PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Supreme Court decision allowed sports betting in 2018 and inspired 2019 laws that govern the fledging industry in 10 states and set guidelines such as how online casinos can operate and how sports betting would be taxed. Pennsylvania reported similar figures, with tax revenues from brick-and-mortar gambling declining to $50.5

Online 176

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

Nordea, the biggest bank in the Nordic region, is being accused of handling millions of dollars in suspicious transactions for several years. The report noted that back in October Nordic financial regulators said they were handed documents from Hermitage Capital that accused Nordea of breaking the rules under anti-money laundering laws.

Virgin Islands 116

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A regional government in Russia is now working with state-backed VEB, reports in CoinDesk said this week, as authorities explore how to use blockchain “to improve the quality of management decisions.”. As regulators begin to consider blockchain regulations, many have signaled a desire not to hamper innovation while doing so.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The region is also home to an active and fast-growing startup scene. Brussels the third wealthiest region in terms of GDP per capita due to this number being twice as high as the European average. The city was ranked as a strong innovator by the latest edition of the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS 2016). environment.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

company looking to do work abroad, it means you can’t ignore these various regulations, either. “If you want to roll out eInvoicing across your global enterprise, you need to be mindful of these different regulations in different parts of the globe that you need to be in compliance with,” he said. .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

With old rules evolving into new ones, geographic boundaries and their own set of regulations are just some of the many complexities that add friction to the process of international business. Bullock discussed the compliance challenges of various payment scheme regulations that cross-border merchants often need to confront.

Compliance 100

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

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. Expanding existing operations, boosting R&D and finding new talent were also high on the list. For both executives, some of the data came as a surprise.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

This means individual transactions are unlikely to pop up on regulators’ or tax officials’ radar, thus keeping the operations under wraps. How Payment Providers Stop Money Laundering.

Payments 171

Payments Analytics Online Retail 171

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The local decision-making and strong relationships with customers that are hallmarks of small community banks provide leaders with fresh chances to positively affect their towns, cities, and regions while growing a healthy institution. The result? Talk to a specialist to learn more.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

And New England isn’t the only place enjoying the autumn chill as it sets in — although we are perhaps enjoying it more colorfully with the region’s famed foliage. They may pretend to be the IRS and tell people they cannot use other payment methods because of their delinquent tax status,” according to the FTC. Some major U.S.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

That yielded 291 total institutions, broken down by region. And I have never heard a regulator say the phrase "over capitalized". Some regions are experiencing slightly elevated non-performers from the previous year. Are these anomalies due to region, competition, or business models? Positive operating leverage!

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2018

ICBA’s incredible members, staff, state and regional partners, leadership bankers and, of course, the inimitable Cam Fine have given strength and momentum to our association and to the community banking industry more broadly.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Leadership Industry 70

Insights on Business

JULY 20, 2017

Regulations, such as Payment Services Directive (PSD2), are forcing banks to “open up”, enabling customers to easily share data with third parties. It also creates its own products and has its own back-office operations. Other banks in the region tried to build alternative solutions. Examples of open banking in practice.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Recent Asian money laundering scandals continue to shake up the financial world, and the ripple effect is still keenly felt across the region. So the risk for banks can be very high, which is why so many lenders are realizing the need to dramatically improve the efficacy of compliance operations, using machine learning for AML.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

But reaching a broader range of consumers, accommodating their payment preferences, and satisfying regulatory and tax issues in unfamiliar territory introduces a host of new operational challenges for these companies. Retailers are entering new markets at a time when regulations are becoming more complex and costly, not less.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

It may seem like global expansion for the expense management company, but according to CEO David Barrett, it’s simply a reflection of the already globalized operation of the company. Opening offices in Australia may give off the impression that Expensify is building up an international operation. Expensify announces today (Sept.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

September 1st, 1999, regulators from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, at the behest of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, descended on a small coal mining town in Keystone, West Virginia. Clearly, blue-suit regulators stood out. She effectively ran the bank and its operations. I'm not making this up.

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National West Virginia Virginia Pennsylvania 78

FICO

DECEMBER 21, 2016

To help in those efforts, regulators are requiring firms to improve their KYC programs with more detailed data and advanced analytics. Today, it’s really only Tier 1 banks that use analytics in AML, KYC and tax compliance areas. Kibble, Homeland Security Investigations regional attaché to the Netherlands for the U.S.

Compliance 40

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Criminals can direct federal or state tax authorities to issue fraudulent tax refunds on prepaid debit cards.”. Government Accountability Office described how some banks along the border are closing branches because of the challenges of complying with AML regulations. A report last year from the U.S.

