PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Big Tech firms, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators and politicians from the U.S. German Finance Minister: More Than 130 Nations Agree to Corporate Tax Framework. Verkhovna Rada, the parliament of Ukraine, is mulling a law taxing digital communication platforms from abroad.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Merchants must handle the sales tax compliance obligations of each locale from which they receive money if they want to sell online. The complexities of sales tax compliance affect business decisions by both sellers and marketplaces, according to Ted Hettich, chief sales officer at U.K. Deciphering obligations. he said. .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Will Big Tech face bigger tax bills on an international stage? Beyond the debates on data privacy and compliance, marquee names in technology face greater scrutiny from various governments, and perhaps bigger tax bills, too. As reported, the tax imposed could be as much as 20 percent on social media and search ads.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

businesses are likely already feeling tax season’s pressures. Filing is exhausting and complicated for individuals, and businesses experience those tax difficulties to a far greater degree. SMBs need to remain compliant with increasingly complex financial regulations. SMBs And Manual Tax Frustrations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from legislators and government agencies throughout the world. million of the 18 million users of the social media company in Korea was given to operators beyond Facebook without them knowing between May 2012 and June 2018.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A tax dispute between Intel and the Internal Revenue Service could cost large technology companies billions of dollars, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. billion tax expense due to the case, and Alphabet turned around on a $418 million benefit. Facebook disclosed a $1.1

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Here’s the latest news for Big Tech’s Google , Amazon , Apple and Facebook , which are coming under increasing scrutiny from legislators and regulators the world over. Regulation. In addition, the legislation would make sellers pay a third of commissions to a dedicated training fund for technology specialists each quarter.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

Cygnet Infotech promotes FACE as a product that handles not only conventional accounting processes, but also provides specialized handling of challenges around goods and services taxes. India uses its Invoice Registration Portal to track business activity and ensure compliance with tax laws.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

To get a bit more granular, in an interpretive letter , the OCC said that regulated financial institutions (FIs) can participate in independent node verification networks (INVN for short – namely, a blockchain network). What's the technology that it runs on top of it?’” Many of the questions are around, ‘how does USDC work?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. Cloud-based KYC activities were among the new technologies most used by U.S. Smaller companies were less likely to report investing in and using AML technologies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

With legal cannabis a fast-growing market, the industry has a unique opportunity to innovate and adopt technologies from scratch — adopting best practices from the get-go, rather than trying to fix another industry’s strategy. In California, where WAYV operates, and where the legal cannabis market is expected to reach a $5.1

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

This is similar to the ‘salt movement’ which India fought where salt was taxed. Similarly now, Google is taxing the entire technology landscape, arbitrarily for just providing a platform.” . 8), DealStreetAsia reported Friday.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

A final report is slated to debut at the beginning of next year, and would reportedly promote the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to address complaints of fake news. Taxes Too, of Course. This past week saw a continued debate, too, over digital taxes. is moving ahead with its own plan. ” The U.K.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

For much of the world, electronic invoicing is taking off — not only for the benefits it offers, like enhanced cash flow visibility, but largely because jurisdictions are implementing eInvoicing regulatory requirements to crack down on tax evasion. It’s an operational challenge we see across the board.” While the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries in Africa for a reduced fee, while Volante Technologies Inc. Plus, HM Treasury is seeking input on the challenges that the sharing economy brings for value-added tax (VAT). Volante Technologies Accelerates Market Convergence For Santiago Exchange. Volante Technologies Inc.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

After a ruling by a location regulator that the firm wasn’t fairly engaged in competition, Uber Technologies Inc. is asking for the Colombian government to put emergency regulations into place to enable its ridesharing service to continue running.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

And regulators are taking a close look at payroll advance apps. Report: The Risky Business of Navigating Online Sales Tax for Merchants. While consumers are flocking to eCommerce, merchants working on expanding and selling online in more markets must comply with local sales tax regulations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Financial services providers that slack on regulatory compliance and fail to safeguard their operations against money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activities may face damaged reputations and significant fines. billion — 91 percent — of those penalties, while European regulators demanded $1.7 imposed a full $23.52

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FICO

MARCH 6, 2020

In 2014, I joined Tonbeller as Head of Sales & Channel Operations and became Management Board member shortly thereafter. In our experience these technologies can increase the number of SARs by 20% while at the same time producing efficiency gains of 30% in alert investigation and case management. How long have you been in the industry?

