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The United States May License Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Bank Innovation

The Acting Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, Keith Noreika, has stated that he is considering imposing a nationwide licensing program for cryptocurrency exchanges, similar to the licensing program recently enacted in Japan.

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Lessons Learned From the Fourth United States Bank Failure of 2023

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Heartland Tri-State began operations in 1985 under the name First National Bank of Elkhart. David Herndon, closed the Southwest Kansas bank after it became insolvent due to, as he stated, “a huge scam.”

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Getting real about real-time payments in the United States

Accenture

Working directly with our financial services clients on strategic, operational and technical issues, he is on the front lines of the evolution of real-time payments. The United States is an instant payments laggard compared to the rest of the world. I am pleased to collaborate with Conrad Sheehan in developing this blog.

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New EU Ruling on Data Transfer Has Privacy Implications

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The verge reports on a new ruling from the EU that will change how or even if personal data from Europe can enter the United States. In addition, GDPR mandates security of the data. Of course, any changes in the United States at the Federal level will start the process over again.

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Revolutionizing the Way We Pay: The Top Payment Industry Trends You Need to Know in 2023

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Security/Biometric Payments With the widespread popularity of digital payments continuing to grow, security remains at the forefront of concern for payment companies and their vendor partners. To use this offering, cardholders enrolled a fingerprint to have securely stored on their card.

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Report: Purported COVID-19 Vaccines Hit Dark Web

PYMNTS

Criminals seeking to exploit unmet demand for the COVID-19 vaccine are selling doses – many presumably fake – on the "dark web," the portion of the internet dominated by merchants who operate beyond easy reach of law enforcement agencies, the Financial Times reported on Friday (Dec.

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P2P Security Issues Plague Millions Of IoT Devices

PYMNTS

A P2P (peer-to-peer) technology ingrained in millions of IoT ( Internet of Things ) devices, including security cameras, smart doorbells, baby monitors and video recorders, has many security flaws that allow them to be compromised easily, exposing users to dangers from eavesdropping, credential theft and takeovers from remote locations.

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