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The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
This conditional approval brings Telcoin Bank, which is focused on digital assets, a step closer to becoming the first regulated crypto bank in the US. Telcoin Bank plans to offer fully regulated, bank-issued ‘Digital Cash’ stablecoins, alongside a suite of blockchain banking products and services.
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Payments Dive
MAY 23, 2024
This week, South Carolina became the fifth state to enact a law regulating earned wage access providers, but it doesn’t subject them to lending laws.
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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 post Google Hits Back at US Regulator Over Payment Arm Supervision appeared first on The Fintech Times.
Bank Automation
MARCH 17, 2025
The uncertain status of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could result in more state-based regulations.
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Fintech News
MARCH 19, 2025
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) acknowledged media reports on the possible deal and advised the companies to seek legal counsel to ensure compliance with Singapore’s competition laws. The regulator remains open to discussions through its merger notification and pre-notification processes.
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Fi911
JANUARY 4, 2024
We will provide insight into how these regulations differ between card schemes, and help financial institutions to better understand the dispute process from all sides. What Laws Govern Chargebacks in the US? Certain regulations known as “chargeback rules” are, in fact, based on legal statutes.
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Payments Dive
JANUARY 16, 2025
The digital payments provider agreed to pay penalties to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a group of states under settlements that alleged the company violated banking laws.
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Fintech News
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
million in penalties by US regulators due to a series of illegal actions, including misleading advertising regarding its fees. Regulators additionally determined that Wise did not refund remittance fees within the legally required timeframe when payments failed to arrive on time. Wise has been ordered to pay nearly US$2.5
Fintech Finance
JUNE 21, 2024
Shieldpay , the payments partner for the legal sector, is working with KPMG Law UK (part of KPMG LLP) to provide payments services for its high value, complex client transactions. Shieldpay has been supporting KPMG Law’s corporate clients as an escrow and paying agent provider for corporate and M&A deals since 2020.
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Fintech Finance
JANUARY 8, 2025
This milestone positions dLocal to offer regulated payment services in the UK, bolstering its commitment to global compliance and expanding its service offerings for UK-based merchants. The company has built strong partnerships with governments globally, ensuring that it operates securely and in full compliance with local laws.
Open Banking Excellence
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Instead, we have shifted to a new approach where the private sector is responsible for providing the trust services and the government will regulate and supervise. regulations and have the system up and running in the next 12 to 18 months. Our goal is to comply with eIDAS 2.0
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Fintech Finance
MARCH 24, 2025
DailyPay , a worktech company and the leading provider of earned wage access, celebrates a significant milestone as Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Act 347 into law on Thursday, March 20, 2025. This legislation appropriately regulates Earned Wage Access (EWA) as its own financial product in the state of Arkansas.
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Fintech Finance
MARCH 26, 2025
DailyPay , a worktech company and the leading provider of earned wage access, celebrates another regulatory achievement as Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed HB 279 on March 25, 2025, regulating Earned Wage Access (EWA) as its own financial product in the state. Cory Maloy and Sen. Chris Wilson.
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Clearly Payments
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Overview of International Payment Processing At its core, international payment processing involves handling transactions across borders , where factors like currency conversion, payment method preferences, and local regulations come into play. Local tax laws : Some countries impose a VAT or other taxes on foreign merchants.
Fintech News
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
2023 marked a pivotal year in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region’s approach to crypto regulation, influenced significantly by the preceding implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange and the collapse of of Terra, the algorithmic stablecoin created by Korean entrepreneur Do Kwon. This transition is currently in progress.
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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 Review
JANUARY 30, 2025
However, DORA actively encourages the exchange of information on threats to digital resilience between market participants and the regulator. DORA is primarily a system of safeguards the European regulator establishes for the payment business. Theres no clear requirement on this point.
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Fintech News
APRIL 3, 2025
What started as a consumer-friendly alternative to traditional credit is becoming a more concrete financing solution in the digital payments ecosystem, particularly in emerging markets like BNPL regulation in Asia. Regulators are stepping in to impose stricter consumer protection measures, aiming to curb overspending and prevent debt traps.
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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). If it looks and acts like credit, then it should be regulated as such.
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VISTA InfoSec
OCTOBER 21, 2024
They are appointed based on article 37 of GDPR, and help organizations stay compliant with data protection laws by overseeing data security policies, monitoring internal compliance, and providing expert advice for staffs managing the potential data privacy risks. Working closely with the supervisory authority on processing-related matters.
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The Payments Association
JANUARY 13, 2025
It addresses how evolving regulations shape the digital asset landscape, influencing innovation, compliance, and global competitiveness. As is the nature of the regulation, the regulatory landscape for digital assets in the UK is proving to mark a pivotal moment for the payments sector. What’s next?