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

Avanti Financial Group said in a press release that it has received permission from the Wyoming Division of Banking to begin operating in the state as a bank as early as October and plans to offer a real-time settlement solution for corporate treasurers. The new banking options are largely built around blockchain technologies.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Establishing trust is crucial for all companies that operate in the sharing economy. Ridesharing marketplaces similarly rely on trust to please the car owners and renters who use their platforms, verifying that both parties are who they say they are as well as complying with relevant regulations. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Wayfair’s case enabled cities and states to pass economic nexus laws that require out-of-state sellers to collect and remit taxes on local residents’ sales, and it permitted these jurisdictions to implement marketplace facilitator laws necessitating that eCommerce platforms collect and remit taxes on third-party merchants’ sales. .

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Abrigo

JUNE 10, 2020

The former Chief Operational Risk Officer was fined for insufficient action on AML program deficiencies and staffing issues. The regulators don’t care what your budget is,” Luttrell says. Adequately staffed and risk-focused AML resources with good documentation are critical. The recent $450,000 fine of U.S. Get adequate resources.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

The rise of RegTech is not by chance: There is an undeniable link between regulatory changes and technological innovation, and that link has a profound impact on FinTech and the financial services market. As the risk of noncompliance evolves and grows for corporates, many turn to technology to ensure adherence to complex regulatory demands.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In a recent conversation with PYMNTS, he discussed how various trends in how employees wish to get paid and how employers manage those payouts are driving more organizations to digitize payroll operations, with payroll data an increasingly valuable asset for CFOs. The Value Of Integration. Cash Flow Implications. The Digitization Drive.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Eynat Guez , co-founder and CEO of cross-border payroll technology company Papaya Global , told PYMNTS about the biggest hurdles in international payroll as working from home persists and employment regulations grow more complex. Then they find themselves in a very complicated situation, and have to solve many more problems.".

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2019

Both corporates and banks have said Know Your Customer ( KYC ) regulations are their most pressing compliance concerns, with nearly three-quarters of businesses with more than $1 billion in revenues pointing to KYC as their top challenge. ” and an overall rise in complexity of current regulations. ” Technological Troubles.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

Corbett stepped down from the job because it was “impossible” to overcome regulations on Bird Rides while Brexit was in process. ” As such, they are subject to tax, driver’s licenses and insurance. Bird Rides, Inc. , the eScooter startup, lost its U.K. The eScooters receive active use within that area.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Wirecard said over the weekend it would continue to operate in all but one of its European locations as the court considers the company’s insolvency request. A number of British FinTech firms have suspended services following the FCA’s restrictions on Wirecard, leaving hundreds of thousands of accounts blocked, the news service reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

The financial center operates with its own legal, regulatory and tax infrastructure and traces its roots back to 2005. As reported by the Gulf Times , the Qatar Central Bank adopted new regulations in December that focus on combating money laundering and terrorist financing.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

operations should be examined on antitrust concerns. Banks, especially, are in the midst of fine-tuning operations as the great digital shift continues. Lower tax rates, currently in place but likely to sunset in the Biden administration, may spur more deals. billion proposed merger between PNC and BBVA’s U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

are anticipating new technologies and market trends for the year to come, with these professionals signaling interest in real-time and electronic payments. Twenty-nine percent said they already spend as much time on company strategy as they do on operational and financial management tasks. In an announcement Thursday (Dec. ”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

Accounts payable (AP) automation technology presents an obvious benefit to companies of all sizes and industries to boost efficiency and strategize vendor payments. ” From Onboarding to Compliance. This is where AP automation can push the envelope and introduce additional value to an enterprise.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 13, 2024

The major themes of fraud, artificial intelligence (AI), expansion of instant payments, open banking, and regulation were particularly relevant to your roles as executives, risk managers, compliance officers, and technology leaders. It is likely that regulators will soon ask banks to come up with a plan.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. France Hits Amazon, Google With $164 Million in Penalties for Alleged Cookie Violations. Amazon was told to pay 35 million euros (approximately $42.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Cryptocurrency has come a long way since bitcoin’s emergence as an unregulated, anonymous payment technology. which the institution plans to deploy in its corporate payments operation. BitRail doesn’t yet operate in the B2B payments space. “Adoption is like water,” he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

European regulators this week continued to show their love, respect and admiration for U.S.-based Assuming that caught your attention, here’s the real story: It’s shaping up as a busy week for regulators in Europe (including Turkey, which for purposes of this article, qualifies as Europe). based tech firms operating there.

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