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Open Banking Excellence
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
This is just one example of how we are working to make Armenian citizens lives easier by digitising government services. Our vision is that open and quality data is a national wealth and we consider it a national duty to deliver streamlined, personalised and proactive digital government services by default.
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Fintech Review
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are transforming the governance structures within the blockchain and cryptocurrency spaces. Operating without central authority, DAOs promote decentralised decision-making, with the promise of democratising governance across various sectors. What Are DAOs?
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Fi911
JANUARY 4, 2024
What Laws Govern Chargebacks in the US? The development of the chargeback system was initially a response to policies set by the US federal government. The post Chargeback Rules: What Laws & Regulations Govern the Dispute Process? These are some of the key pieces of legislation and regulation.
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NFCW
MARCH 6, 2025
Residents of the US state of Arkansas are now able to add a digital version of their driver’s license or state ID to their smartphone and then use their digital ID to verify their identity to participating businesses and venues as well as law enforcement agencies and, soon, for air travel.
PYMNTS
APRIL 1, 2020
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Tuesday (March 31) establishing specific rules – backed by Microsoft – governing facial recognition software, according to a blog by Bill Smith, president of Microsoft. In our view, this required a legal floor of responsibility, governed by the rule of law,” Smith said.
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Finextra
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
A new Fair Payment Code has been announced by the UK government to manage late payments that cost SMEs.
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The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The UK government has set over £100million aside for researching and developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, and to support regulation in the space. The government has also pledged £10million to prepare and upskill regulators to address and make the most of the opportunities presented by AI.
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Fintech Finance
JANUARY 8, 2025
The company has built strong partnerships with governments globally, ensuring that it operates securely and in full compliance with local laws. The post dLocal Announces Expansion of Offering to UK Merchants With New Authorised Payment Institution License and Partnership With ICC appeared first on FF News | Fintech Finance.
Payments Dive
AUGUST 30, 2024
States began passing laws friendly to the industry in 2023 and have continued to pursue them this year, even after the federal government weighed in with a stricter standard.
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Fintech News
DECEMBER 18, 2024
This initiative aims to advance sustainable development across ASEAN by aligning environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics. During the meeting in February 2024, the exchanges formalised their collaboration by establishing a governance structure and operational plan. trillion (US$73.3
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The Payments Association
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has announced the appointment of partner Martin Cook as the new head of the firm’s significant and fast growing Financial Services sector.
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Fintech News
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
The transition comes at a critical time, with Thailand facing economic challenges and policy tensions between the government and the Bank of Thailand (BOT). By law, the panel must submit a shortlist of candidates at least 90 days before the current governors term ends.
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Payments Dive
OCTOBER 25, 2024
“Illinois has made a hasty decision that, if implemented, would have government change our payments system that functions so well that we barely notice it,” writes a trade group CEO.
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The Payments Association
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
On 6 November 2024, the government released its guidance to organisations on the offence of failure to prevent fraud , introduced as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). While the law primarily targets large firms, smaller businesses may also face scrutiny depending on their activities.
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Finextra
APRIL 29, 2025
The UK government has published draft legislation that will bring crypto firms into the regulatory perimeter.
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The Fintech Times
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The CFPBs decision The CFPB, which enforces federal consumer financial protection laws, announced its decision to supervise Google Payment Corp last Friday. The tech giant argues that the move, which the CFPB says is aimed at addressing potential consumer risks, constitutes regulatory overreach.
Finextra
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
UK, US and EU among the signatories on the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
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The Fintech Times
JANUARY 22, 2024
UK businesses will need to meet new standards following the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)’ s “small but important” revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code. The post Enhanced Transparency: FRC’s Overhaul of UK Corporate Governance Code appeared first on The Fintech Times.
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Finextra
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The Government and FCA announce plans to reform UK retail disclosure rules, and will temporarily exempt investment trusts from assimilated EU law requirements.
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The Fintech Times
APRIL 7, 2025
In the anti-fraud strategy, Innovate Finance advocates for a data-sharing approach across sectors, regulators and the law enforcement industry, to industrialise the UKs use of technology to spot and stop fraud and enable all financial firms to access and use these solutions. per cent of all reports received.
Neopay
APRIL 28, 2025
With recent data showing that fraud increased last year by 19%, and that it accounts for more than 40% of all reported crime in England and Wales, the government is acting to prevent and counter these evolving threats and deliver security for the public as a foundation of the Plan for Change. We look forward to working together on this issue.”
Fintech Finance
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Our Distinguished Speakers line-up: Abbas Khamisa, Head of Treasury Solutions, Global Banking at MUFG Investor Services Alessandra D’Este, Senior Payments Expert, EMEA at Swift Amrit Toor, Solutions Architect at Cloudflare Andrea Moundi Savvides, Global Director of Risk and Compliance (Harneys) and Chair and Founding Member of the Cyprus Compliance (..)
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The Payments Association
JANUARY 13, 2025
The introduction of the Digital Assets Bill and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)s ongoing efforts to regulate cryptoassets demonstrates the regulator’s intentions to further define just how digital assets are governed and traded. This could slow innovation and hike costs.
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Fintech News
JUNE 5, 2024
Australia will introduce new legislation to amend the Credit Act, requiring Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) providers to hold an Australian credit license and comply with existing credit laws regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The new laws aim to balance consumer protection with innovation and competition.
