PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) leading authority on bitcoin, cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICOs) has ruled that some well-known cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum are not securities. As such, they can expect to come under the regulatory control of the SEC and relevant securities laws.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 7, 2023

This question is of paramount importance because the federal law definition of “money transmitting” depends in large part on state law definitions and regulator interpretations, and there is no uniform legislation that defines cryptocurrency as money for the purposes of state licensing requirements. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Buonomo said digital currency could have its benefits, including better security than the oft-hack-prone traditional banks and a lack of the cumbersome fines and fees the traditional banks often put on customers’ shoulders. One way Buonomo could see it being done is if a new cryptocurrency were created and issued by a central bank.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The lawsuit, which alleges that Ripple illegally sold unregistered securities related to the XRP cryptocurrency, could have some repercussions in the crypto world. Specifically, it could change how cryptocurrency is viewed going forward, as it seeks to answer the question of whether digital coins should be viewed as securities or not.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is planning to expand regulations to encompass digital asset wallet providers, adding to its frameworks that currently address Digital Asset Exchanges (DAX) and Initial Exchange Offering (IEO), the SC announced Thursday (July 23). “The Bitcoin is these things,” Chief Judge Beryl A.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested comment on the proposed amendments of two rules that protect the privacy and security of customer data held by financial institutions (FIs). The Safeguards Rule, which went into effect in 2003, requires FIs to develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The road to mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies will still have its bumps, its potential roadblocks set in place from regulators. At the heart of it all might lie a jousting existential in nature — namely, between the companies that create and issue cryptos and the agencies that regulate them.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

The Cyberspace Administration of China is considering a revamping of internet oversight regulations, rules that have not been updated in more than 20 years, according to a Reuters report on Friday (Jan. The plan to revise cyberspace regulations comes at a time when China is stepping up the scrutiny of tech giants.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, which is Facebook’s lead privacy regulator in Europe, has requested more information from the company about the breach, including which EU residents might be affected. billion if regulators find the company violated the bloc’s strict new data privacy law. It could fine Facebook as much as $1.63

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

According to Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, the recently released regulations on prepaid cards from the Consumer Finance Protection Board could be another instance of good intentions gone wrong. The updated regulations are slated to take effect Oct. Around the Digital Banking world.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 3, 2024

Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a new regulation on the requirements, including how AML staff will access the information through a new federal beneficial ownership information (BOI) registry. This definition is different from existing customer due diligence (CDD) rules that took effect in 2018.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

This is especially true in areas like the European Union, where the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) is changing how customers and corporates approach data sharing. Security and the Homesharing Platform. The company also works with several security providers to ensure users’ payments remain safe.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The standards put forth by the PCI Security Standards Council – the PCI Data Security Standards – offer a framework for ensuring data security, and they must be followed in order to avoid fines and other penalties. PCI compliance is vitally important for businesses that process credit cards. Gearing up for GDPR.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Open Banking regulations have gotten FinTech innovators’ brains churning over how to take advantage of the troves of data that traditional banks have typically kept locked away. With regulations like PSD2 and Open Banking emerging as ways to boost financial services competition, the bank-FinTech relationship has taken center stage.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Fizzle of the Week: Cryptocurrency Regulation. The saga over bitcoin and its relationship to various regulators has become something of the payments answer to a romantic comedy. But the idea that regulators can wave a wand and make bitcoin go away? Easy come, easy crypt-go, it seems. They may have some luck. As for next week?

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Abrigo

JANUARY 24, 2025

Issuance of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) rebounded sharply in 2024, with volume jumping 155% year-over-year to more than $100 billion. Adding to pricing challenges: the complexity of the CFPB 1071 regulation for small business lending data collection.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Definitely for it,” said Siddhartha Sharma, chief technology officer at Hedgeable. From an entrepreneur’s standpoint, it removes bureaucracy and regulation upfront, while gauging customer interest, and enables them to focus on product development.”. Earlier this month, Hong Kong launched its own sandbox initiative.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2016

To find out what, exactly, is motivating the industry to self-regulate, PYMNTS spoke with OnDeck Vice President of External Affairs and Associate General Counsel Daniel Gorfine. Is the alternative lending space concerned about incoming regulation? Is the alternative lending space concerned about incoming regulation? “No,

