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JULY 17, 2020

Chinese regulators have seized control of nine financial institutions (FIs) alleging they violated rules and jeopardized the country’s financial system. In addition, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said it seized New Times Securities, Guosheng Securities and Guosheng Futures and two trust firms, New China Trust Co.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Policy advisers at a leading think tank said that China should introduce a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence in the finance sector, according to a report from Reuters on Sunday (Dec 22). The risk and safety lines with AI in China in the finance sector appear to be blurring.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

has sought a national bank charter from the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), which will let it meet “promises of efficiency, affordability and financial inclusion,” according to a Friday (Nov. Financial services firm Figure Technologies, Inc. 6) announcement.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

18) that it plans to regulate cryptocurrency advertising like other financial products and ensure that promotions are “fair, clear and not misleading,” according to a Bloomberg report. That includes the crypto billboards that have recently been spotted along the London subway system, the report says. Treasury said Tuesday (Jan.

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APRIL 9, 2020

million ransom to get their systems back online, The Wall Street Journal reported. A Travelex spokesman told the WSJ that the firm got advice from security experts on how to proceed, and have kept its investors and regulators up to date on the recovery.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

With claims that the company aimed to coerce music venues into using its Ticketmaster subsidiary, the Justice Department is reportedly gearing up to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. The merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation brought together two of the music industry’s most formidable forces.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

In a big setback for Amazon , the Securities and Exchange Board of India has reportedly approved Reliance Retail ’s $3.4 Amazon had called on the Indian securities board in November to investigate Future over the issue of insider trading. Even then, the next step is approval by of India’s National Company Law Tribunal.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

In Ireland, reported CryptoGlobe , the Irish cabinet has approved legislation that will bring more regulation to the sector. Separately, in India, the action toward crypto regulation seems to be … inaction. The site noted that the new rules still await passage by the country’s legislative body.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

A rather small bank, as of the end of its first quarter, the bank reported $139 million in total assets and $130 million in total deposits in its FDIC Call Report. Heartland Tri-State began operations in 1985 under the name First National Bank of Elkhart. bank to fail this year.

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JULY 24, 2020

These marketplaces need to have strong security approaches in place, however, to ensure they do not accidentally onboard any fraudulent sellers or let other scams be perpetrated across their platforms. Find more about these stories and the rest of the latest headlines in the Report. Get the full story in the Report.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Brussels is seeking an investigation into the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ( BaFin ), Germany’s financial regulatory authority, for its failure to supervise Wirecard, the Financial Times reported. He has said allegations about Wirecard’s accounting practices are false and misleading, the newspaper reported.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The new regulations, if adopted after a comment period, would require banks and some other institutions to obtain and report the identities of parties engaging in certain digital transactions, including payments involving what are called "unhosted wallets" – effectively secret bank accounts that hold cryptocurrency.

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The five federal agencies are: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Cybersecurity.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Transactions that could violate Beijing-imposed law should be treated the same as if financing terrorism, says guidance Hong Kong-based banks have been told to report any transactions that they believe may violate the national security law, in new advice from the financial regulator.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

According to one security expert, the answer is, unfortunately, yes. A 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR) from Cisco found companies that suffer a data breach could have customer, opportunity and revenue losses exceeding 20 percent. Will the New Year bring an increase in cyberattacks? According to Robert Ackerman, Jr.,

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Two individuals from Russia who were recently sanctioned by the Treasury Department purportedly put into place copycat websites for cryptocurrency exchanges that that tricked people into providing login information, CoinDesk reported. After that time, they purportedly stole ether, bitcoin and NEO to the tune of $20 million.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Bitcoin is about to get even more scrutiny by regulators, on a global stage. As reported by Reuters this week, Lagarde said at a conference sponsored by the newswire that bitcoin should be regulated — worldwide. She went on to say that “there has to be regulation. She pointed to the crypto’s use in criminal activity.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission declined to tell a congressional panel if the digital currency would be regulated as a security. And, even though Chairman Jay Clayton hasn’t talked about the cryptocurrency plan with the company, he does have an “open door” policy, Reuters reported.

