Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ) hosts an annual symposium to provide updates on compliance requirements, sanctions activity, and enforcement efforts. Business owners and compliance professionals need to remain vigilant about potential risks and report suspicious activity to OFAC and pertinent agencies.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Now comes a comic book contribution to one of the most vexing and vital issues of modern payments and commerce — fraud prevention and ID compliance. 18) that is has released a free comic and coloring book entitled “ The Adventures of ID Man and Compliance Kid.”. The product was designed for adults and children, Trulioo said.

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JUNE 11, 2020

Social distancing restrictions implemented to curb the virus’s spread are preventing compliance professionals from obtaining physical identification documents and holding in-person meetings that typically enforced anti-money laundering/know your customer (AML/KYC) compliance. Compliance Enforcement Goes Remote With Biometrics.

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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. The Cost of Compliance. The projected 2020 cost of AML compliance across all U.S. financial institutions (77 percent) for AML compliance.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Cost of Compliance. Scandal and fraud tarnishing banks’ reputations aside, the impact that AML compliance controls have had on these banks’ bottom lines can’t be underestimated. banks have to analyze AML regulations before even beginning to innovate, and the rules in question change often. Challenges and Solutions.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

However, as remote work has become the new norm, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided its approval to revise Rule 3110, easing the requirements for brokers choosing to work from home. Additionally, these branches underwent annual on-site inspections to ensure compliance with regulations. What’s New?

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JANUARY 3, 2024

However, as remote work has become the new norm, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided its approval to revise Rule 3110, easing the requirements for brokers choosing to work from home. Additionally, these branches underwent annual on-site inspections to ensure compliance with regulations. What’s New?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in May, but most businesses in the region still aren’t compliant with the rules. As organizations are still not entirely compliant with GDPR requirements, supply chains are particularly vulnerable to security issues as a result, analysts have said.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

million: Average annual AML compliance spending for Canadian firms with less than $10 billion USD in total assets. percent: Projected CAGR of the global AML software market as measured from 2019 to 2026. million: Average annual AML compliance spending for Canadian firms with less than $10 billion USD in total assets.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Laika , a compliance and security audit platform for software companies, has raised $35M in a Series B. New York-based Laika helps businesses obtain audits and security certifications as well as remain compliant with regulations. Since its founding in 2019, the company has posted 4.5x ARR growth YoY.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 7, 2020

Third-party assessor accountability: FTC orders will now give the FTC authority to approve (and re-approve every two years) the third-party assessors that are tasked with reviewing comprehensive data security programs. In his announcement, Director Smith referenced several FTC 2019 data security orders that reflect these improvements.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Retailers must protect customers’ card data from hackers who try to snatch payment details, and following best practices to ensure security requires adhering to the regulations established by the PCI SSC, a global payments industry forum. Compliance Complexities. Orchestrating A Solution.

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FICO

JANUARY 18, 2019

Despite advances in customer due diligence, including the addition of advanced analytics to compliance officers’ toolkits, the scandals of 2018 confirmed that many banks are struggling to bring their operations up to regulators’ standards, to say nothing of best practices. Know Your Customer. Detection and Alert Handling.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 7, 2021

The CFPB has issued an approval order through its Compliance Assistance Sandbox Policy (CAS Policy) to Synchrony Bank in connection with a proposed “dual-feature” credit card (DFCC) program. Once unsecured, the DFCC’s APR would be higher than the APR it had when secured. The order has a 36-month duration.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General’s (AG) Office released modifications to the proposed regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The modifications incorporate amendments to the CCPA signed into law after the AG’s Office issued the proposed regulations in October 2019.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The world’s first ICO regulations are coming, care of Gibraltar. The rapid global proliferation of initial coin offerings has become an issue of mounting concern among regulators and central banks around the world – in particular, the growth of ICOs has fueled massive growth in the cryptocurrency market in general.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

increased regulation over content delivered online through platforms may be on the horizon. This past week, Britain’s federal government said its media regulator, known as Ofcom, would be given new oversight to monitor and regulate material posted on the web by companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Open Banking’s European success has kicked off interest in similar regulations worldwide, most notably in China, India and Singapore, where digital banking’s popularity among general consumers is rapidly rising. Numerous regions then announced internal deadlines for compliance that often diverged from their neighbors’ deadlines.

