PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

Two Chinese nationals were charged by the U.S. The Chinese men were charged with money laundering conspiracy and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. IRS-CI is committed to combating the means and methods used by foreign and domestic adversaries to finance operations and activities that pose a threat to U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Russia is partnering with PayXpert to test its national payment system MIR in London, RT.com reported on Wednesday (Nov. will be the first country where the system will operate, and PayXpert will become the “unique acquirer” of MIR cards in Europe, the report noted. He added that he would help to connect U.K. sanctions.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 1, 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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

He stated that the Figure Pay account will be interoperable with other accounts and payment methods (bypassing some of the vagaries of “closed” systems like MCX, now long-defunct). But a national charter would allow for a uniformity of presence and market scope. Looking Toward The Blockchain . The Charter Advantage .

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes that Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency could pose as a national security threat. In a press conference on Monday (July 15), Mnuchin warned that Libra “could be misused by money launderers and terrorist financiers” and that it was a “national security issue.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The ethical questions digital ID systems generate are numerous and largely without simple answers or solutions. Many industry participants and watchdogs have suggested ethical codes for digital ID systems’ implementation and use. One of the leaders in national digital ID systems is Estonia, which provides digital IDs to all 1.3

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

Corporate payments still don’t have a clear role in driving the adoption of faster payment technologies and systems in the U.S. Those challenges include the costs of investing in and deploying faster payment systems, understanding and meeting the demand for these technologies, and navigating a shifting operational model of payments.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

In an interview with PYMNTS, National Business Systems VP David Riley noted a lack of awareness in the field for smaller firms across several verticals. Of those verticals seeing fraud, anything that is sold in high-end and medium retail is hit often, and hard, as are liquor operations.

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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. Cost efficiency: Keeping separate teams and systems for fraud and AML detection can be resource-intensive. Robust training programs will be crucial to maintaining expertise.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Sources have revealed that Venezuela might use a Russian-operated international payments messaging system in an effort to get around U.S. sanctions against Venezuela have largely isolated the troubled nation from the global financial system, while also damaging financing.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

The news came Thursday (May 2) that, per a ruling in federal court in New York, the State Department of Financial Services can move forward with a suit that looks to derail national bank charters for FinTech companies. The national licenses would let FinTechs lend money and paychecks to consumers. lakh (roughly $1.6

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This month’s Deep Dive examines how mobile and contactless payment options are poised to reshape the corporate payments ecosystem as well as how virtual cards can help businesses adapt their operations to the digital-first payments ecosystem that has emerged. . Reshaping Business Payments . Much of the U.S.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Giro Zrt, a Hungarian financial services industry organization that operates a domestic automated clearing house payments network, is teaming with the payments service provider Nets A/S to create a national instant payments service.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Allevo has announced its decision to provide 17 banks and financial institutions with access to its new ReGIS system, operated by the National Bank of Romania.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Streamline fraud and AML efforts Financial institutions that combine fraud and AML/CFT alerts into a single transaction monitoring system can strengthen defenses and improve efficiency. One critical shift is the integration of fraud and AML/CFT alerts through shared AML case management systems.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Pakistan Launches Payment System To Boost Financial Inclusion. Pakistan has introduced a government-run instant digital payment system to assist with financial inclusion and government revenue called “Raast” or “direct way.” It also has a California office, which opened in 2017, and has plans for a Colorado office. and the World Bank.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2019

prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem , which led to the theft of 78.8 businesses operating in four distinct industry sectors, and violated the privacy of over 78 million people by stealing their PII. million records. businesses. businesses.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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BankUnderground

AUGUST 9, 2022

We argue that if an open and decentralised metaverse grows, existing risks from cryptoassets may scale to have systemic financial stability consequences. Third, cryptocurrencies are critical to the operation of the blockchains that the open-metaverse is built upon. Why does this matter for financial stability?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Amid the continuing movements by governments and nations to overhaul payments operations, Vocalink said Wednesday (Dec. Vocalink has been involved in other faster payments deployments done on a national scale. the release noted, and the real-time mobile transfer systems in Singapore and Thailand.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

India has seen a steady stream of digital payments since it locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 , but the nation of 1.3 To address grievances, the central bank will require payment system operators to introduce an online dispute resolution center. In July, the National Payments Corp.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2017

Some of money has been returned, to the tune of about $15 million, after having been traced through a laundering operation that wound its way through the Philippines via casinos and some enterprises. But what happens when the prime mover behind the theft is an actual nation? Acting not against individuals, but another nation?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

has a “flexible operating model” where it can keep providing delivery, curbside pickup, and drive-thru where in-restaurant dining is not permitted. The rapid onset of COVID reversed strong momentum across the system that kickstarted the year.” locations remain open as of April 25. The company reported that Dunkin’ U.S.

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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. financial system and national security and aim to ensure institutions focus on the most pressing risks. This will be a dynamic process as events in the global environment evolve.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

16) that it has been named the official payment processing partner of the National Golf Course Owners Assn. In a press release, TSYS said the not-for-profit organization is the only trade association dedicated exclusively to owners and operators of daily-fee, semi-private, private and resort golf courses.

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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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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

These numbers are expected to rise as the pandemic spreads because fraudsters see any disruptions to normal operations as opportunities. We look at what we call ‘threat actors’ — which can be anything from nation states to individual cybercriminals to [bank] insiders — and then we look at what the threat objective is,” she said. “It

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

It wasn’t until November 2017 that The Clearing House (TCH) debuted its Real-Time Payments (RTP) scheme — a system that isn’t expected to see across-the-board adoption until 2020. banks before it can become interoperable with other nations’ schemes, according to Art Brieske, head of faster payments at JPMorgan Chase.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2019

The Federal Reserve has released a request for comment on potential changes to its National Settlement Service (NSS) and Fedwire Funds Service, as well as feedback on a possible new posting time for transactions, and an increased daylight overdraft fee. “On Sept.

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Perficient

JUNE 5, 2020

Secure software practices are at the heart of all system development; doubly so for highly regulated industries such as health-care providers. A critical aspect to the Security and Audit of DevSecOps is to provide for the automation of system code vulnerability scanning. Operational Security.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Department of Commerce and its National Telecommunications and Information Administration unit discovered Friday (Dec. 12) emergency meeting of the National Security Council at the White House, Reuters reported. Its operators also have filched industrial data and hacked foreign ministries.". Department of the Treasury , the U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 27, 2020

The OCC issued a letter last week stating that “a national bank [and a federal savings association] may provide. A custodian’s acceptance process should provide an adequate review of the customer’s needs and wants, as well as the operational needs of the account.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 9, 2020

The agency would first offer “Payments Charter 1.0”, which he likened to a basic national money-transmitter license. According to Acting Comptroller Brooks, a national payments charter would align with the OCC’s role, which is to create and support national financial services platforms. would add, the initial Payments Charter 1.0

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

Wirecard announced Wednesday (April 12) that it is now collaborating with the National Bank of Greece (NBG) and is integrating Alipay into the technical infrastructure of Greece’s largest bank as a new payment method. With the new collaboration, Wirecard and the National Bank of Greece will provide them with Alipay.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). A lack of safety and soundness rules will expose the financial system to significant vulnerabilities.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The proof-of-concept was run in partnership with BIS’ Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank and financial infrastructure operator SIX, according to the announcement.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

In an interview with The Financial Times , Sarker said Mastercard would be willing to facilitate if the coin in question was a national cryptocurrency that was legitimate and was used as a national digital currency issued by central banks. “If We are not operating trading of bitcoin through the Mastercard network,” Sarker said. “[The

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