PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

These groups also face a common small- to medium-sized business (SMB) challenge — needing to track every transaction to prove fiscal responsibility to donors and regulators. million tax-exempt groups active in the U.S., according to the latest figures from the IRS, which monitors and regulates such organizations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

According to news from Reuters , the government in France wanted tax authorities to investigate Airbnb’s payment system over suspicions that it was enabling the avoidance of taxes after it learned the company was allowing hosts to use a prepaid Payoneer card. Hotel operators in France contend Airbnb is creating unfair competition.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

And while some of these strategy revamps have been telegraphed, the numbers show some impact from regulations and investigations, as the firm posted a net loss of roughly $547 million (394 million pounds), which is far worse than a year ago at 174 million pounds. And there could be some legal issues afoot, too.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 9, 2020

The New York Department of Financial Services has sent a letter to the institutions that it regulates requiring each such institution, by February 7, 2020, to provide to DFS a description of its “plan to address its LIBOR cessation and transition risk.” (LIBOR is the acronym for the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate.).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

The DEO “seeks concepts and an operator to program the space to boost innovation and entrepreneurship, demonstrate creative placemaking and feature the Made in Fairfax Network. The law opens up much more territory to these operations, which had only been permitted in areas zoned for industry. and San Francisco. Starting Jan.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

BlockFi said it was “able to confirm that no funds, passwords, social security numbers, tax identification numbers, passports, licenses, bank account information, nor similar non-public identification information was exposed as a result of this incident.”. Celo also said a Celo Gold auction that was oversubscribed brought in $10 million.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Groups are an issue, until regulations change and we can put more than 25 to 50 people in one meeting at a time.”. Tisch declined to provide occupancy rates at the two dozen luxury hotels Loews owns or operates in the U.S. “There probably will be no return to significant business travel in the fall,” he told the network.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2019

It will allow friends to plan gatherings and pay in groups. The VibePay app makes it easier for groups of friends to plan and pay for their social activities. It takes the pain out of collecting council tax from flatmates and planning holidays with friends,” said Luke Massie, VibePay CEO and founder. “At

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

HSBC posted an 18 percent loss in pre-tax profits for the third quarter of 2019, compared to the same period last year, reports said. HSBC group CFO Ewen Stevenson announced plans to restructure the businesses with the greatest losses, its U.K. billion in pre-tax profits, below analyst expectations, with revenue at $13.36

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

These markets have similar challenges to the legal marijuana sector: products that are regulated, expire and have unique needs in terms of compliance and shipping. In California, where WAYV operates, and where the legal cannabis market is expected to reach a $5.1

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a noted effect on how several industries can operate and interact with their customers during this time including retail stores, movie theaters and casinos. TurboTax is among the platforms seeking to make it easier for U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2016

This is proving particularly true for more and more cash-strapped states that have spent years staring at soaring traffic for online retailers but little — if any — increases in the taxes reaped from this digital, transcontinental economy. Fields, chair of Morrison & Foerster LLP’s state and local tax group, told Bloomberg BNA.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

Gig workers’ rights and benefits — including healthcare and access to unemployment — have become key topics debated by regulators in th e United States as they work to figure out how to provide support. and other countries is the way consumers and regulators th ink about it. How The Pandemic Is Impacting Business Regulations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

Avanti Financial Group said in a press release that it has received permission from the Wyoming Division of Banking to begin operating in the state as a bank as early as October and plans to offer a real-time settlement solution for corporate treasurers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

WeChat Pay is a unit of Tencent’s popular WeChat mobile messaging platform, while Alipay is operated by Ant Financial, an affiliate of Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba. In a statement to Reuters, Tencent said its WeChat Pay unit meets all regulations in the countries where it operates. “As

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

BlockFi said it was “able to confirm that no funds, passwords, social security numbers, tax identification numbers, passports, licenses, bank account information, nor similar non-public identification information was exposed as a result of this incident.”. Celo also said a Celo Gold auction that was oversubscribed brought in $10 million.