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The Fintech Times
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
While the FCA still warns that consumers who invest in cryptoassets ‘should be prepared’ to lose all of their money, due to the continuing volatility and lack of regulation surrounding the industry, consumers appear undeterred. In fact, the FCA noted a rise in the average value of crypto held by people from £1,595 to £1,842.
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Payments Dive
APRIL 25, 2024
Kansas has joined a pack of states in passing a law backed by earned wage access providers, as regulations for the industry remain a contentious issue.
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The Payments Association
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Cohn believes regulation will impose stricter requirements for organisations to assess and mitigate the potential for algorithmic bias in AI-powered payment systems. If AI systems are not transparent or auditable, it becomes difficult for regulators to assess whether the systems are operating in a manner that protects consumers privacy.
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The Payments Association
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Compliance in payment communications is essential for trust and security; AI-driven solutions and customised frameworks help businesses meet regional regulations, ensuring secure global operations. Ensuring that communications comply with global regulations is essential for protecting a business’s reputation and operations.
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Fintech News
JANUARY 21, 2025
The Financial Services Authority ( OJK ) of Indonesia has issued a new regulation to govern Alternative Credit Ratings (PKA), also known as Innovative Credit Scoring (ICS). The new regulation responds to the growing use of technology in financial services.
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The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
It necessitates robust safeguards and adherence to data protection regulations. Charles Nerko , team leader for data security litigation in Barclay Damon LLP , the law firm, explains how this is not the case, and why firms need to be proactive in managing the risk in a compliant manner.
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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. However, GDPR is the regulation most closely tied to the formalization of the DPO role.
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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. However, GDPR is the regulation most closely tied to the formalization of the DPO role.
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The Fintech Times
JANUARY 17, 2025
Fintech regulations in Trkiye largely align with EU standards, with its Payment Law resembling the First Payment Services Directive (FPSD). A proliferation of accelerator programmes, co-working spaces, and incubation centres further highlights the countrys burgeoning startup ecosystem.
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The Fintech Times
JULY 15, 2024
In this article, Akshata Namjoshi, Kabir Kuma, and Ahlam Faouzi from KARM Legal Consultants , the emerging technologies-focused law firm, provide an in-depth analysis of the UAE’s regulatory landscape for stablecoins. A unique characteristic of FSRA’s regulatory framework is the regulation and licensing of the issuance of fiat tokens.
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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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Fintech News
DECEMBER 18, 2024
This regulatory shift aligns with the Financial Sector Development and Strengthening Law (UU P2SK), which transferred crypto asset oversight from the Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency (Bappebti) to OJK. Products or business models failing to pass sandbox approval will be deemed illegal. trillion (US$73.3
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The Paypers
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Morocco has moved forward with the regulation of cryptocurrencies with a draft law currently under review, according to officials from the country’s central bank.
Fintech Finance
JULY 16, 2024
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today, for public consultation, its proposed recommendations to promote greater alignment in data frameworks related to cross-border payments and consistency in the regulation and supervision of bank and non-bank payment service providers.
The Payments Association
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Payment Service Providers must strengthen due diligence, monitoring, and collaboration with regulators to address these risks. Voices from the industry Virtual IBAN regulations are evolving as regulators tighten AML compliance, data protection, and cross-border payment rules. What’s next?
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Finextra
APRIL 26, 2024
The European Parliament has voted to adopt a package of laws to strengthen the EU’s AML and terrorist financing toolkit, with a particular impact on the cryptocurrency industry.
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The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
At the end of 2024, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator for business undertaken from or within the Centre, regulated or supervised over 900 entities. The first Dubai AI and Web3 Festival also took place in October and attracted 6,800 delegates.
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The Finance Weekly
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Supply chain shortages, customer preferences, and changing laws and regulations have created scenarios where businesses must completely rebrand themselves, rendering their previous data obsolete. Are laws or regulations subject to change in the near future? Where to Start. Mid Range (10-25 weeks).
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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
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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VISTA InfoSec
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
They are appointed based on article 37 of GDPR , and help organizations stay compliant with data protection laws by overseeing data security policies, monitoring internal compliance, and providing expert advice for staffs managing the potential data privacy risks. Working closely with the supervisory authority on processing-related matters.
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Clearly Payments
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Merchants in high-risk categories, such as online gaming, travel, and adult services, benefit from BIN data as it helps processors manage risk levels and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Payment processors must meet both local regulations and the specific compliance requirements of each card network and their sponsoring bank.
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Open Banking Excellence
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Half a decade ago, Mexico demonstrated its ongoing commitment to updating its financial regulation with the introduction of the Fintech Law. FinTech in Mexico Mexico introduced the Fintech Law in March 2018 as a response to the remarkable 50% growth in the number of fintech firms in the preceding two years.
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