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Today In Payments: California Proposes Financial Watchdog; Germany Launches Investigation Into Amazon

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California lawmakers are moving quickly to create a financial watchdog agency as a new department of their state government, as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates financial crime across the nation. The Federal Reserve is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing a digital currency.

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Synchrony Says Erroneous Email Not Tied To Data Breach

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Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter asking whether the technology could be accessed by foreign entities or whether it posed a risk to national security.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Meanwhile, Visa said that crypto-banking platform operator Ternio had joined the payments giant’s Fast Track program as a cryptocurrency-focused enablement partner. Keeping An Eye On Fraud.

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Regulatory and litigation risks to consumer financial services providers highlighted in Ballard Spahr webinar on COVID-19 crisis fallout

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Mr. Roddy discussed the emergency debt collection regulation issued by the Massachusetts AG and the possibility of state UDAP claims based on collection activities during the crisis. All of the speakers stressed the need for companies to identify potential sources of risk in their operations and attempt to address those risks in advance.

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School District Pays Hackers $10K In Bitcoin To Recover Data

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After hackers stole data from the computer system of a Massachusetts school system, they offered to return the information in return for a $10,000 bitcoin payment. s National Health Service. I told her what I knew: There are three ways to deal with cybersecurity,” Leominster Interim Police Chief Michael Goldman told ABC News.

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Regulators Want Answers From Uber Over Hidden Hack

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Attorneys general in Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts and New York said they were launching their own investigations. s National Cyber Security Centre to determine how large the breach was and how many people in the U.K. Meanwhile, in the U.K., The ICO plans to work with the U.K.’s were impacted by it. s capital.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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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. Lifetime Achievement Award (Bank) Cambridge Savings CEO Wayne Patenaude looks to end a long and successful career at one of Massachusetts’ 10 largest banks.

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