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New EU Card Rules Could Confuse Customers

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The European Union has issued new rules for contactless payments, which has caused confusion and forced one digital bank to issue new cards, according to a report in the Telegraph. A digital bank called Bó , started by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), has had to issue 6,000 new cards because of the new regulation.

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The legacy clock is ticking

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He is also one of the Top 5 most influential people on BankInfoSecurity’s list of information security leaders, as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal. Regulators are also working with startups, which is what the regulatory sandboxes are all about.

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Varo Achieves Milestone As First Consumer FinTech To Get National Charter

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Colin Walsh got lots of laughs five years ago when he talked of his intention to launch a financial technology (FinTech) startup. the San Francisco-based online bank, had the last laugh. Department of the Treasury that charters and regulates financial institutions. OCC is an independent bureau of the U.S.

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AML Compliance Controls Can Be Costly

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Money laundering has always troubled financial institutions, but today’s digital banking system creates additional complexities as fraudsters around the world take advantage of financial technologies. banks have to analyze AML regulations before even beginning to innovate, and the rules in question change often.

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UK Financial Watchdog Says Wirecard Cooperative But Assets To Stay Frozen 

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The report said firms such as Pockit, the London-based financial technology company that offers an alternative to traditional banks, and U Account, the Sheffield, England digital bank, a subsidiary of subprime lender Morses Club PLC that provides finance to poorer clients, are among those hardest hit. authorities.

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STC Pay, Moven Team Up To Launch Saudi Challenger Bank

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The founder of Moven, Brett King, said the new venture would be a “world-class” bank, and that it would set its sights on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. STC Pay, which does financial technology work for both companies and individuals, works with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.

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Kuwait Debuts FinTech Sandbox

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As evidence that sandboxes are ever-increasingly a global phenomenon, Kuwait’s central bank put forth guidelines this week that are geared toward companies seeking to meld financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ). has partnered with Kenya’s Family Bank Limited, as announced Wednesday (Nov.

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