PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

Merchant cash advance companies avoid much of the regulation banks face by claiming that rather than giving loans to businesses, they’re paying the business cash now in return for a cut of future revenue. One business owners said he felt as if he were dealing with an entity almost like “a gangster operation.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2020

Equity crowdfunding program Equifund CFP is launching a Regulation Crowfunding offering to help cannabis tech company Drop Delivery raise money for its all-in-one delivery system for cannabis products, according to a press release. “We’re proud Drop Delivery has chosen to open its doors to early-stage investors with Equifund CFP.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

India's central bank wants stricter regulations for big shadow lenders, according to a new report from Bloomberg. One proposition is a 9 percent core capital requirement on the top tier, akin to banks. The paper comes after a speech by a top RBI official in charge of banking regulation, Bloomberg writes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

General Electric ‘s divestiture of GE Capital assets continues as MUFG Union Bank announced plans to acquire GE Capital’s Trade Payable Services (TPS) operations. 16), MUFG Americas and GE Capital said MUFG Union Bank will acquire GE Capital’s supply chain finance platform for an undisclosed sum.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Crisis response, maintaining safe and operational working conditions, mitigating supply chain disruptions, maintaining liquidity, and deftly responding to shifts in the market have emerged as key focus areas for all businesses. If your organization is looking to capitalize on cloud technology in 2021, here are a few trends to keep in mind.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

South African regulators also approved Goldman Sachs for a bank operation license as the firm strives for growth in the most liquid and sophisticated economy on the continent. The filings also indicated that interest income would be spread across operating segments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

France’s financial regulator is set to approve a wave of cryptocurrency-related firms in the country, subjecting them to new rules that include paying taxes and complying with capital requirements and consumer protections, according to a report by Reuters. Because digital currency is so new, regulations vary around the world.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Singapore is aiming to boost cryptocurrency firms by offering them a chance to apply for operating licenses. The move, called the Payment Services Act, will allow global cryptocurrency firms the chance to expand their operations. Both already operate in Singapore. After the Payment Services Act goes into effect on Thursday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

Baoshang Bank, based in Inner Mongolia, will be taken over by China’s banking and insurance regulator over critical credit risks, according to a report by Reuters. The takeover highlights the troubles that smaller banks in China face, like poor capital buffers, inadequate internal controls, asset quality deterioration and others.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

regulators cracked down on the firm Oct. regulators not coming as a surprise. The round was led by Blockchain Capital, Standard Crypto, Blockchain.com Ventures and more. Mishra said he’d already been seeing the “Wild West”-like nature of the crypto derivatives space, with the new activity from U.S.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 15, 2017

The regulator has tried to encourage more competition in the sector by implying the process to launch a new bank, a challenger bank. Since 2010, 19 new retail and commercial banking licenses have been issued, with at least eight more pending as at January 2017. We’re happy being customers’ second bank.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, John Rainey , chief financial officer and executive vice president of global customer operations at PayPal , noted that CFOs (including himself) have learned to pivot, too, with ground-level, tech-driven insights that move well beyond simply tracking money flows. What’s Important To Merchants.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Large Chinese companies, including Alibaba and rivals Tencent , food delivery giant Meituan and retailer JD.com , have lost almost $200 billion in Hong Kong since regulators announced last week that they were investigating Alibaba's reported monopolistic practices, according to Bloomberg. Regulators on Sunday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the supervisory arm of the Bank of England (BoE), has fined Citigroup a record-breaking $56.3 The regulator said the data it received from Citigroup was not acceptable, and the way the bank handled the reporting processes was not effective.

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Perficient

MAY 25, 2023

Promethium Ember Capital, (“PEC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Promethium, has become the first digital asset custody provider to come under federal regulation. PEC was approved as a special purpose broker-dealer (“SPBD”) for digital asset securities.