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Roberto Campos Neto also said in a webcast reported via the Congresso Em Foco news site that the government never blocked the service, which Facebook shut down last week — just days after launching it — due to what reports at the time said was a mandate from banking regulators. This news is not true,” he continued.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The company was made aware of the attack in September, after an alert from an internal security tool. There are definite consequences for the company. The breach affected Starwood Hotels and Resorts, which Marriott bought in 2016 for $13.6 Hackers went after credit card and passport numbers and loyalty account information. “Any

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

Turns out the debate over whether it is or isn’t a security is having a knock-on effect: It’s making the XRP token’s price less than … well, secure. Rumors that the token can and will be classified as a security here in the States. Rumors that the token can and will be classified as a security here in the States.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2016

regulators issued a stern warning to banks to be on the lookout for cyberthreats in the aftermath of the Bangladesh cyberheist , where $81 million was taken without a trace from the central bank’s account at the NY Fed. On Tuesday (June 7), U.S. He has knowledge of the case but has not been directly involved.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

The government’s policy and its regulations should be well known before enforcement happens, the policy said. said that national policy might not be enough in terms of crypto regulation. . “We Public statements, whether through the press or formal speeches, are helpful but are not official statements of application by the agency.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate the disclosure action taken by Yahoo’s executives. In 2011, publicly traded companies were instructed by the SEC to report attacks that could have a “material adverse effect on the business;” however, there was no strict definition of such events. Yahoo claimed on Sept. This week, Sen.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

What has shifted most during the pandemic are consumers’ views on the data privacy and online security standards attached to these digital transactions, Oren Paran , managing director for Israeli retail startup firm Retail Innovation Club , explained in an interview with PYMNTS. under the GDPR. Joining the Global Open Banking Push.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

The firm also said the movement to those two exchanges may come as a surprise, as those two exchanges are among the largest, and are subject to know your customer (KYC) regulations. This is obviously a growing homeland security problem that agencies need to be monitoring.”. A week ago, on Jan.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Takeaway 3 By staying vigilant and adopting a proactive approach, financial institutions can create a more secure real estate environment that safeguards against money laundering. Real estate money laundering is a serious issue that has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, although it is one of the oldest forms of money laundering.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that its cryptocurrency is a security. The company’s legal team tried to persuade the district court of the Southern District of New York that the SEC’s case was void because the legal definition of an “investment contract” is unclear. The judge hearing the case, P.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Last week marked the third anniversary of PSD2 , the regulation that launched open banking in the U.K. It is definitely getting very cluttered. and Europe. And those three years have given rise to a slew of new companies capitalizing on that initiative all over the world, as well as established companies making their mark.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As anticipated, the OCC, Federal Reserve Board, and FDIC recently approved and released the Final Rule Requiring Computer-Security Incident Notification (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule is designed to promote early awareness and stop computer security incidents before they become systemic.

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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. Removal of Webform Requirement.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes the following key provisions that affect financial institutions and regulation of financial institutions: Section 4003 – Emergency Relief and Taxpayer Provisions.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

It was in response to regulators persistently asking bankers the same question. Today, we have not done much about it because we have relied on that lazy space using the regulatory definition of well capitalized. Ten years ago I wrote What's Your Well-Capitalized on these pages. Or at least regulatory expectation of it.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Check Point, a cybersecurity company based out of Israel, recently released research highlighting numerous security flaws in the popular smartphone app TikTok , which is incredibly popular with teenagers and one of the most downloaded apps in the world, according to a report by The New York Times on Wednesday (Jan.

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BankBazaar

JANUARY 14, 2025

Year Of Secured Loans Retail lending grew by 16% to 5.2 Secured loans led the way: home loans, the largest retail lending category, rose by 18% (up from 14% last year) and gold loans surged 56%, marking the fastest growth across all categories. Loan against securities which had shrunk by 6% last year also grew by 16% year on year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

OneLogin Chief Technology Officer and Founder Thomas Pedersen recently told PYMNTS why overcoming corporate security’s password hurdles doesn’t come without its own headaches. ” The security challenges don’t stop there. “API integrations are definitely a blind spot for many companies.”

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Takeaway 2 NBFIs should ensure their AML programs are sound and pass the scrutiny of FinCEN and their primary regulators. Stay up to date on regulations affecting NBFIs and other BSA trends. Below are 10 things NBFIs should do to ensure their AML programs are sound and pass the scrutiny of FinCEN and their primary regulators.

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