Cards 147

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Acronym of the Year. Has to be M-O-E. THE INDUSTRY TREND AWARDS.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 29, 2016

Client Lifecycle Management solution provider Fenergo is boosting the capabilities of its Tax Compliance suite. The enhanced version of the company’s CRS Compliance Solution is geared toward improving tax regulation compliance through improvements to the Three Rs: Rules, Remediation, and Reporting.

Compliance 15

Compliance Taxes Management Regulation 15

NCR

JULY 27, 2016

The immediate aftermath was both shocking and predictable: Markets took a massive hit in many regions, the British pound fell to its lowest point since the mid-’80s, and even the UK’s perch as the world’s fifth-largest economy looked precarious. None of this will be easy.

Survey 40

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Sigma aims to streamline business operations. This process also comes with hurdles like regulations, fees, compliance standards, and payment card issuers — all of which become increasingly complex for international transactions. This is particularly useful for businesses operating in regions outside of the US.

Online 98

Online Company Retail Payments 98

CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Startups targeting retail and commercial banking have been emerging globally, spurred by favorable tech regulations, an uptick in mobile adoption, and shifting customer demographics. One of the biggest challenges these companies face is that many operate without a bank charter or license. why profitability won’t come easy.

Retail 78

Retail Cards Millennials Mobile 78

FICO

OCTOBER 26, 2017

You would think one system would be enough to manage foreign tax compliance. In 2010 the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) started to define the details of FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). CRS reporting is more of a regional topic (e.g., Managing FATCA/CRS Regulations with One Tax Compliance & Reporting System.

Taxes 53

Taxes Compliance Report eBook 53

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the French data protection watchdog, has hit Amazon and Google with significant financial penalties for allegedly contravening regulations on the digital advertising trackers known as “cookies,” CNBC reported. Amazon was told to pay 35 million euros (approximately $42.5

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This regulation reduced trading profits and created a need to cut costs, spurring investment banks to spin off unprofitable divisions or eliminate them entirely. While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. Some banks have collapsed.

Management 78

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2017

They all hit different parts of the enterprise, too, he continued, touching accounts receivable and accounts payable, some on local and regional scales, some on a global scale. “I The more global your supply base gets, and the more global your operations get, the more important it is.”.

Compliance 104

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio. Many banks will park this liquidity in cash or short-term securities in an attempt to get ahead of higher required capital ratios that are likely forthcoming from regulators.

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social media FDIC Branding Management 195

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

Expanding operations to reach customers like these requires that businesses not only offer appealing products and services, but also provide payment experiences that are both convenient for consumers and easy for the companies to manage.

Payments 115

Payments Compliance Operations System 115

Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2017

Due to complexity and regulation, it has taken finance a little longer than other industries to evolve into an interoperable and open industry model. Open finance is a story about innovation through interoperability and interoperability has become a major industrial force in modern economics.

Data 191

Data Trends Industry Examples 191

Alex Jimenez

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Chris Brasher, Head of Banking Ops at Regions Bank talked about using Watson not just to drive more self-service but also to help bank staff assist customers better and quicker. As Russian banks don’t have a mandate for Open Banking yet, their main driver was improving operations.

blockchain 40

blockchain Conference Security Innovation 40

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

As a result, a number of mobility startups have emerged, deploying new transportation models that stand to disrupt personal car ownership in dense urban regions, and potentially in more suburban regions moving forward. San Francisco was one of the first cities to tackle scooter regulation. Mid-length transport.

San Francisco 78

San Francisco New York City US Mobile 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2018

But it’s a significant milestone nonetheless that federal regulators will be required to pay suppliers via eInvoice by the end of fiscal year (FY) 2018, meaning 19 million invoices government agencies pay every year will have to be electronic. “As Of all the regulatory changes occurring in the U.S. In a statement to PYMNTS, Steve Smith, U.S.

US 106

US Minneapolis Regional America 106

FICO

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Drastic changes in creditor’s operating models will help debtors — in some places. In highly regulated countries, like the UK, these changes should be a positive experience for people in debt. Where financial services is not so regulated, these changes will be a challenge. Brexit will punish British borrowers for not saving.

Analytics 52

Analytics Regional Strategy Regulation 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

You hear a lot about the new normal and stuff like that, but I really see it as banking at the speed of life,” said CarrieAnne Cormier , senior vice president of Retail Operations and Strategy at Avidia. The year-over-year increase in cross-border online sales was even more dramatic in other regions. Digital Identity.

Trends 259

Trends Video Retail Payments 259

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

Banks in regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, India and Brazil are evolving much faster than their first-world counterparts. Most of them focus on meeting regulations before rolling out new tech, while developing nations are wasting no time getting solutions into the hands of the average person.

Capital 109

Capital Innovation National Marketing 109