PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

These types of payment flows made up 5 percent or more of the gross domestic product (GDP) for 66 countries in 2019, reaching as high as 20 percent of GDP in nations like Haiti and Nepal. . Maintaining compliance with these important regulations can be challenging, but FIs cannot afford to slip up. The Cost of Compliance .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Regulation. EU Gears Up To Propose New Big Tech Regulations. Australian Regulator Looks Into Merger Law Changes. The regulation enables authorities in Turkey to take content off of platforms instead of restricting access as they had done previously. Facebook’s WhatsApp To Grow Payments Service Following NPCI Go-Ahead.

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Perficient

APRIL 2, 2021

The five federal agencies are: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Cybersecurity.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Culture of compliance is crucial to BSA/AML programs Culture of compliance within the BSA/AML framework is not new and was first introduced by FinCEN in 2014. Takeaway 2 Poor culture of compliance will result in shortcomings in a financial institution's BSA/AML program. A strong culture of compliance is crucial.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to affect every aspect of the world economy and play a significant role in the global financial system, leading financial regulators around the world to take various steps to address the impact of AI on their areas of responsibility.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

According to the Treasury , the rule will provide highly useful information to law enforcement authorities and national security agencies. This includes monitoring their activities, understanding their client base, and ensuring they adhere to the same standards as other regulated entities. Stay up to date on AML/CFT and fraud trends.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

As for easing the path toward financial innovation, there’d always been some consideration of seeking a national banking charter, noted Cagney, especially as the company began building blockchain and blockchain applications over the past few years. “As But a national charter would allow for a uniformity of presence and market scope.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Merchants in the European Union (EU) are still wondering exactly what changes the regulation will bring when it comes to their relationships with customers. It is still a matter of debate on what exemptions, innovations and changes can be left up to national authorities — and what cannot. Around the PSD2 and GDPR world.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

has sought a national bank charter from the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), which will let it meet “promises of efficiency, affordability and financial inclusion,” according to a Friday (Nov. Financial services firm Figure Technologies, Inc. 6) announcement.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As well, the form has a long history of transmitting national values and providing cultural, political and even economic education — one need only dig deep into the comic scene during World War II to understand that. 18) that is has released a free comic and coloring book entitled “ The Adventures of ID Man and Compliance Kid.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators around the world. EU Auditors: European Commission Needs To ‘Scale Up’ Regulation. New Digital Regulations Could Let EU Ban Tech Firms. 34 States Unveil $113M Settlement Against Apple For Alleged iPhone ‘Throttling’ .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The solution comes on top of the technology firm’s array of offerings to bolster the GST compliance experience for companies in the country, according to a Wednesday (Sept. The nation isn’t the first to implement an eInvoice requirement as part of more widespread initiatives to cut reduce financial crime. 16) announcement.

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Abrigo

JULY 9, 2024

Takeaway 2 Financial institutions will need to incorporate FinCEN's national AML/CFT priorities into their risk assessments and compliance programs. Designating at least one qualified individual to be responsible for coordinating and monitoring day-to-day compliance. These include establishing: Governance mechanisms.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said in a report this week that it will examine how the coronavirus is impacting compliance by financial institutions (FIs). As noted in this space last month, Brian Brooks, acting Comptroller of the Currency, said in letters to the National League of Cities, U.S. banking system.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Cybercriminals are constantly one step ahead of government regulators, developing new and inventive schemes faster than the authorities can quash them. Some exchanges even deliberately avoid having KYC systems by obfuscating their country of origin to make it harder for regulators to impose national compliance guidelines.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

10, with new regulations for cryptocurrencies, wallets and exchanges. Issuers, merchants, payments service providers (PSPs) and other interested parties are closely watching developments in AML/KYC and counter terrorist financing (CTF) regulations, as governments worldwide clamp down strongly on identity scams. Know Your Criminals.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 24, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. This year, Chambers USA added Enforcement & Investigations as a new category for Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

To enable continued innovation and growth in the digital economy, the Business Roundtable is asking Congress to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law that establishes a national privacy framework and strengthens protections for consumers. fines) would be for non-compliance. companies. This would help the management of U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

When it comes to the new and emerging legal cannabis industry – along with the closely related trade in CBD products – payments and compliance issues, as one can imagine, have tremendous importance, and companies are striving to get into the game via those angles. Starting today, U.S. The Legal Situation.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 31, 2023

Teaching staff these KYC tips to make clients feel more comfortable In 2023, KYC procedures must both support CDD compliance and make sure your institution is a welcoming place for all customers. You might also like this resource, "Customer due diligence checklist."

