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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Criminals seeking to exploit unmet demand for the COVID-19 vaccine are selling doses – many presumably fake – on the "dark web," the portion of the internet dominated by merchants who operate beyond easy reach of law enforcement agencies, the Financial Times reported on Friday (Dec.

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Avoid fraud losses from pig butchering scams FinCrime professionals looking to prevent pig butchering scams in the age of cryptocurrency can follow these steps to tighten security. Massive financial losses can destabilize their operations, impact profitability, and harm their reputation. billion in fraud losses in 2022.

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MAY 20, 2020

SCT Inst was developed in 2017 to establish operational guidelines by which all real-time payment rails in the EU are required to comply. Official guidelines and regulations can only go so far, however. This marked the first real-time payments regulatory framework in the region that addressed all EU countries.

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APRIL 10, 2017

New York’s financial regulator had a bold claim to offer over the weekend — she claimed that other states should use New York’s sweeping cybersecurity rules as a model for how insurers must protect their networks from hackers. New York also has clear guidelines for when and how firms have to report when there are hacks. “We

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JUNE 3, 2016

” “We could say that, if the immediate security around SWIFT is not in order, we could cut you off. ” That statement comes just a few days after details of new security measures were released, which itself follows in the wake of a run of high-profile bank hacks. “There are pros and cons to that.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

regulators have taken a more hands-off approach by issuing non-binding guidelines, thus allowing industry stakeholders to pave the way forward. regulators acknowledge that although there is a market and demand for open banking, the current regulatory structure prioritizes consumer protection.”. And that is not all.

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JUNE 18, 2020

The guidelines come as the AGA reports 621 casinos have opened in 29 states since June 12 while, others are making plans to do so. “The COVID-19 pandemic made it all the more important to advance our efforts to provide customers with the payment choice they are more comfortable with and have increasingly come to expect in their daily lives.”.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Throughout the pandemic, financial services firms have been prioritizing health and safety of their employees by implementing hybrid work while abiding by guidelines and regulations. A “Hybrid Work Powered” operating model for financial services firms should at the least have the following 5 characteristics : 1.

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MAY 22, 2020

Treasury’s difficulties getting relief money to individuals, has renewed calls for the government to accelerate its FedNow national real-time payments network, still not expected to be operational until at least 2023. But the plight of American SMBs and consumers seems more pressing at the moment. Problem No.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Banks, businesses and consumers fundamentally altered how they interacted with each other in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic — and regulators tasked with making sure their data and payments are kept safe took notice. Regulators in countries like Egypt have only recently rolled out their data protection rules.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

At the time, Heinz Tännler, finance director of the canton of Zug in Switzerland, told reporters that the nation would clarify financial regulations on providing banking services to crypto businesses by the end of the year. “Time is pressing,” he said.

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MAY 8, 2020

Consumers sitting down to bet through their computers or phones likely do not want to receive winnings via checks and expect effortless digital payments — even with online gambling platforms’ security measures ensuring winners are properly verified. Betting service 888.com The COVID-19 pandemic may have led more U.S.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

But while mobile devices give us great power and convenience, they also create new security and privacy challenges. Simultaneously, regulators and auditors are issuing new cybersecurity regulations and guidelines. Simultaneously, regulators and auditors are issuing new cybersecurity regulations and guidelines.

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JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. Brazilian lawmakers have been developing open banking plans since 2019, for example, outlining rough guidelines to be enacted late this year.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Part of the problem is that money laundering controls are easier for fraudsters to anticipate than security measures for other cybercrimes. security standards from those in markets like Europe. financial regulations work. Bad actors also tend to use the U.S.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

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. In the U.K.,

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JULY 13, 2020

Two months ago, I posted about why it is important for collections operations to adopt a forward-looking approach to debt management – basically the importance of having a clear and compelling vision. New guidelines from the FCA that call for operational resilience in collections reinforce this point. For too long.

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JULY 31, 2019

China’s banking regulation is in-flux. As watchdogs ramp up oversight of financial institutions and FinTechs, late last year the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission also announced plans to relax restrictions on foreign ownership of banks operating in the country.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Many expanding technologies raise ethical implementation concerns, and digital ID’s extraordinary potential means coordinating clear and internationally accepted guidelines is increasingly necessary. Proposed ethical guidelines. as a guideline. Ethical problems facing digital ID. First inquiries revolve around personal privacy.

