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Governments Fuel Blockchain’s Global Proliferation

PYMNTS

A regional government in Russia is now working with state-backed VEB, reports in CoinDesk said this week, as authorities explore how to use blockchain “to improve the quality of management decisions.”. As regulators begin to consider blockchain regulations, many have signaled a desire not to hamper innovation while doing so.

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‘Think Locally’ Takes On New Meaning For X-Border Merchants

PYMNTS

With old rules evolving into new ones, geographic boundaries and their own set of regulations are just some of the many complexities that add friction to the process of international business. Bullock discussed the compliance challenges of various payment scheme regulations that cross-border merchants often need to confront.

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Open banking APIs are open for business

Insights on Business

I wasn’t particularly inspired by the Wikipedia definition , so I’ll give you mine. Regulations, such as Payment Services Directive (PSD2), are forcing banks to “open up”, enabling customers to easily share data with third parties. Other banks in the region tried to build alternative solutions. The mobile payments hub.

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The Brexit Bombshell

NCR

The immediate aftermath was both shocking and predictable: Markets took a massive hit in many regions, the British pound fell to its lowest point since the mid-’80s, and even the UK’s perch as the world’s fifth-largest economy looked precarious. But there will definitely be consequences, and it would be wise to be prepared.

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Foreign Tax Compliance Reporting — FATCA vs. CRS

FICO

You would think one system would be enough to manage foreign tax compliance. In 2010 the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) started to define the details of FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). FATCA requires many more classification types than CRS and the definitions vary for some categories (e.g., financial institutions).

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The Slow, Controversial Global March Of Face ID Tech

PYMNTS

What that would mean in practical terms, according to Buzzfeed , is the creation of a single master database that would link together stand-alone databases containing tax records, bank details, credit card transactions, air and train travel records and more. Whether Aadhaar will be one of the connected databases remains an open question.

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8 Success Tips for Debt Collection in the Pandemic

FICO

Whilst that peak did not appear — due to the combination of protected incomes, use of saving and a reduced spend on travel, luxury and social related discretionary expenses — financial vulnerability will become widespread in all markets as a consequence of inflation, increased tax and interest rates and skyrocketing energy costs.