Compliance

Rapidly spreading coronavirus and an unclear Brexit outcome are bearing down on the U.K., leaving the fate of London as a technology and finance hub in the air as 2020 draws to a close.

Congress’s passage of a measure requiring startup companies — instead of their banks — to identify true owners was arguably the industry’s biggest legislative achievement in 2020. Now the industry is urging lawmakers to revisit proposals that would ease other anti-money-laundering reporting requirements.

Remote learning and work heightens the security risk, says Pulse Secure's Mike Riemer.

When Mastercard and Visa cut ties with Pornhub in December, it was abrupt but unsurprising. The banking and payments industries have had a long and conflicted history with adult content.

The spending plan passed in a party-line vote, but board member Todd Harper's objections indicate he could push for closer oversight if President-elect Joe Biden elevates him to the chairmanship.

When Mastercard and Visa cut ties with Pornhub in December, it was abrupt but unsurprising. The banking and payments industries have had a long and conflicted history with adult content.

Credit union trade groups said the regulator’s spending plan indicates the agency isn't listening to feedback and needs to make further cuts while providing more support for de novos.

The U.S. debit networks have always been strong supporters of open standards created through open, consensus building, says the Secure Remote Payment Council's Paul Tomasofsky.

Two large deals happened this week in Australia to build scale against international financial services encroachment from card schemes and cross-border financial services — a concern that's cropping up in several nations.

Federal banking agencies want to give the industry a hard deadline for notifying their regulators about serious security breaches and failed system upgrades.