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Traditional & emerging payment systems Payment system vs. payment platform Regulations related to payment systems The growing risk of payment fraud What is a payment system? It is integrated directly into many financial institutions online banking systems. Regulation CC Establishes rules for check clearing and funds availability.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

There will also be a significant increase in nation-state attacks, infecting routers and networks connected to storage devices worldwide, while terrorist-related groups will work to carry out cyberattacks on cities through Crimeware-as-a-Service (CaaS). ”

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JULY 31, 2020

the San Francisco-based online bank, had the last laugh. On Friday (July 31), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Varo Bank has been granted its full-service national bank charter. Department of the Treasury that charters and regulates financial institutions. OCC is an independent bureau of the U.S.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Ideas for educating and promoting cybersecurity in October Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an opportunity for banks and credit unions to promote online safety and take steps to reduce cyber risks. Launched to provide resources Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched in 2004 by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the U.S.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

However, Dave Gilbert, founder and chief executive officer of SMB alternative lending firm National Funding , said he’s seen a trend of growing traction within the small business community. “Now, more than ever, we are seeing more SMBs becoming comfortable with accessing financing via online-only solutions,” he stated.

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MAY 31, 2020

Uber has been approved by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), Chile’s antitrust regulator, to acquire the Chilean grocery shopping app Cornershop, according to an FNE statement. Although Chile has now granted permission, Mexico regulators still have not.

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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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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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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A recent report released by the United Nations found that 132 out of 194 countries have now introduced data protection regulations of some kind, all varying in terms of what type of information they protect and the severity of their restrictions. Around The Data Protection World.

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MARCH 5, 2020

The pilfered database reportedly appeared online in February with detail on the flaw in the site that allowed the breach to occur. The South Korean National Assembly passed new legislation that would lay the groundwork for the legalization and regulation of digital currency as well as digital currency exchanges.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) said earlier this month that it had put in place a set of action items to standardize the national experience of FinTechs and non-bank entities. We have formed a working group of state regulators to develop the model. Our FinTech industry advisory panel did include a few community banks.

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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. Meanwhile, payment service providers (PSPs) are scrambling to find ways to authenticate these customers without adding friction to online transactions.

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MAY 20, 2020

European Union (EU) regulators want feedback from users and digital service providers before they craft new rules that could manage giant tech firms Google, Facebook, Amazon and Uber, Reuters reported. Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg published “Charting the Way Forward: Online Content Regulation.”

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Facebook could face coordinated regulation by nine countries after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg refused to be questioned by an international committee on fake news. I would like to see us look at a set of rules through the OECD or [a United Nations] international convention,” she said, according to the FT.

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MARCH 21, 2019

It might not have been inevitable, perhaps, but it was certainly expected: a regulatory backlash concerning the booming trade (both online and in brick-and-mortar stores) of eCigarettes , with their different flavors attractive to younger consumers — including underaged ones. While the FDA decision shows that the U.S., Authentication Process.

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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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DECEMBER 7, 2020

“These guidelines set the standard for algorithmic ranking transparency and will increase fairness in the online platform economy, which drives innovation and welfare for millions of Europeans,” Margrethe Vestager , digital chief, EU, said in a European Commission statement. .

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

The EBF represents the vast majority of the European banking sector through its membership, spanning 32 national banking associations from across Europe, which in turn encompass more than 3,500 banks. The great digital shift has spurred banks to examine even the most basic levels of services and bring them online.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

When the European Commission decides to investigate a matter, European law says that national competition authorities cannot investigate the same topic. Congress has also looked into accusations that Amazon abuses its position as an online platform. .

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JUNE 8, 2020

United Nations global blockchain expert Massimo Buonomo has foreseen a future where digital currencies could replace low-interest bank accounts, Coindesk reports. He said the regulators would need to have total control over a cryptocurrency-fueled system that replaced traditional banking.

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JULY 21, 2020

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems. Around The Data Protection World.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

increased regulation over content delivered online through platforms may be on the horizon. This past week, Britain’s federal government said its media regulator, known as Ofcom, would be given new oversight to monitor and regulate material posted on the web by companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter. In the U.K.,

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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. Many members first engage with their CU through its website or other online portal. Add it all up, and that can be a lot to handle.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Gig workers’ rights and benefits — including healthcare and access to unemployment — have become key topics debated by regulators in th e United States as they work to figure out how to provide support. and other countries is the way consumers and regulators th ink about it. How The Pandemic Is Impacting Business Regulations.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

To challenge the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)’s decision to allow online payment companies and lenders to have national bank charters, the top banking regulator in New York is suing the federal government. A bill signed by Governor Andrew M. Vullo announced the release of that report in mid-August.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

With blackjack and roulette on mobile phones, the growing market for online sports wagering in New Jersey has introduced gamblers to virtual casino games. Online casinos’ monthly revenue more than doubled in the 15 months following the rollout of sports betting in June of last year.

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APRIL 9, 2020

million ransom to get their systems back online, The Wall Street Journal reported. A Travelex spokesman told the WSJ that the firm got advice from security experts on how to proceed, and have kept its investors and regulators up to date on the recovery.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Like all regulations, the new Digital Services Act brewing in the European Union has its detractors (those who will be regulated) and its fans (those who are writing the regulations). It is perhaps not surprising that bad actors seek to exploit online systems. Yet the DCP still sees the need for regulations.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

banking regulators asked lenders to help workers who couldn’t pay their bills or needed credit in the meantime, according to a report from Reuters. Some have turned to social media for help, using online fundraising sites or even selling possessions. As Friday (Jan.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

To an extent, that same spirit and intention is behind the recent spate of government approvals for online gambling. That leads to the product of said online activity — and that’s money. Now that [sports betting] is in the light, now that it is governed by the law and it’s a big deal, it’s probably going to spread across the nation.”.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own.”. The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S. All in, counting online and in-person wagers, Super Bowl betting was worth roughly $6.8

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MARCH 27, 2020

So is online shopping, with urgency. Far-flung nationwide efforts are underway in Australia and Canada, for example, and the European Union has a framework in place for its member nations through regulation known as eIDAS. So are vaccines. All of these subjects share a commonality: IDs.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Tim Horton , head of global merchant security and fraud solutions at Fiserv , told a recent PYMNTS Masterclass that online purchases have more than doubled year on year in the general retail segment, while online grocery sales have surged by 250 percent. But put the same consumer online and the story is very different.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms. Millions of people share creative content or advertise their small business’ goods online,” the British government said in a press release.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Judo, which is run by former head of National Australia Bank’s business sector Joseph Healy, has also applied for a full banking license with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Healy […].

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, digital Filipino payments platform PayMongo has come off a funding round with $12 million, while ALDI is taking another big step in the world of online shopping. ALDI To Test Online Grocery Ordering At UK Stores. Plus, a London judge has reinstated Uber Technologies Inc.’s

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The public comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) regarding the Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule (the “Rule”) closed on September 15, 2022 after the FTC declined in August to extend it.

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