Cisco

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In June 2021, following large cyber attacks on the United States and the resulting Executive order on Cyber security, the FFIEC released the largest update in guidance in over a decade to help financial auditors assess financial institutions. Common AIO Risk Management Topics. Data governance and data management.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As anticipated, the OCC, Federal Reserve Board, and FDIC recently approved and released the Final Rule Requiring Computer-Security Incident Notification (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule is designed to promote early awareness and stop computer security incidents before they become systemic.

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PYMNTS

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. . The bank is worried that the currency will be difficult to regulate and that it could potentially harm the existing financial system. “It

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It cannot be overstated how integral non-cash payments are to the global economy, with the United States processing more than 174.2 Compliance with oversight laws, especially those involving anti-money laundering (AML) or know-your-customer (KYC) regulations, is a perennial struggle for FIs of all sizes. Automating Compliance.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In a bit of high-tech saber-rattling, Facebook is threatening to pull the plug on its social media platform in the European Union if a controversial decision by Irish regulators is allowed to stand. according to Metro. government. government. That could prove to be “immensely complicated,” the Times reported, and likely highly expensive. “A

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

Initial coin offering (ICO) consultant CoinLaunch will pay $50,000 to settle with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). According to the regulator’s website , CoinLaunch was consulted on two ICOs, with both determined to be securities. Safeway has 894 locations across 17 states.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Solutions like telemedicine, secure patient data management platforms, and prediction software incorporating big data and IoT are becoming increasingly integral to the success of healthcare companies, and the pandemic is accelerating their development. Agile has been a part of the Perficient Latin America operational DNA from the beginning.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Amid the announcement of a new cryptocurrency – that would be Libra – the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which operates as global regulatory firm based in Paris with a membership roster of countries such as China and the United States, has said it will boost its examination of digital currencies with an eye on money laundering.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The road to mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies will still have its bumps, its potential roadblocks set in place from regulators. At the heart of it all might lie a jousting existential in nature — namely, between the companies that create and issue cryptos and the agencies that regulate them.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

BuzzFeed said the thousands of suspicious activity reports, authored by lenders and shared with the government, offer a glimpse into global corruption enabled by banks and allowed to flourish by regulators. Standard Chartered moved cash for a Dubai business that was later accused of laundering cash on behalf of the Taliban.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. That’s according to the U.S. In the report from the U.S. The terrorist threat, in particular, represents what the report termed “the first raindrops of an oncoming storm.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have been especially hard hit, as many have pivoted quickly to enable online transactions and adhere to the regulations that often accompany them. The health crisis has brought about changes to this rule, however, and these may have long-term implications for payment standards and regulations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Through the EU’s passporting system, the new license enables PingPong to operate throughout the continent, thus better facilitating eCommerce transactions between China and Europe through PingPong’s cross-border eCommerce payments services. PingPong has shown it can operate in the sound regulatory environment in the EU.

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Abrigo

JULY 13, 2023

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. Pig butchering scams originated in Southeast Asia and have escalated significantly in the United States. billion in fraud losses in 2022.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 25, 2022

On August 8, 2022, the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (the Department”) issued a Bulletin on money transmission (the “Bulletin”). District Court for the District of Columbia in United States v. Such entities require a money transmitter license to operate in the District.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

While the advancement of open banking regulations may be seeing a small skip due to the spread of the coronavirus , many countries saw business and typical banking operations halted right after deciding upon new online privacy rules. Around The Data Protection And Security World. Security .

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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.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

Flytrex claims to have the first “golf course delivery system” in the United States, as well as an aerial mail delivery program in the Ukraine. The money, according to company CEO and Co-founder Yariv Bash, will be utilized to beef up operations and make improvements to the company’s drone services.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

A recent survey of the 20 largest United States financial institutions (FIs) found that 20 percent still force customers to complete onboarding by visiting bank branches or speaking on the phone, with full online sign-up not allowed. Capital Float On Using Video-Based KYC To Boost Onboarding, Satisfy Regulators.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

With a move that could stop their American operations, the U.S. The show cause orders reportedly discussed the “sophistication and resulting damage of the Chinese government’s involvement in computer intrusions and attacks against the United States.” The orders, however, did not provide further detail, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2019

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced that it has granted a charter under New York Banking Law to Bakkt Trust to operate as a limited liability trust company. This is the first virtual currency trust company application approved under Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell. “As

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Social Security number (SSN) was never meant to get this much attention. In a wide-ranging discussion, Socure CEO Sunil Madhu and PYMNTS’ Karen Webster discussed the brave new world of identity security and verification, and what those terms mean when it should be assumed that all of your data has been compromised. Think again.