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Abrigo

MARCH 22, 2023

Read now Means and methods How trade-based money laundering works In recent years, investigations have documented how terrorist organizations work with transnational organized crime groups to facilitate terrorist financing. These groups put aside cultural and ideological differences to assist each other in their illegal endeavors.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Wirecard said over the weekend it would continue to operate in all but one of its European locations as the court considers the company’s insolvency request. 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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Earlier this week, Japan ’s cabinet proposed a bill that seeks to, as reported by the country’s national daily, The Mainichi , “improve contract transparency” for deals struck by Big Tech firms — specifically, platform operators — and their smaller vendors. That’s due in part to a sales tax boost that now has been hurting consumer spending.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

“As a reputable law firm, they would have investigated EMIF’s position and been satisfied as to matters such as EMIF’s beneficial ownership, compliance with money-laundering and terrorist financing laws, and the absence of tax and other fraud,” Cranston wrote, FT reported. Still, this is not the end of troubles for Wirecard.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders said on Wednesday (July 17) that there were numerous issues that needed to be worked out, regulatory and otherwise, in order for Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra to ever be viable. This is not something that can be discussed among G7 central banks alone.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

According to a report in Reuters , citing Finnish broadcaster Yle, which had access to leaked documents, the money came from companies registered in countries with tax havens, including the British Virgin Islands, Panama and Belize. Another day, another bank, new allegations,” investment bank KBW wrote in a note to clients covered by Reuters.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

Drug Enforcement Administration’s rule, which has prevented federally regulated financial institutions from providing services to marijuana companies in places like California and other states in which the drug is legal. Hertzberg highlighted the ongoing struggles of legal marijuana operations in today’s conflicting legal climate.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Here stood a group of experienced and passionate community bankers who have dedicated themselves to advocating for the industry they care so deeply about. We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. By Molly Bennett.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

Businesses face mounting risk thanks to things like geopolitical uncertainties and regulation but are also threatened by something as seemingly arbitrary as group chat platforms. 40% more cyberbreaches impacted U.S. businesses in 2016 than the year prior, found CyberScout. The report found that more than half of these breaches (55.5

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

That’s a bleak outlook, but new research from TMF Group suggests that — while outbound foreign direct investment from U.S. Raimundo Diaz, head of Americas at TMF Group, and Jason Gerlis, regional director of North America at TMF Group, both chatted with PYMNTS about the findings in the report. Instead, nearly half (45.6

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2021

According to my firm's profitability peer group, a branch with $74 million in average deposits made a mere pre-tax profit of three basis points. Another challenge is imposed by the very government that tries to assist LMI households: regulation. Again, much of the cost per account is driven by branch distribution and regulation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

European regulators this week continued to show their love, respect and admiration for U.S.-based Assuming that caught your attention, here’s the real story: It’s shaping up as a busy week for regulators in Europe (including Turkey, which for purposes of this article, qualifies as Europe). based tech firms operating there.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

Regulators are reportedly inquiring about how a lawyer for wealthy customers of Wells Fargo came to access so large a trove of customer information. Regulators have reportedly informally reached out to the attorneys involved in the lawsuit underlying the release of information to figure out how the data breach happened.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ant Financial Services Group might apply for a virtual banking license in Singapore. “We Ant Financial produced a pre-tax profit in the neighborhood of around $200 million, according to Alibaba’s yearly report. unit received a permit from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to operate a virtual bank in the Chinese territory.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

million in the largest investment round ever for a FinTech that operates exclusively in the continent. Partech and Digital Currency Group also participated in the round, reports said. million from a group of backers, reports in Forbes said this week, with TPG Growth’s Rise Fund leading the way. Small Business Banking.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

No other event provides more opportunities for community bankers to engage with lawmakers, regulators and government officials. This year’s agenda will include critical issues such as: pushing back against indiscriminate tax increases, IRS reporting mandates, and unfair credit union and Farm Credit System competition. Washington, D.C.,

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MyBankTracker

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Some people choose to invest in a group of companies called sin stocks. Some investors feel that sin stocks are uniquely positioned to maintain their value and continue to grow while others prefer to avoid sin stocks because of the way they operate. Altria Group is a company behind many tobacco products. Types of Sin Stocks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

Hype over distributed ledger technology (DLT) has certainly led to a bump in shares for companies operating in the space — and even for some companies with seemingly no connection to the tool. The blockchain hype certainly hasn’t risen without catching the attention of regulators. But it’s not all smooth sailing. Regulatory Moves.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

It’s surprisingly common for the information settlement mechanism like SWIFT to be on a separate ledger from the payment settlement mechanism, which is the system more likely to be scrutinized by the bank’s internal controls, as well as the various audits, including inspection by regulators.”. “In

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

Supreme Court struck down state bans on sports betting, MGM Resorts International has signed deals with the NBA and other operations that could mark the first chapter of the country’s new sports and gambling culture. which owns and operates two dozen gambling properties in seven states, including Nevada and Louisiana. technology hub.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

GFA joins a small, but steadily growing, group of CUs that are offering financial services to this emerging market. This forces many operations to continue using cash. Marijuana retailers] want to think about growing their businesses, enhancing operations and taking care of their employees,” she said.

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