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MENA Region Holds Regulatory Clues For Merchants

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In regions where open banking and other electronic payments pilots are becoming common, such as the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, pandemic-era payments are all about privacy, security and trust, particularly in B2B transactions. Merchants, their payment providers and their regulators must keep up,” per the new Guide.

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China, Australia Regulators Agree to Share Fintech Information

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Chinese and Australian regulators are partnering up on fintech. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have agreed to share fintech information with the other party.

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Chinese Regulators Take Over Nine FIs

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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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Cloud Takes Center Stage at 2023 Bank Automation Summit

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However, due to their sensitive and regulated natures, some industries – especially the financial services industry – have had more complicated cloud transformation journeys than others. Security Traditionally, information was said to be most secure when separated and segmented.

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Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws

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Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. The pandemic has refocused scrutiny on the open banking ecosystem’s privacy and security. The Data Privacy Twist .

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Merchants Get Clarity Around Compliance As Global Payment Regulations Evolve

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Compliance with financial regulations market-to-market around the globe is increasingly automated yet relies on the same human emotion that undergirds all forms of exchange: trust. In other words, banks and financial institutions (FIs) have an obligation to make sure you are who you claim to be. Here again, trust is the heart of the matter.

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Deep Dive: COVID-19?s Global Impact On Open Banking And Online Privacy Regulations

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The EU enacted open banking rules in 2018, inspiring regulators worldwide to reconsider how they were transacting funds or transmitting data. The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on daily business has generated new questions surrounding these initiatives that regulators are now scrambling to answer. and the EU. Australia and Canada.