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Regulation. By providing a national servicing platform, the charter would enable those kinds of companies to bypass the process by which they have to collect money transmitter licenses from states. Data Activist: Big Tech Not Following Transatlantic Data Transfer Regulations. antitrust regulation. Last week, a U.S.

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Perficient

JULY 12, 2023

Perficient provides risk management to more than 500 financial services organizations, many of whom have multiple bank regulators. Often an organization will have a state-charted non-member bank, which has the FDIC as its primary federal regulator.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Once published by regulators, Perficient’s Risk and Regulatory CoE will be here to walk our clients through the changes. YOU MAY ENJOY: Regulatory Reporting in Financial Services Modernizing CRA Regulations Managing compliance risk frameworks in alignment with existing risk profiles is crucial as customer needs evolve.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Despite announcements last month that the deadline for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliance will be extended , the original proposed deadline approaches next week. has not implemented regulations like GDPR or SCA, but there has been a groundswell of interest, at least from the private sector. Previous efforts for the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The head of the country’s only licensed and publicly traded cryptocurrency broker says tighter regulation and exponentially higher yields are causing corporate treasury and cash management accounts to seriously consider this alternative asset class. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept. The Pandemic Pop.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

The company launched an online store using an eCommerce platform service from China-based Alibaba where it now offers features tailored to appeal to how consumers in the nation prefer to engage with their brands. How Global Freelancing Marketplaces Can Maintai n Security And Regulatory Compliance.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

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 is dramatically altering how merchants can transact, which data they can store and where they can store it, however.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Between $800 billion and $2 trillion USD is laundered each year, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 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.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

If banks have additional questions regarding the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) and its regulations, they can contact the USDA, state departments of agriculture and tribal governments. It was amended to include the Patriot Act, which requires every bank to adopt a customer identification program.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2018

CUs are also actively communicating with law enforcement agencies, keeping regulators informed about suspicious activity, while receiving tips on noticeable trends that these same agencies are eyeing. AML Compliance Turns CUs Into Law Enforcement. However, their members are not the only ones with whom credit unions must regularly work.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 18, 2016

Apple and three of Australia’s Big Four banks are fighting about mobile payments — and both sides are appealing to regulators for help. National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Westpac have united to fight the Cupertino, Calif.-based based giant — which is bigger than all of them combined.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) provided the firm with permission to put WhatsApp Pay into operation in a phased manner, The Business Standard reported. . Almost two years after its experimental run, the Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has received regulatory approval for its WhatsApp Pay platform in India.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

With fraud rates surging and FinCEN designating fraud as a National Priority , combining these functions under the same umbrella could be a game-changer. Regulatory alignment: Regulators, including FinCEN, increasingly emphasize fraud prevention as a critical component of financial crime risk management.

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Perficient

AUGUST 16, 2020

However, you may not know that there are certain rules/regulations that must be accounted for so you can remain compliant with FCC regulations. By refusing to support proper 911/E-911 compliance, can lead to fines of up to $10,000 and additional penalties of up to $500 per day of noncompliance.

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Perficient

MARCH 3, 2022

Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of a severe recession, significant banks can lend to households and businesses. As repeated by federal bank regulators, the required economic scenarios are not forecasts.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

As such, the regulators and FIs seeking to crack down on these activities have their work cut out for them. . Approximately 2 percent to 5 percent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) – $800 billion to $2 trillion – is laundered each year, according to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

The specific reasons for the non-compliance was not released. Last year, the Indian financial system was affected by a $2 billion fraud at Punjab National Bank (PNB), where business related to a billionaire jeweler and his uncle received unauthorized credit guarantees through SWIFT.

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