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Securing Your Wealth: How Cybersecurity Affects Investment Decisions

VISTA InfoSec

As an investor, due diligence in cybersecurity involves examining several areas. Such due diligence is of interest to you as an investor because cybersecurity affects the following: Regulatory Compliance Businesses with strong compliance records are safer investments, capable of mitigating risks and sustaining growth.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

Stax

Understanding, addressing, and managing them is crucial for maintaining business operations while ensuring safe payment processing for clients. Thorough due diligence, technology, and adherence to regulatory guidelines are essential in a PayFac’s risk management strategy. The due diligence doesn’t stop at onboarding.

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How payment firms can prepare for the FCA’s proposed safeguarding regime

The Payments Association

Tighter oversight of third parties: When firms engage third parties to manage safeguarded funds, stricter due diligence and diversification will be required , reducing third-party failure risks. He says: “I think the onus will be on doing appropriate due diligence at the start.

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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues Guidance for Banks on Crypto Custody and Sale of Tokenised Products

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

Banks should have adequate resources, ensure sufficient training for staff, introduce appropriate reporting lines and senior management oversight, and establish business continuity policies. Safeguarding of client digital assets : Banks should implement adequate systems and controls and adopt industry best practices (e.g.,

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FCA Authorisations: How are things changing? Are things improving?

Neopay

This includes implementing robust customer due diligence processes, screening arrangements, customer risk assessment, transaction monitoring systems and ongoing due diligence reviews and risk assessments. The FCA expects firms to have reliable systems in place to ensure the secure and efficient processing of payments.