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Draft Guidelines Clarify GDPR Scope

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As GDPR continues to take root, having an impact in Europe and beyond the confines of the continent, news came late last month that the European Data Protection Board has published draft guidelines that touch on the data protection regulation’s territorial scope. As many as 2.7 million users had accounts in the United Kingdom.

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Reserve Bank Of India To Expand Digital Payment Options

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To address grievances, the central bank will require payment system operators to introduce an online dispute resolution center. Based on the experience of the pilot, more specific guidelines for the launch will be announced at a later date. In addition, as the number of digital transactions rises, so do disputes.

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Flywire, Mastercard Team On Cross-Border Tuition Payments

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Our client schools and their student families around the world trust Mastercard for convenient and secure payments,” said Massaro in the release. It has the ability to expedite the flow of funds, ease reconciliation and streamline operational expenses, the release stated. For international students, rules are even murkier as new U.S.

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Report: Purported COVID-19 Vaccines Hit Dark Web

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Criminals seeking to exploit unmet demand for the COVID-19 vaccine are selling doses – many presumably fake – on the "dark web," the portion of the internet dominated by merchants who operate beyond easy reach of law enforcement agencies, the Financial Times reported on Friday (Dec.

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Demand For Faster Payments Skyrockets

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Treasury’s difficulties getting relief money to individuals, has renewed calls for the government to accelerate its FedNow national real-time payments network, still not expected to be operational until at least 2023.

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Bitcoin Daily: Signal Messaging App Testing Crypto Payments; Gemini Adds 20 Tokens To Exchange; SIA, WizKey Partner For Credit Market Based On Blockchain

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In other news, European FinTech SIA is partnering with WizKey to create a platform to allow credit negotiations on blockchain for banks, financial operators and funds, according to a press release. Diokno, Philippines’ Central Bank (BSP) governor in the release.

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Compliance In The Clouds: How The Pandemic Is Affecting Banks' Cloud-Native Futures

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He explained that the cloud can help FIs swiftly respond to compliance and security challenges during the pandemic. With regulations governing open banking, [like] PSD2, and storage of data, [like] GDPR, we now have an even stronger case to securely open our systems to external partners,” Schmidt said. Security Takes Center Stage.