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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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JULY 15, 2019

The rapid growth of cryptocurrency has come with closer scrutiny and a call for tighter anti-money-laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC) regulations. This push for regulations hasn’t come without controversy. Some think they go too far. That’s the dead opposite of most FIs’ intent.

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DECEMBER 23, 2018

The former senior vice president at Mastercard will oversee tZERO’s legal, regulatory, public policy and compliance functions. One’s ambition begins to move outwards,” Armstrong said in a blog post. “I’ve And the U.S.

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MARCH 15, 2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted last week to ease audit requirements for some small, publicly traded companies, the agency said in a statement Friday (March 13). CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), has been in charge of the industry response to the outbreak. Kenneth Bentsen Jr.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The revised Payment Services Directive ( PSD2 ) Strong Customer Authentication ( SCA ) regulation rollout in the EU has been a little bit on the bumpy side so far. 14 of this year, and while PSD2 did, the SCA part of the regulation has been put on hold. What will that compliance look like in the in the EEA and around the world?

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

It has been a busy year for the world of bank regulations, particularly Know Your Customer (KYC). Financial services regulations are notorious for their complexity and ever-changing demands for financial institutions and corporates, but another fuel for development in the KYC space was the FinTech community.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 10, 2020

The CFPB recently announced that it has issued a Compliance Assistance Statement of Terms Template (“CAST Template”) through its Compliance Assistance Sandbox Policy (“CAS Policy”) after receiving an application from Build Commonwealth, Inc. Commonwealth”). The CAS Policy includes CAST Templates, which allow third-parties (e.g.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The European Data Protection Board will soon decide if financial regulators around the world can freely engage in the exchange of cross-border information. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which gives consumers more control over their private data, went into effect in May. The time is now.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Each country has its own rules and regulations dictating how businesses can make and receive payments, as well as its own, unique financial infrastructure. The ideal cross-border payment solution provides speed, security and compliance and transparency, while also being ubiquitous enough to be widely available for use.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

In 2019, MoneyGram was the first company in the industry to enable cross-border transfers from the U.S. Now more than ever, consumers have a vital need to access fast, simple and secure ways to move money across borders to support their friends and family overseas," said Nicky Alexander , head of Visa Direct, Europe. "We

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AUGUST 16, 2023

In 2019, it expanded by buying its fourth branch from a competitor. Bank Closed By Regulators Almost all bank closures happen on a Friday so that regulators can work all weekend to reopen the bank on Monday. billion in deposits), the failure still poses lessons for bank executives.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Slow compliance checks and sluggish processing times are commonplace, especially on the legacy systems still used by many banks around the world. Automating Compliance. Cash payments are quickly falling to the wayside, with only 26 percent of all U.S. consumer purchases made with cash.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The country’s government and regulators are keeping pace with those in the European Union and the U.S. Foreign firms and regulators tend to think of Chinese laws as either too strict, wide-reaching or lax — perceptions that have failed to keep up with local regulations’ developments. “In Confronting the Chinese Privacy Myth .

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American Banker

JULY 11, 2023

The announcement resolves the final outstanding order between Capital One and prudential regulators over its 2019 cyber incident.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Last year brought the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline, Europe’s attempt to boost online privacy and security for consumers — a law that just resulted in a $57 million fine against Google , which was accused of not doing enough to gain the consent of users when collecting data meant for targeted advertising.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Jamal El-Hindi, the deputy director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), spoke at the 2019 Money Transmitter Regulators Association Annual Conference on Wednesday (Sept. 11) about the importance of innovation and the regulation of non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), according to a release.

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JUNE 18, 2020

The London-based trade group for Europe’s ePayments community is waiting for the European Banking Authority , the European Union (EU) banking regulator, to provide the 27-nation bloc with an update on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). The implementation delay gives regulators an opportunity to get it right, Rodgers said.

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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. The report relays a series of anecdotes, such as Ponzi schemes and other fraudulent methods , and points out that in 2019, over $4.5 That’s according to the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The CCPA is similar to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ), which took effect in 2018. According to TechCrunch , i360, an advertising and data company, no longer asks for full Social Security numbers, opting instead for the last four digits. Security Boulevard research shows that as of Dec.

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