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Social KYC: far easier than passports and utility bills

Chris Skinner

I just received a white paper about Social KYC from Fintech startup Veridu. The idea is to use our social media profiles to authenticate and onboard as a new 21st century KYC process.

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Facebook Seeks Clear Guidelines For Data Sharing

PYMNTS

Facebook is asking global regulators to write new data sharing guidelines after the company was compelled to revamp its own approach to the issue, according to a report in the Financial Times. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been asking for more regulation for his company as well as others, especially in the areas of privacy and election integrity.

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Facebook Tackles Antitrust Issues With Data Portability Tool

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We’ve learned from our conversations with policymakers, regulators, academics, advocates and others that real-world use cases and tools will help drive policy discussions forward,” Facebook said in a blog post. The data portability tool also comes as the social media giant defends itself against multiple antitrust investigations in the U.S.

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Mastercard On Facebook’s Libra Crypto Payments Future

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The think pieces have come in waves, as have the reactions from analysts, cryptocurrency enthusiasts and regulators — and the world waits to see exactly what Facebook and its cadre of payments and commerce players design. There will be perceptual hurdles to clear, and regulators to convince. It’s a reason to work with regulators. “We

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Guest Post: Why Banks Fear Blogs by Dana Dobson

Jeff For Banks

At the same time, bank regulators raise issues that are cause for concern. A former bank marketing executive, Dana has written a white paper entitled, “Banks & Blogging: Why they should, why they don’t, and how to go about it.” • What if I miss a customer’s complaint or I don’t document it properly?

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Who says you can’t save your way to prosperity?

Insights on Business

However, in light of macroeconomic challenges, increased regulation, and competition from fintechs (particularly for the highest value retail, product, and payments opportunities) revenue growth has remained sluggish. For a white paper on Radical Transformation in Financial Services, go to: https://www-01.ibm.com/marketing/iwm/dre/signup?source=mrs-form-10102&S_PKG=ov55254.

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The Inescapable Urgency of the Cognitive Bank

Insights on Business

Late last year, I read an article in the Financial Times that said there were three possible reasons for the turmoil in the worldwide banking industry: a blip induced by excessive regulation, a return to normal after an exceptional pre-crisis boom, or the slow death of banking. Almost sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?

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