PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

Judges dismissed a civil suit that alleged Wirecard of fraud weeks after the company filed for insolvency in a Munich court. The judge also found that the involvement of the Mauritius’ Emerging Markets Investment Fund (EMIF) was not a reason to suspect fraud. “As Still, this is not the end of troubles for Wirecard.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

Cygnet Infotech promotes FACE as a product that handles not only conventional accounting processes, but also provides specialized handling of challenges around goods and services taxes. India uses its Invoice Registration Portal to track business activity and ensure compliance with tax laws.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. The latest AMC/KYC Tracker examines current efforts to stop money laundering, fight fraud and improve customer identity authentication in the financial services space.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

Data storage firm Seagate revealed that it has moved its anti-fraud blockchain project with IBM into the pilot stage. In other news, Brazil’s Tax Authority has announced that transactions involving cryptocurrencies must now be reported to the Department of Federal Revenue ( RFB ).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

But Kellerman and other security experts advocated at the hearing for legislative measures, such as modernizing anti-money laundering (AML) and forfeiture rules and moving the Secret Service to the Treasury Department, to help combat the threat.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

British Airways will likely be the first company cased under GDPR, and a fine may loom if regulators find the company did not have adequate security measures in place. Cryptos : Cryptocurrencies take it on the chin yet again, as multi-month lows tested amid the long arm the law — or at least regulators.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

They also need to collect and verify vendors’ details to comply with anti-crime regulations, adhere to tax reporting requirements and deliver convenient digital payments to these suppliers. Corporate buyers that have gathered enough information on potential business partners then need to answer to regulators.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Government disbursements can range from child support payments and annual tax returns to pension and retirement fund payouts. The IRS has accepted digitally filed tax documents and issued digital refunds for years, and it received approximately 29 million electronic returns via direct deposit between February 2018 and February 2019.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

Complex tax law has been linked to the rise in eInvoicing in B2B commerce, according to Julie Park, managing director of VAT and customs duty at The VAT Consultancy. She pointed to Latin America , which enacted some of the world’s first eInvoicing mandates for the purposes of tax rule enforcement. billion every year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In today’s top payments news, ongoing security concerns have caused the Federal Reserve to take a closer look at the Big Tech firms that serve the banking industry. Security Concerns Prompt Fed To Strengthen Big Tech Oversight. Politicians, as well as privacy advocates, have asked regulators to block the deal. And Former U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2016

office were facilitating tax evasion and money laundering. According to FT , no public or private action was taken against the bank by regulators after the information was disclosed. regulators didn’t seem inclined to take any real steps toward looking into the claims about BSI’s role in tax evasion at the time.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating a security breach at First American Financial Corporation that saw the exposure of upwards of 885 million financial records and personal files related to mortgages dating back to 2003. KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach in May.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 6, 2021

The Priorities have been much-anticipated because, under the AML Act, regulators will review and examine financial institutions in part according to how their AML/CFT compliance programs incorporate and further the Priorities, “as appropriate.”. A prime example of this problem is the inclusion of “fraud” as a Priority.

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FICO

JANUARY 22, 2020

There has been a proliferation of real-time payments fraud, as new near-instant payment platforms, including person-to-person (P2P) transfers and mobile payment platforms grow across Asia Pacific. . We recently conducted a survey with banks in the region and found that 4 out of 5 (78 percent) have seen their fraud losses increase.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating a security breach at First American Financial Corporation that saw the exposure of upwards of 885 million financial records and personal files related to mortgages dating back to 2003. KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach in May.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

A server running an Elasticsearch database contained sensitive data from as far back as 2008 that included loan and mortgage agreements, repayment schedules and other financial and tax documents. The database, which is believed to have been exposed for two weeks, was discovered by independent security researcher Bob Diachenko.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

We are excited to bring our secure and scalable technology to Azure customers as we continue working with Microsoft Azure Marketplace to develop cloud-enabled blockchain solutions.”. The sheer volume of transactions makes this a national security threat,” the party wrote in a post on its website.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

In the Middle East , RAK Bank has said it will offer Sage accounting software to business banking customers, in an agreement that helps those firms manage value-added tax (VAT) compliance mandates. The software firm, Sage, has had five of its accounting offerings focused on VAT, accredited by the UAE Federal Tax Authority.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