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MARCH 27, 2020

Under PSD2 regulations, Payment Initiation processes enable an end-user to initiate payment to a seller directly from their bank account rather than relying on a third-party payment provider to facilitate the payment. Each one of these factors provides tangible benefits to businesses.”. Opening The Door To QR Codes. A B2B Opportunity.

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MARCH 27, 2019

While regulators had transparency and financial security in mind when introducing more stringent requirements for banks following the global financial crisis, financial institutions faced a sudden surge in the burden compliance. From Burden To Opportunity.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Keeping customers' digital payment data safe and secure is a critical part of doing business in the digital economy, and following Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance guidelines is an effective way for firms to accomplish this. Getting Up to Speed on Compliance. This can be particularly burdensome for smaller firms.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Regulators are passing stricter policies, as well as cracking down on anti-money laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) and sanctions noncompliance. 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.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

According to the new Simplifying Cross-Border Payments Playbook , there are five key criteria that an ideal cross-border payment solution should meet: speed, security, compliance, transparency and ubiquity. Currently, there are 57 real-time payments rails operating in more than 72 countries, with even more under construction.

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MAY 27, 2020

CUs are also faced with the challenge of how to adjust their operations to match new legal regulatory requirements, such as those stipulated in the CARES Act, and the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) hopes to help. About The Tracker.

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MAY 31, 2016

In an effort to improve security, the global interbank messaging system said it would begin discussions with its users about new measures and tools that will assist the detection of fraudulent payment instructions, Reuters reported late last week. This may help to quickly identify any anomalies or red flags in a customer’s account patterns.

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APRIL 16, 2020

That firm recently secured funding from Visa, which is also in the process of acquiring Plaid as part of its own wide-ranging open banking initiatives. Open banking startup Railsbank, founded by Currencycloud Founder Nigel Verdon, secured some high-profile funding with the recent investment by Visa, according to recent reports.

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MAY 25, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is significantly affecting everyday life, with more than one-third of the world’s population subject to social distancing guidelines, stay-at-home orders or other regulations to prevent the virus’s spread. Phishing attacks are some of the most common scams. Secret Service.

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MARCH 27, 2020

The players that emerge on the other side most unscathed, said Prideaux, will be the ones that are able to smoothly handle the mass digital explosion, with seamless and secure digital interactions. That data, said Prideaux, is a natural symbiote for mobile wallets, mobile commerce operators and any entity that wants to enable a transaction.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

The watchdog group is investigating why the latest version of the Kaspersky Lab’s parental control app, Safe Kids, was declined by Apple’s operating system, which affected the app’s functionality. It further stated that Apple had guidelines allowing for limited MDM usage, but the process for getting permission was not clear.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

That challenge is undoubtedly a major headache for the companies operating in this sector, which are often small businesses. As Henry explained, though the platform allowed for companies to connect and agree on pricing, it was unable to facilitate transactions between those buyers and suppliers.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This prospective growth can largely be attributed to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the region’s main regulator, which announced in June 2018 that it would grant five digital banking licenses to third-party companies.

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APRIL 30, 2018

During the exchange, lawmakers raised the specter of regulating Facebook — which boasts more than 2.2 similar regulations are already being put to the test in other regions around the world. billion worldwide users — including legislation that would require it to obtain opt-in consent from users to use, share or sell any personal data.

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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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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Look no further than the US presidential debates , where our two candidates have highlighted the need to address hackers, security breaches and even foreign nations that may be using sophisticated cyber tactics to influence the outcome of the upcoming November elections. These days, cybersecurity is a hot-button issue in policy circles.

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AUGUST 29, 2018

When trying to understand the new eIDAS regulations set to go officially online in the EU in September, it helps, Trulioo GM Zac Cohen told Karen Webster, to take a step back and look at the general purpose of the European Union. A Changing EU (and Landscape).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Payments is already a highly regulated and complex space, but when it comes to moving money for Global Citizens , the rules that govern these kinds of payments are well beyond just the basics. If there are licenses required, Butterfield suggested investing in practical legal advice and potentially working with locally situated regulators.

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