchain’s application, not just for commerce, but as a catalyst for social change by ensuring quality, fair conditions and reduced economic volatility. In other news, Facebook has taken down a fraudulent sponsored post that has been shared with hundreds of thousands of users.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

The social media giant explained that Libra will be linked to different fiat currencies and government bonds. But while Wang confirmed that the PBoC had been working on developing its digital currency, he didn’t reveal when it will be ready to hit the market.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level. Or does it?

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Facebook’s David Marcus was grilled and the cryptocurrency was criticized in hearings with the Senate Banking Committee on July 16, and by the House Financial Services Committee on the following day. For those who missed it, PYMNTS published a recap of Libra’s week in Washington.).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

For years, throughout the volatility of cryptocurrency values, some industry experts have assured investors and innovators that blockchain is the disruptor in which the market should place its faith. But the company’s website — and all social media accounts — suddenly disappeared, as did the money investors placed in the company.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

The magic that makes it happen is the social media part of the Venmo platform, which allows users to list a live feed of their transactions in an easily digestible, scrollable, emoji-filled form. The last few months have been tough for bitcoin enthusiasts, who have watched the cryptocurrency bleed value for over a year at this point.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. The “Giant Sucking Sound” Award – goes to the swell of funds leaving banking and ballooning money market mutual funds. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The first 3,000 of those new moderators were announced last spring, in the days and weeks that followed a rash of suicides that were posted on the social media site. “If And while robots will certainly be taking some jobs out of the market, it is worth noting that 3.2 companies or buy them outright.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2017

But for now … 14 billion visits to online retailers in the past year, from May 2016 to May 2017, and 14 million visits via social media mentions is nothing to sneeze at, speaking to wide recognition of the lure of the devices. FinTech grab $14 million in financing, a sign of confidence in both product and market. Time will tell.

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Banking 2020

DECEMBER 7, 2015

It’s often a debate that’s framed in the context of cash versus all others, but as we are seeing increasingly, there could be an argument for having a ubiquitous form of non-cash payments – eg, in the future, a cryptocurrency. The analogy of cash and prepaid gift cards is useful. Fragmentation is our obstacle in P2P today.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

Indian FinTech Cashaa and the country's United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society teamed up to launch what they say is the world's first cryptocurrency bank branch through a joint-venture bank called Unicas, according to a release. The operation also will provide traditional banking services, according to the backers.

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Lex Sokolin

JUNE 24, 2019

Ask peacocks and flowers what marketing firm they hired! Second, the color sticks out like the red alarms we all associate with a dopamine kick from our social media and smartphone interactions. a key pillar and enabler of the Nation State for centuries?—?puts Yet it behaves according the natural laws of the stock market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) CryptoBridge is shutting down. The firm later revealed that it had also shut down all of its social media channels, and that “all existing non-mature BCO staking positions have been paid out, effectively cancelling the contract.”. 10 deadline.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 31, 2023

In 2022, bankers saw typologies exacerbated by the pandemic provide criminals with avenues for fraud while cryptocurrency scams surfaced more frequently. Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency is making its way into the mainstream, which means that crypto-specific scams and fraud trends should be on AML/CFT programs’ radar.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The launch of Libra ignited a global debate over the role of cryptocurrencies in payments and financial services. This document outlines our plans for a new decentralized blockchain, a low-volatility cryptocurrency and a smart contract platform that together aim to create a new opportunity for responsible financial services innovation.”.

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