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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. OFAC restated its crucial role in furthering U.S. What does a “maximum pressure strategy” entail?

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

Initial coin offering (ICO) consultant CoinLaunch will pay $50,000 to settle with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). According to the regulator’s website , CoinLaunch was consulted on two ICOs, with both determined to be securities. Safeway has 894 locations across 17 states.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

Getting bogged down in a maze or taking unnecessary risks — the current climate for FinTech in the United States often leaves players with only those two stark choices, according to Bruce Parker, founder and CEO of Modo , which describes itself as a “cloud-based utility” that enables payment system interoperability.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an impact on open banking developments worldwide as regulators, financial institutions (FIs) and businesses set their sights on helping their current customers rather than future innovations. where regulators have been workshopping potential rules for several years. Seventy percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

The Chilean government has revealed that it is looking to implement tougher regulations on cryptocurrencies and FinTech. Regulation of these platforms would mitigate some of the risks, such as money laundering and terrorist financing, and increase the legal certainty with which they operate.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

The rule, of course, amended Bank Secrecy Act regulations in ways that seek to enhance transparency in reporting of ownership of legal entities. FinCEN has said that the beneficial owner is someone who owns 25 percent or more of a legal entity, or has a significant role in overseeing day-to-day operations. Internationally Speaking….

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Additionally, the human capital investment—in terms of both hiring fraud prevention experts and training existing staff—represents a significant operational expense. As overseers tighten the leash with stringent regulations aimed at protecting consumers, the cost of compliance grows. financial s ystem.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The report noted that there is no internationally agreed-upon definition of what that activity might be, but for the confines of the report, it includes “all credit activity facilitated by electronic [online] platforms that are not operated by commercial banks.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Open banking comes in several flavors, yet its rise requires robust Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) procedures, Zac Cohen , chief operating officer at identity verification firm Trulioo told Karen Webster in a recent interview. Regulation Vs. Market Forces. Cohen said. Checks And Balances.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

14), CNBC reported that JPMorgan Chase will be rolling out the first cryptocurrency on offer from a major bank based in the United States. But the JPM Coin seems a bet on blockchain and regulated cryptos, which the executive and other JPMorgan executives have said, according to CNBC, hold promise. Thursday morning (Feb.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2016

Those services launched into virgin territory in terms of regulation — businesses of this kind had never quite existed before — and so the rules and regs in place did not quite manage to directly address them. But the events of the week indicate that this area is not likely to remain quite so gray forever. The Big Austin Loss .

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BankBazaar

APRIL 19, 2023

This can in turn cause a chain reaction of bank failures as other banks are forced to pay out depositors who have moved their funds to more secure institutions, leading to a broader financial crisis. What have the regulators done? This can have significant implications for the business’s operations and growth prospects.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

Here in the United States, tax season looms, of course, which may put additional pressure on cryptos. The secretary of the Commonwealth in Massachusetts has put the brakes on five initial coin offerings in that state. As of the end of the week, at least one firm, Mattervest, said it had shuttered operations.

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Abrigo

JUNE 23, 2020

As most operations have shifted to a digital-first world due to the coronavirus pandemic, institutions have had to adjust and adapt new technologies to stay competitive and thrive during these times. Over 2,000 financial institutions are hosted in the ADC, which is independently owned by Abrigo and housed in the United States.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Aivar Rehe, the 56-year-old former executive of Danske Bank who was in charge during a 200 billion euro money laundering operation that made global headlines, has been missing for a second day in Estonia , according to a report by the Financial Times. He was reported missing by members of his family on Monday (Sept.

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