PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from governments and consumers. Regulation. EU Gears Up To Propose New Big Tech Regulations. Australian Regulator Looks Into Merger Law Changes. Facebook’s WhatsApp To Grow Payments Service Following NPCI Go-Ahead.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

The news came Thursday (May 2) that, per a ruling in federal court in New York, the State Department of Financial Services can move forward with a suit that looks to derail national bank charters for FinTech companies. The national licenses would let FinTechs lend money and paychecks to consumers. lakh (roughly $1.6

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We Specific Concerns .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The United Kingdom will create a technology regulator next year after Brexit is completed, according to a report by the Financial Times. There is an emerging international consensus around the scope of new regulation. Members of BEIS have been meeting with lawyers and different academics to determine how the regulator will operate.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

24), could put digital currency exchanges under one national structure, CoinDesk reported. In other news, the Ministry of Finance in Russia keeps advocating for digital currency industry rules through the introduction of new tax mandates, Cointelegraph reported. The Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020, which was proposed by a U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) said earlier this month that it had put in place a set of action items to standardize the national experience of FinTechs and non-bank entities. We have formed a working group of state regulators to develop the model. Our FinTech industry advisory panel did include a few community banks.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Once published by regulators, Perficient’s Risk and Regulatory CoE will be here to walk our clients through the changes. YOU MAY ENJOY: Regulatory Reporting in Financial Services Modernizing CRA Regulations Managing compliance risk frameworks in alignment with existing risk profiles is crucial as customer needs evolve.

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BankUnderground

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Operational risk is rapidly becoming one of the most important threats to the financial system but is also one of the least well understood. But they are only one part of operational risk, which includes losses from any kind of business disruption or human error, including power outages or natural disasters.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

The National ATM Council (NAC) argued in testimony to the Committee on Consumer Affairs of the New York City Council last week that a proposed ordinance would impose costly and burdensome new security regulations on ATM operators all around the city. said Renard in the same press release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The firm says its “investor base was spurred by the achievement of several industry firsts in the past year, with the inclusion of the planning and execution of the BitOoda Hash physical hashpower contract, the BitOoda Difficulty financial swap and growing business lines in next-generation financial solutions as well as advisory services.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 27, 2020

The OCC issued a letter last week stating that “a national bank [and a federal savings association] may provide. The letter states: Consistent with OCC regulations and guidance on custody activities, the risks associated with an individual account should be addressed prior to acceptance.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

While our industry is accustomed to cryptocurrencies operating 24/7/365 (like email), fiat currencies have for the most part remained shackled to ‘banking hours’ or ‘business hours.’ 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

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The pandemic has shifted priorities in regulatory policy tied to the financial services industry — and for Europe, it is heralding the emergence of a data-driven economy. Maniati noted the transformation had been in place well before COVID and has stretched back over five years, but has seen some urgency in recent months.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

9), Michigan became the first state in the union to pass statewide, comprehensive self-driving vehicle regulations that allow autonomous vehicles to drive … well, autonomously. As of now, only motor vehicle manufacturers can operate self-driving car networks in Michigan. On Friday of last week (Dec.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2016

Bitstamp has stamped its name in the record books in the EU for being the first company of its kind to secure a national license to operate as a bitcoin exchange. The company was awarded a license by the Luxembourg government, which recognizes it as a fully regulated, licensed exchange. That included security reviews and audits.

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PYMNTS

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. The New York regulation is a road map with rules of the road.”.

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Cisco

JULY 12, 2022

Regulatory requirements are a key operational concern that we hear about from our financial customers. A number of our financial institution customers are regulated by multiple, and different, regulatory bodies. The 2021 Updates in the Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations book. Operations and Operational Processes.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

As a general rule, most startups aren’t too happy when the regulator comes around, and it is rarely indicative of good news. These days, however, Uber is spending its time, increasingly, in court and has even managed to allow things to break down completely in Austin such that it doesn’t operate there anymore.

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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. The key is to demonstrate how additional regulatory burdens on the community banking industry will negatively affect the customers and communities we serve.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The NCUA has emphasized the importance of considering the industries and loans the credit union plans to fund. It also recommends including projections related to loan pricing, operating expenses, and delinquency. How robust is your compliance program?