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MARCH 9, 2020

The Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus is reportedly intending to support a legal initiative that would allow them to seize digital currency from criminals, Cointelegraph reported. His proposal splits digital assets into cryptocurrency, crypto-commodity and crypto-security.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The National Bank of Canada, the sixth largest lender in Canada, has become the latest high-profile firm to announce a data breach. According to a report in Reuters , the National Bank of Canada said Thursday (Sept. The revelation on the part of National Bank of Canada comes as consumers in the U.S.

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JULY 21, 2020

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems.

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JULY 9, 2020

A new rule from the United Nations will require connected cars sold in Japan, South Korea and the European Union, among other places, to be protected against cyberattacks, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Japan said it would begin implementing the rules next year, and South Korea plans to introduce some regulations this year.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Senior citizens are the demographic group most vulnerable to identity fraud, as they are often not as digitally savvy as their younger counterparts nor as adept in online security best practices. Large investments in security measures are necessary for banks to protect themselves and their customers from this menace. billion ($8.9

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

In other news, BestChange reportedly provides a solution to let users exchange digital currencies or purchase them with fiat funds, Cointelegraph reported. The brands also reportedly claim an affiliation with Bdswiss Holding Plc, which has its CIF License and is already regulated in the country.

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MARCH 24, 2019

Australia is including an additional $390 million in its new budget to boost its financial regulation sector, according to Reuters. It was reported that the funds would come from banks and other financial firms, in addition to what they already contribute to the government.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Blaine Luetkemeyer would significantly change data security and breach notification standards for the financial services and insurance industries. Most notably, the proposed legislation would create a national standard for data security and breach notification and preempt all current state law on the matter.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Separately, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty told CNBC from Davos that artificial intelligence should be subject to “precision regulation … you want to have innovation flourish and you’ve got to balance that with security.” position) or whether such taxation should be compulsory, CNBC reported.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

Looking back at 2019, and at cryptocurrencies, we may well make the declaration that fraudsters got a lot more brazen … which may mean 2020 is the year lawmakers and regulators clamp down through a global, concerted effort to root out financial crime. million, was the lowest tally seen in years. A Grander Stage.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Facebook could face coordinated regulation by nine countries after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg refused to be questioned by an international committee on fake news. According to a report in the Financial Times , members of parliament from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Latvia, Singapore, France, Belgium and the U.K.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

New BOI requirements and how financial institutions can comply Here's what FinCEN's recent final rule for beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting says and how anti-money laundering (AML) programs will access BOI information. WATCH NOW Introduction Changes to beneficial ownership reporting Takeaway 1 Effective Jan.

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JUNE 14, 2019

But despite intelligence of things (IoT) solutions being put to use in many cases, the field continues to be hampered by security issues. The June IoT Tracker explores the latest advancements in IoT security and new applications of smart technology. New security threats are emerging, too. Get the full scoop in the Tracker.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton thinks inefficiencies in traditional payments are boosting favorability for bitcoin, a report from Coindesk says. Those inefficiencies are the things that are driving the rise of bitcoin," he said, according to the report.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

increased regulation over content delivered online through platforms may be on the horizon. This past week, Britain’s federal government said its media regulator, known as Ofcom, would be given new oversight to monitor and regulate material posted on the web by companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter. In the U.K.,

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AUGUST 19, 2019

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is just weeks away from filing lawsuits against the country’s biggest banks, as the regulator increases its active investigations, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. ASIC Deputy Chair Daniel Crennan said the latest proceedings would be issued by year-end.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

The United Nations estimates there are currently 40 million people enslaved around the world, and that one-quarter of them are children. Prevention and detection AML red flags for human trafficking For financial crime professionals, it can be challenging to track, detect, and report human trafficking based on financial transactions.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

With home loan growth expected to slow to 4 percent in 2018, National Australia Bank (NAB) wants to build its business elsewhere, namely in SME lending. A report in The Australian on Monday (July 31) revealed news that the NAB is adding new features to its small business (SMB) lending unit, QuickBiz, in an effort to build market share.

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JULY 5, 2019

The Bank of Japan ( BOJ ), Japan’s central bank, has joined in with other regulators and officials around the world in its worry over Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra , according to reports. . monetary policy and the dollar.

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