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. The actual title is not the most critical aspect of the position, and the proposed rule states that the AML/CFT Officer does not need to be an "officer" of the financial institution.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

More than 70 nations are planning to restart World Trade Organization talks in an effort to create a standard set of rules to govern the sharing of eCommerce and cross-border data. This doesn’t mean, however, that the nation couldn’t join the call for more cohesive regulation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Amid the announcement of a new cryptocurrency – that would be Libra – the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which operates as global regulatory firm based in Paris with a membership roster of countries such as China and the United States, has said it will boost its examination of digital currencies with an eye on money laundering.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

The Bank of Japan ( BOJ ), Japan’s central bank, has joined in with other regulators and officials around the world in its worry over Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra , according to reports. . The bank is worried that the currency will be difficult to regulate and that it could potentially harm the existing financial system. “It

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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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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

As the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) states in its examination manual , monitoring and reporting suspicious activity is critical to the United States’ ability to combat financial crime. FinCEN’s national priorities now include fraud. It isn’t just a tool—it’s a necessity.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. That’s according to the U.S. In the report from the U.S. The terrorist threat, in particular, represents what the report termed “the first raindrops of an oncoming storm.”

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 8, 2022

Department of Education recently announced proposed regulations designed to expand and improve the major student loan discharge programs authorized by the Higher Education Act. But that is precisely what the Department’s proposed regulations would do. The Department’s proposed regulation constitutes administrative overreach.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes the following key provisions that affect financial institutions and regulation of financial institutions: Section 4003 – Emergency Relief and Taxpayer Provisions. Section 4010 – Temporary Hiring Flexibility. Section 4011 – Temporary Lending Limit Waiver.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The world’s first ICO regulations are coming, care of Gibraltar. The rapid global proliferation of initial coin offerings has become an issue of mounting concern among regulators and central banks around the world – in particular, the growth of ICOs has fueled massive growth in the cryptocurrency market in general.

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, India’s central bank wants stricter regulations for big shadow lenders, while global foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped last year and the pandemic will continue to impact it this year. The central bank of India wants more stringent regulations for large shadow lenders.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2017

federal and state laws require financial institutions to set policies and procedures to detect and prevent illicit money transfers, including screening customers and reporting suspicious transactions to regulators. courts and that there will be no “material impact on HBL’s business outside of the United States.”

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Abrigo

JANUARY 17, 2024

FinCEN data shows that human trafficking in the United States takes place in a wide variety of industries—hospitality, agriculture, janitorial services, construction, restaurants, domestic work, and so on.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2019

McCaul is coming from the Promontory Financial Group, a consultancy firm in the United States that paid $15 million to the banking regulator in New York in 2015 to settle an accusation that it whitewashed a Standard Chartered Bank report. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

New rules may loom for technology providers pertaining to privacy — on a national level. In another nod toward privacy, Microsoft wants to see government regulation of facial recognition technology. Think of it as a race to the bottom, they stated. Bloomberg reported that the top 10 regulated banks in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

A new rule from the United Nations will require connected cars sold in Japan, South Korea and the European Union, among other places, to be protected against cyberattacks, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Japan said it would begin implementing the rules next year, and South Korea plans to introduce some regulations this year.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

Plus, the United Kingdom and the European Union are set to begin discussions on financial services sector regulation now that Brexit has been affected. Airtel runs throughout 18 nations in Africa and South Asia with a mobile network that covers over two billion individuals. 26, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

BuzzFeed said the thousands of suspicious activity reports, authored by lenders and shared with the government, offer a glimpse into global corruption enabled by banks and allowed to flourish by regulators. Think of the message you're sending to repeat offenders.”.

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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 7, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that Europe is likely entering into the “acute” phase of the COVID-19 pandemic as nations scramble to quell the latest surge in infections. 6), Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved for use in the European Union’s 27 member states. in particular, has been extremely hard-hit.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a finalized rule on ensuring fair access to banking services from large national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign bank organizations, according to a press release.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Members of the Army and Air National Guard, provided they have been called to respond to a national emergency and their period of active duty is more than 30 days in a row. Active duty commissioned officers of the Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. All active-duty Reserve personnel.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

foreign policy and national security goals to secure the global financial system and protect the United States from the threats of terrorism, human and drug trafficking, and economic damages. If you have questions about sanctions compliance or new regulations, contact us or another member of our risk advisory services team.

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United States Compliance Strategy National 195

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 26, 2020

issued on March 21 , the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has adopted new regulations to provide emergency relief to individuals who can demonstrate financial hardship as a result of COVID-19. The new regulations were promulgated as Part 119 to Title 3 of the New York Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The US is at a disadvantage without a national beneficial ownership registry. . This was long before the United States passed legislation in 2018 to unveil the secrecy of legal entity ownership. Is a national beneficial ownership database in the works? BSA Rules and Regulation. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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Abrigo

APRIL 6, 2022

Takeaway 2 The change includes an obligation to inform regulators of a “notification incident” ASAP and no later than 36 hours after a reportable event occurs. On April 1, 2022, new computer-security incident notification requirements for banks and their service providers take effect in the United States.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

With the national trust bank charter, South Dakota-based Anchorage will become Anchorage Digital Bank , National Association. The OCC conditionally approved the charter, meaning Anchorage had to agree to comply with certain capital and liquidity requirements, as well as the OCC’s risk management rules, the release stated. “The

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Abrigo

MAY 30, 2024

The National Adult Protective Services Association defines EFE as the misuse or theft of assets belonging to a vulnerable adult for another person's benefit, often occurring without the senior's explicit knowledge or consent. The National Council on Aging estimates the annual cost of elder fraud to be closer to $36.5

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Any addresses deemed to be associated with foreign narcotics operators are added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN). Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said that his department will use “very, very strong” regulations to ensure that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies don’t become “the equivalent of Swiss-numbered bank accounts.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Before it publicly released its plans for Libra, Facebook met with the Finance Ministry, the central bank and regulators in the U.K. Facebook, when it announced Libra, said it had met with officials both in the United States and overseas. . Money, he said, will “strictly remain the province of sovereign Nations.”.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Regulation. Two government officials from European nations have advocated to have watchdogs engage in preventative measures against Big Tech to reduce their strength and handle on the market, according to reports. The new regulations would also reshape the manner in which these companies collect and harness information.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

They spoke before the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Tuesday. In addition, National Cyber Security Alliance Executive Director Kelvin Coleman said in his testimony that Congress “should consider making game-changing investments in cybersecurity awareness and education.”

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PYMNTS

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.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 3, 2024

Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued a new regulation on the requirements, including how AML staff will access the information through a new federal beneficial ownership information (BOI) registry. This is in line with the current CDD regulations. Effective Jan. More is expected on this later.

Fraud 221

Fraud Regulation Report Compliance 221

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

The United States, with quick moves by government officials and telecommunications carriers, has moved to the front of the global 5G race, according to reports. However, it does struggle in two areas: mid-band spectrum and national strategy. The wireless industry association CTIA released a report that said the U.S.,

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Abrigo

JULY 16, 2021

Takeaway 2 Regulations haven't been written, but there are steps community financial institutions can take now to prepare. FATF is the global watchdog for AML/CFT activity, and it is important to note that the United States shows full support in global efforts by their recent priorities release. How to prepare. financial system.

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