Perficient

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a letter (1179) that national banks and federal savings associations must demonstrate that they have adequate controls in place before they can engage in cryptocurrency, distributed ledger, and stablecoin activities.

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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 2, 2020

Regulation. The Digital Services Act will be one of the regulations, which Vestager said will revise the eCommerce Directive and will make digital services take additional responsibility for contending with “illegal content and dangerous products.”. The Digital Markets Act is a second set of regulations. and Facebook Inc.

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Accenture

JUNE 22, 2022

They’ll soon have to comply with sweeping sustainability rules drafted by national governments and financial services regulators. Banks in Europe need to prepare for the biggest set of regulatory changes since the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis.

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 11, 2023

“Instead of state-by-state regulation, federal government guidance must be updated and clarified,” authors of a recent working paper on earned wage access write.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As government regulators in China increase tech industry oversight, Tencent said it will comply with new laws intended to curb antitrust activities and tighten FinTech acceleration, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday (Nov. The regulators are looking more closely at transaction-based platforms, Lau said, per Bloomberg.

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Perficient

APRIL 2, 2021

The five federal agencies are: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and the. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Cybersecurity.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The banks have been asked to perform [a] national service,” CreditSights Research Analyst Jason Tan told Squawk Box Asia on (Aug. Furthermore, the Beijing government has requested that banks forfeit 1.5 trillion yuan ($219 billion) in profit by cutting lending rates and deferring loan repayments in an effort to assist firms.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

As for easing the path toward financial innovation, there’d always been some consideration of seeking a national banking charter, noted Cagney, especially as the company began building blockchain and blockchain applications over the past few years. “As But a national charter would allow for a uniformity of presence and market scope.

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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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Chris Skinner

JULY 11, 2019

A lot of discussion at the United Nations, where I’ve been all week (blogging about that next week), has raised the question of Libra, the Facebook digital currency.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The same framework should be in place to improve technology used by regulators in efforts to strengthen supervision throughout the industry, the think tank also says. The risk and safety lines with AI in China in the finance sector appear to be blurring.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. They argue that the OCC would oversee the new charter holders — but not as rigorously as state regulators would.

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In a recent web post, the National Consumer Law Center issued a number of policy recommendations for states seeking to regulate earned wage access companies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Regulation. EU Gears Up To Propose New Big Tech Regulations. Australian Regulator Looks Into Merger Law Changes. The regulation enables authorities in Turkey to take content off of platforms instead of restricting access as they had done previously. Facebook’s WhatsApp To Grow Payments Service Following NPCI Go-Ahead.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The new regulations, if adopted after a comment period, would require banks and some other institutions to obtain and report the identities of parties engaging in certain digital transactions, including payments involving what are called "unhosted wallets" – effectively secret bank accounts that hold cryptocurrency.

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 12, 2024

State lawmakers and regulators are out-running their national peers in giving direction to the fast-evolving payments industry.

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Perficient

JUNE 30, 2022

Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets – Perficient Blogs.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 6, 2021

So, you’re the CEO of a national banking corporation or a national savings bank. Therefore, your primary federal bank regulator is the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC). The OCC conducts frequent on-site examinations as they investigate, prepare, and then issue its reports of examination.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The regulator of the nation’s banks has issued its first guidance on stablecoins , the cryptocurrency backed by traditional currency. . 21) clarified the authority for national banks and federal savings associations to hold reserves on behalf of customers who issue stablecoins.

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Perficient

MAY 19, 2021

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). That original blog can be accessed here: Bank Regulators Seeking Comments on the Use of AI and ML in the Industry – Perficient Blogs. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators around the world. EU Auditors: European Commission Needs To ‘Scale Up’ Regulation. New Digital Regulations Could Let EU Ban Tech Firms. 34 States Unveil $113M Settlement Against Apple For Alleged iPhone ‘Throttling’ .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group , the FinTech he founded, to the country's government in what so far has appeared to be an unsuccessful effort to make peace with authorities in the country, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

These include: regulation and monetary policy, consumer protection, fraud and Anti-Money Laundering (AML), the national economic outlook, the financial sector’s outlook (for international agencies and global regulators), emerging technologies and innovation (for….

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The head of the country’s only licensed and publicly traded cryptocurrency broker says tighter regulation and exponentially higher yields are causing corporate treasury and cash management accounts to seriously consider this alternative asset class. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept. The Pandemic Pop.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

This legislation represents a significant breakthrough – the first time a state or nation has passed a new law devoted exclusively to putting guardrails in place for the use of facial recognition technology,” Smith said in the post. Many states don’t have any laws regulating the use of facial recognition technology.

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PYMNTS

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.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

When the European Commission decides to investigate a matter, European law says that national competition authorities cannot investigate the same topic. Amazon asked the General Court in Luxembourg — the second-highest court in Europe — to annul the EU’s move to allow Italy its own investigation, according to a court filing, per Reuters.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Lastly, while cryptocurrencies might never replace fiat currencies as a medium of exchange, they could replace gold as a store of value, according to research from the Bank of Singapore , The National reported. Governments are very wary of any technology that could potentially displace national currencies,” Mohi-uddin said, per the report.

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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. Takeaway 1 FinCEN’s proposed new AML/CFT program rule is intended to redirect AML/CFT programs to focus on the highest-risk areas, using innovative techniques and a goal-oriented approach.

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PYMNTS

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). Yet the DCP still sees the need for regulations. Somewhere in between are consumers. The DSA, now scheduled for a Dec.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Digital banking brand Varo has 1 million customers, and is pushing ahead with plans to become a nationally-chartered bank early next year, CEO Colin Walsh told Bank Innovation Tuesday.

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PYMNTS

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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American Banker

JANUARY 16, 2025

It's no accident that national banks have, so far, been insulated from major crypto disasters. Congress and the incoming administration should take heed and avoid eliminating the guardrails that have kept banks safe.

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Perficient

JULY 12, 2023

Perficient provides risk management to more than 500 financial services organizations, many of whom have multiple bank regulators. Often an organization will have a state-charted non-member bank, which has the FDIC as its primary federal regulator.

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Perficient

MARCH 3, 2022

Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of a severe recession, significant banks can lend to households and businesses. As repeated by federal bank regulators, the required economic scenarios are not forecasts.

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