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PYMNTS
DECEMBER 18, 2020
18) that the government says would make convertible digital currencies like bitcoin less attractive to criminals engaging in crimes such as ransomware attacks. The rationale for the new regulations, as the government laid out in the Federal Register, is that "U.S. Treasury Department proposed sweeping new rules late Friday (Dec.
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The Fintech Times
MARCH 26, 2024
is calling for new laws to force domain registrars to do more to prevent scam banking ‘copycat’ websites appearing in the first place; after it revealed that over 2,000 of these suspected sites were reported in 2023. The UK government is currently consulting on new powers to seize domains used for criminal purposes.
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Fintech News
OCTOBER 6, 2024
In timely detection, the committee emphasizes better information sharing between government agencies and private sector gatekeepers. A key initiative to strengthen detection efforts is the development of NAVIGATE, a new whole-of-government (WOG) data-sharing platform.
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VISTA InfoSec
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
To overcome these challenges, data protection laws are established. Data protection laws safeguard personal information and establish important guidelines on collection, storage, processing, sharing and disposal of personal data. and PDPA in Singapore that reflects the growing need for privacy specialists in organizations.
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VISTA InfoSec
OCTOBER 21, 2024
To overcome these challenges, data protection laws are established. Data protection laws safeguard personal information and establish important guidelines on collection, storage, processing, sharing and disposal of personal data. and PDPA in Singapore that reflects the growing need for privacy specialists in organizations.
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 3, 2021
The recently discovered cyber attack on federal government agencies and companies handling data as sensitive as information regarding new nuclear weapons was run from servers within the United States, The New York Times reports. It’s clear the United States government missed it. The Times quoted Democratic U.S.
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The Payments Association
MARCH 18, 2025
But these opportunities are accompanied by mounting risks around data governance, security, and regulatory fragmentation. For payments firms, this opens doors to alternative credit scoring, smarter risk assessment, and deeper customer engagementbut also significant challenges around governance and trust. reached $1.1
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Segpay
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
This blog explores child protection laws across key Latin American countries, highlighting their different approaches and the evolving regulatory frameworks. The statute was updated in 2014 to include Internet and Child Protection to protect kids from online exploitation, cyberbullying, and access to inappropriate content ( Law 12,965/2014 ).
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 14, 2020
China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector, once 6,000 businesses strong, has been reduced to fewer than three dozen as the government tightened regulations, leaving billions in loans unpaid. Regulators and law enforcement will try their best to recoup the money, he told China Central Television Friday (Aug. 14), per the report.
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The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
” Thoughtful governance and proactive risk management Charles Nerko, team leader for data security litigation in Barclay Damon LLP There is a misconception that as AI learns from data, it will be impossible for it to make mistakes. “Keeping pace with evolving laws is another challenge.
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The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
However, in recent decades, the government has engaged in efforts to diversify the economy to include other agricultural products, as well as non-agricultural sectors such as tourism and natural resources like oil, gas, and gold. Historically, Senegals economy has centred around agriculture, particularly peanuts.
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VISTA InfoSec
OCTOBER 26, 2023
federal law passed in 2002 to protect investors from fraudulent financial activities. SOX establishes regulations around financial reporting, mandates internal control audits, and strengthens corporate governance. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is a U.S. It applies to all U.S. It applies to all U.S. SOX, a U.S.
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Fintech News
JANUARY 14, 2024
The decision by Google comes on the heels of a crackdown by the Indian government’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) which had recently issued show cause notices to nine crypto firms. Following the footsteps of Apple Inc. Among the affected crypto firms are Binance, OKX, Kraken, Huobi, Gate.io, Bittrex, and Bitfinex.
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Fintech Finance
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The government has unveiled new measures to support small businesses and the self-employed by tackling the scourge of late payments, which is costing small businesses £22,000 a year on average and leads to 50,000 business closures a year. We know there’s a lot more to be done, but today we are calling time on late payers once and for all.
The Fintech Times
AUGUST 23, 2024
Recognising the potential of digital technology to drive economic development, the government has been proactive in promoting digitalisation. A significant milestone occurred in January last year when the Parliament passed the Investment Banking Law, paving the way for the establishment and operation of investment banks within the country.
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Fintech Finance
MARCH 17, 2025
The upcoming VAT law , effective July 1, 2025, underscores the increasing need for efficient, transparent, and compliant financial management solutions. Vietnam’s dynamic business environment presents both challenges and opportunities for businesses. “Visa is committed to driving financial inclusion and innovation in Vietnam.
The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
The country has introduced a law, effective May 2025, that requires companies to report carbon emissions. Applicable to all sectors, including free zones, the law sets penalties for noncompliance, encourages research and development and promotes carbon trading through a dedicated registry.
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Fintech Finance
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Zelle will continue to lead the way in the fight against scams as a founding member of the Aspen Institute National Task Force for Fraud & Scam Prevention, an effort launched last year to bring together stakeholders across industry, government, and law enforcement to share intelligence and help society stay one step ahead of scammers.
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VISTA InfoSec
JULY 17, 2024
Keep your systems updated with global cybersecurity governance standards. Navigate legal and regulatory frameworks Dealing with laws and rules about cybersecurity in different countries is a must. You need to know these laws well because they affect how you manage cybersecurity when dealing with multiple languages.
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Fintech News
JUNE 12, 2024
Theme 1: Establishing Optimal Governance and Interoperability Frameworks Effective governance and interoperability frameworks will be crucial for managing the complexities of cross-border payments. To make multilateral payment platforms work well, there need to be clear rules and ways for different systems to work together.
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