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PopularBank

MAY 25, 2021

Popular Bank Senior Vice President and Director of National Healthcare Financing Andrew Boland joined fellow industry leaders for the Environmental Banker Association (EBA) panel discussion How COVID Changed Senior Living & Care Underwriting. Adaptability and client-first practices continue to drive industry resiliency.

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Cisco

JUNE 7, 2022

The past 20 years have visibly demonstrated the impact large scale events have on market, credit, and operational risks in financial services. This quickly metastasized into significant global credit risk for large institutions and became the biggest existential threat to the industry in more than a century.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

To help its partners create technology links to its plants, Volkswagen has joined forces with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as well as integration partner Siemens to let technology and manufacturing firms access its “Industrial Cloud.” This way, everyone will benefit.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf has been banned from ever working in the banking industry again by the U.S. The stipulations of Stumpf’s settlement say that he can’t “in any manner” participate in any activity at an OCC regulated bank, or be a part of any bank’s corporate board votes. government, according to a report by CNBC.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Though the industry moved to enable interoperability of mobile wallets in 2018, this is limited to only P2P payments, and is yet to be expanded to both merchant and agent interoperability and even to work seamlessly at P2P,” according to the draft of the Kenya National Payments System 2021-2025 report.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

foreign policy and national security goals to secure the global financial system and protect the United States from the threats of terrorism, human and drug trafficking, and economic damages. For example, with respect to economic sanctions against Iran, OFAC is keeping a close watch on the petrochemicals and metals industries.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The head of the country’s only licensed and publicly traded cryptocurrency broker says tighter regulation and exponentially higher yields are causing corporate treasury and cash management accounts to seriously consider this alternative asset class. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept. The Pandemic Pop.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

The regulatory head also convinced Apple to allow spam detection on its iOS mobile operating software for the iPhone. Sharma previously served as the first director general of Unique Identification Authority of India, a government body in charge of India’s national identity card system, which is based on biometrics.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

According to a report , China’s Cabinet released its first rules governing ridesharing, telling local officials on Thursday (July 28) they should move full steam ahead to promote the industry made famous by Uber. Didi has operations in around 400 of China’s cities and completed 1.4 billion rides last year. The company raised $7.3

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

1, a milestone that also made Action 24/7 the only locally owned sportsbook gaming operator of four licensed by the state. “I While the number of states and gambling venues has risen exponentially, questions remain whether the pool of players is growing at a comparable rate or if new locations simply cannibalize existing operations.

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APRIL 9, 2019

According to a report in Reuters , citing China’s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, the agency is facing mounting pressure from the government to control the cryptocurrency market and as a result, may move to ban bitcoin mining. The list was first made back in 2011, noted the report.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes the following key provisions that affect financial institutions and regulation of financial institutions: Section 4003 – Emergency Relief and Taxpayer Provisions. Section 4010 – Temporary Hiring Flexibility. Section 4011 – Temporary Lending Limit Waiver.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Amazon and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. Regulation. The new regulations would also reshape the manner in which these companies collect and harness information. a London news outlet, reported.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2018

In other news, the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) is working on “Operation Cryptosweep” with the North American Securities Administrators Association, AL.com reported. In addition, the operation has caused 47 enforcement actions to come to pass since it started in May.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 7, 2023

ERC Assist is SouthState’s unique service customized for the banking industry. ERC Assist works with a nationally recognized, top-tier accounting firm specializing in financial institutions and has helped more than 25 banks collate the data and documentation needed to file an ERC claim.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants from other regions have been dipping their toes into the Chinese market, but open banking has compounded the difficulty involved in setting up operations. The country’s government and regulators are keeping pace with those in the European Union and the U.S. The law is still ambiguous.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) has partnered with cross-border payment network Thunes in order to bring mobile wallet money transfers in local currencies to members, according to a press release. Chief Member Operations Officer Bill Thomas said UNFCU is “dedicated to providing our members with financial peace of mind.”

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