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BankUnderground

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Operational risk is rapidly becoming one of the most important threats to the financial system but is also one of the least well understood. But they are only one part of operational risk, which includes losses from any kind of business disruption or human error, including power outages or natural disasters.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This is a great risk because if you don’t have the proper banking tools to get your funds to maintain your business operations, it can be very dangerous for business.”. All parties in the payment ecosystem. must constantly educate and keep themselves up to date with the latest requirements,” explained Metodieva.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

s license to operate. Stripe headed up the round, while current investors Global Founders Capital and Y Combinator participated with new investor Bedrock Capital. to run, concluding a 10-month battle between regulators and the ridesharing firm. Plus, a London judge has reinstated Uber Technologies Inc.’s

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American Banker

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A provision to standardize and clarify banks' operational risk obligations — which opponents say is excessively costly and may not be effective — is emerging as the focal point of the public debate on the broader rule. It may also be the key to taking the rule over the finish line.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Asda Group Ltd , the British supermarket retailer; TDR Capital , the London-based private equity firm; and EG Group , a global convenience retailer announced on Friday (Oct. regulators blocked Walmart's 7.3 Regulators ruled that the new company would raise prices for consumers. grocery chain, for 6.8 billion pounds ($7.9

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

It will be complicated for a company to build those compliance tools from scratch, especially companies that only operate in California. In Europe, where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect for a few years, many companies at least have an idea of what they need to do.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

New Chinese finance rules will force Ant Group to comply with regulations to back up any payments, lending or other finances with substantial capital, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). 1, and will have to apply for a license to do so. 1, and will have to apply for a license to do so.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, India’s central bank wants stricter regulations for big shadow lenders, while global foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped last year and the pandemic will continue to impact it this year. The central bank of India wants more stringent regulations for large shadow lenders.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

But he noted branch conversions were delayed partly because of the agreement the firm reached with regulators and partly because the firm wanted to ensure it had a digital value proposition in place. Truist Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kelly King said on a call with analysts on Thursday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ant Group has won the nod from China's top security regulators for its Shanghai offering, the last hurdle to clear for the $35 billion dual listing, Reuters reports. In September , Shanghai regulators approved the listing. The Hong Kong sale is being managed China International Capital Corp. , Citigroup , J.P. billion yuan.

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Abrigo

JUNE 12, 2023

A regulatory baseline Benefits to adopting the model money transmitter act framework Money transmitters are regulated at the state level, and the absence of a standardized licensing and regulatory framework across states can lead to consistency and challenges for money transmitters. alone, handling $6 trillion in payments.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2019

The banking regulator in Hong Kong has issued an additional four online-only banking licenses to Ping An, Alibaba, mobile phone maker Xiaomi and a joint venture (JV) consisting of Tencent, ICBC and Hillhouse Capital. Reuters is reporting that this totals eight total licenses handed out by the government. Expect fireworks.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Analysts told Reuters that the shift could be aimed at attracting more capital and increasing competition within the banking sector. The report said shadow banks with assets of at least 500 billion rupees that had been operating for at least 10 years should be considered for conversion, said Reuters.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Jumio said the offering can reduce operational costs by as much as 90 percent, eliminate in-person visits and paper costs, and simplify archival processes. Capital Float On Using Video-Based KYC To Boost Onboarding, Satisfy Regulators. For more on these and other developments, check out the Trackers News & Trends section.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 9, 2023

The regulators are considering three options: raising the limit above $250k, raising the cap for only certain accounts (such as banks’ business accounts), or eliminating the cap entirely. Can Regulators Help The banking industry needs regulations and regulators to review banks. economy needs.

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Abrigo

JUNE 14, 2021

Common root causes include: Lack of a formal OFAC SCP Misinterpretation or failure to understand OFAC regulations Facilitating transactions by non-U.S. BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation. Being proactive and thorough with your SCP will help ensure your institution does not fall into unknown weaknesses.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Federal Reserve governor was one of two dissenting votes on the proposed capital changes earlier this year, but he said he would be open to backing the package if operational capital changes were made.

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Perficient

MARCH 8, 2023

The reason for this is that remediation programs can be a complex and challenging process that requires significant time and attention from legal, operations, front, middle, and back offices to determine what went wrong and how the “harm” occurred in the first place.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 30, 2024

Prepare now for potential changes to FHLBs Capital rules and membership criteria are among the areas where banks could see changes in how the Federal Home Loan Bank system operates. See resources Takeaway 1 The FHLB system faces potential changes in its structure, operations, and mission that could affect financial institutions.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 25, 2019

Both regulators said proving the necessary capital and profitability have been particularly difficult for […].

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

But some analysis suggests supplier payment strategies are in flux to better support the working capital positions of corporates. trillion worth of working capital could be optimized through supplier payment practices , according to recent analysis by The Hackett Group of the top 1,000 non-financial U.S. ” $1.3 ” $1.3

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