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DOJ Finds Evidence Of PPP Loan Fraud

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Amid rising criticism over the loan effort, the Department Of Justice has reportedly discovered potential fraud among companies seeking relief with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Prosecutors decide whom to looking into by watching for rises in Medicare billing in particular regions.

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Global Payments: Taking A Personalized Approach To Fighting Fraud

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The Reserve Bank of India recently released guidelines outlining an approved method that private companies could use for conducting KYC checks online by using videos. FIs in the United Arab Emirates are also looking to get ahead of fraud with improved digital KYC practices. Download the Tracker to read the Feature Story.

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How TIPS Is Helping ECB Expand Its Real-Time Payments Reach

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Making cross-border payments in the EU therefore requires interconnectivity between the regions’ various real-time payments rails. SCT Inst was developed in 2017 to establish operational guidelines by which all real-time payment rails in the EU are required to comply.

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How To Keep Investment Platforms AML-Compliant

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They face the challenge of offering customers a smooth onboarding process while also remaining rigorous in know your customer (KYC) efforts, taking care to remain compliant with local anti-money laundering (AML) regulations that aim to keep criminals from using legitimate operations to move money illegally. News From The AML/KYC Ecosystem .

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Report: Helping Online Merchants Comply With The Middle East’s New Payments Regs

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One area where the pandemic may significantly impact emerging data protection and open banking rules is the Middle East and North African region (MENA). The ongoing pandemic has caused many regulators in the MENA region to examine the digital and open banking infrastructure they have in place. Around The Data Protection World.

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Asia Pacific Ramps Up eProcurement Push

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Latin America is often considered to be the world leader in electronic invoicing thanks to government mandates, but the Asia Pacific region is quickly gaining steam in its eInvoicing efforts, too. And beyond government efforts, FinTechs in the private sector are also promoting eProcurement digitization in the region. On Monday (Aug.

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 FinTech Collaborations and Frameworks Gain Steam in Asia

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Beyond the confines of Europe, Cryptix , a blockchain service provider based in Zug, Switzerland, has said that it acquired Blocktrade, which operates as a digital asset exchange platform. The collaboration seeks to promote a “friction-free” digital identity and authentication services tied to fraud prevention.

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