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How TIPS Is Helping ECB Expand Its Real-Time Payments Reach

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Making cross-border payments in the EU therefore requires interconnectivity between the regions’ various real-time payments rails. SCT Inst was developed in 2017 to establish operational guidelines by which all real-time payment rails in the EU are required to comply. Official guidelines and regulations can only go so far, however.

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Demand For Faster Payments Skyrockets

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Detailing similar efforts in India and the Asia-Pacific region, the new Tracker looks at faster payments systems getting built around the world to ignite whole economies. To build TIPS, the ECB utilized the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) protocol, which establishes operational guidelines for real-time payments throughout the EU.

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Why APIs, Privacy Are Key To Open Banking Innovation

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have passed laws or implemented programs over the past two years to put more focus on digital banking and data security, fundamentally changing how online transactions work. with ease, control and security.”. This also makes data security critical, though, because banks must protect growing volumes of personal information.

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NJ Legislators Propose Tighter Data Privacy Regulations

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Lawmakers in New Jersey are proposing a bill to solidify data privacy guidelines and inflict tougher limits on the tech industry, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (March 2). New Jersey joins Washington, Illinois and other states and regions in introducing data privacy laws.

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Collaboration Is Key For Consensus On Cross-Border Payments

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According to the new Simplifying Cross-Border Payments Playbook , there are five key criteria that an ideal cross-border payment solution should meet: speed, security, compliance, transparency and ubiquity. Different regions have their own unique payment rails, and no two abide by the same regulatory framework. So, what’s the problem?

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Merchants Get Clarity Around Compliance As Global Payment Regulations Evolve

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PYMNTS’ November 2020 Merchants Guide To Navigating Global Payments Regulations done in collaboration with Ekata examines issues around security and compliance as open banking continues its push across oceans and over legal hurdles and toward eventual ubiquity. Here again, trust is the heart of the matter.

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Monetary Authority Of Singapore: What It Will Take To Win Digital Banking Licenses

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Some companies have been able to adjust quicker than others, leading to the first-ever fines issued and collected for breach of GPDR within the region. Other regulators in Australia, India and Singapore are examining financial innovation rules of their own, using GDPR and PSD2 as guidelines.