It has been a busy year for the world of bank regulations, particularly Know Your Customer (KYC). Financial services regulations are notorious for their complexity and ever-changing demands for financial institutions and corporates, but another fuel for development in the KYC space was the FinTech community.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission issued scores – the tallies varied depending on where you got the news, but The Wall Street Journal estimated “dozens” – of requests for information and subpoenas from companies who have dipped, or are dipping, corporate toes in the initial coin offerings pool. And yet: How and why to regulate?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has said that bitcoin is a “fraud” that is worse than the tulip “mania” that has become shorthand for speculative bubbles across the past several centuries. Conversely, Morgan Stanley’s CEO James Gorman has said that the emergence of cryptos represents “more than just a fad.”. A bit closer to home, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

. “Small business identity theft – stealing a business’ identity to commit fraud – is big business for identity thieves,” warned NCSS CEO Mary Ellen Seale in a statement. Business identities can be used to open card accounts, initiate wire transfers or commit tax fraud. That figure rose to 10,000 last year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

The rest, says Pappano, are going to be scrambling to catch up so they can start to enjoy the potential new tax revenues that legalized gambling can create. Fast, secure electronic payments are never easy — so surely that will slow things down? Tax revenue is a powerful motivator. Fraud Isn’t A Problem.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Indeed, what will drive crypto adoption, Chell told PYMNTS, is in the technology’s ability to reduce payments friction, and integrate compliance and security. However, the company first rolled onto the scene as a partner of GunBroker , allowing the firearms retailer to offer its own digital coin as a more secure form of payment.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

” Accounting strategies can not only boost transparency for regulators and visibility for a firm’s own leadership, but regulators say they can also promote security. Last October, the U.S. ’s 9,000 publicly listed companies spiked in 2018 after consistent declines since 2006. In the U.K., In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

There is a lot to consider, said Manish Vrishaketu, chief operating officer at supplier payments automation firm Tipalti , from vendor onboarding processes to tax compliance across borders. A Payments Balancing Act. “We started out with spreadsheets just like everybody else,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2018

It’s been just a few weeks since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect — and speed bumps remain. On a country-specific basis, Thailand last week said it debuted regulations on digital tokens, slated to take effect a week from now on July 16. Thailand And The Digital Token Debate.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Reuters, citing the FATF, reported that in addition to failing to punish money launderers, Mexico’s tax authorities aren’t regulating money from real estate and luxury goods firms, which are just a front for drug operations. That action was prompted by a U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The market’s early-stage growing pains, she said, reflect the unique struggles of a market driven by competition, not regulation. “My regulation is both a help and a hinderance. Competition, Not Regulation. On the other are regulations in place that Killam noted could hinder real-time payments progress, most notably U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

Reports are surfacing that, since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation took effect on May 25, customers exercising their rights under the law are contacting companies with questions about how their online data is being handled, and to request copies of that data. Breathing Room. Brazil Law?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Perhaps it isn’t surprising that analysts are now musing about how to avoid a repeat of the Punjab National Bank fraud scandal, and some are looking towards blockchain to do so. As regulators begin to consider blockchain regulations, many have signaled a desire not to hamper innovation while doing so.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

If that uncertainty isn’t loosening hodlers’ hodl, it seems unlikely that bad press, bitcoin ICO bans and regulation in China, derision from JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon or prophecies of a bursting bubble will do it either. Last week, Chinese regulators went one step further and banned ICOs. percent this week. This week, U.K.’s

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Abrigo

JULY 12, 2021

This new guidance will assist countries and the private sector in understanding and documenting these risks and prepare accordingly for this serious threat to international peace and security. The report shines a light on corruption, tax fraud, drug trafficking, and labor trafficking as being linked to environmental crime.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

dollar-backed digital currencies for the payment of government taxes, fees and services. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) request for a preliminary injunction, and requesting an order to maintain the offer, sale or distribution of Grams — its native crypto. In other news, Bermuda will now accept one-to-one U.S.

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Banking 2020

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

China has introduced new draft rules that are intended to tighten regulations governing online payments in the country. Until now, this sector has been subject to very little legislation, but there have been claims that this hands-off approach has helped facilitate problems such as fraud and money laundering.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

We predict dozens of corporate failures, hundreds of job losses and significant reductions in tax payments, unless it is removed right away,” the EPA said in a letter to the FCA, Reuters reported. The Emerging Payments Association (EPA), an industry trade group, urged the FCA to lift its Wirecard freeze as soon as possible. “We

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Millions of dollars in suspicious activity were not reported to FinCEN in a timely or accurate manner, including those connected to tax evasion, illegal gambling, money laundering, and other financial crimes. . If your CDD program is not intact, now is the time to tighten things up and watch for new regulations. Be Prepared.

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