Compliance

Ant Group Co. and a venture led by Grab Holdings Ltd. won licenses to run digital banks in Singapore, paving the way for the technology giants to expand their financial services in the Southeast Asian hub.

Apple Inc. phones face scrutiny from Dutch antitrust regulators who are probing whether users get a free choice of financial apps with contactless payments.

The Accredited Standards Committee X9 is forming a group to study faster and real-time payments activity in the financial industry and eventually recommend new X9 standards and upgrades that would enhance interoperability and adoption.

Visa insists that the Department of Justice, in objecting to its proposed $5.3 billion purchase of Plaid, fundamentally misunderstands the changing role of data in the payments industry.

The agency finalized a policy allowing companies to submit formal requests for clarification on a regulatory issue. The bureau said it will publish the advisory rulings in the Federal Register.

India banned another 43 Chinese apps including some of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s key shopping services, expanding its mobile blacklist to more than 200 applications.

The credit union regulator's November board meeting covered a variety of issues, including the voluntary self-assessment, disagreements on the budget proposal and the possibility of new insurance premiums in 2021.

Among the core changes in the regulation, more national banks will be able to use the agency's expedited review process to approve certain corporate transactions.

Credit unions will have their first opportunity to hear from the federal regulator about its recently released budget proposal and also get an update on the agency's diversity self-assessment.

President-elect Joe Biden’s victory has cleared uncertainty over White House policies that impact fintechs and payment firms, revealing clues as to how the regulatory environment will be different in 2021.

“We’re going to be looking at … what caused us to not be able to close some of these gaps in the past,” Citigroup's new Chief Administrative Officer Karen Peetz says of the effort to fix shortcomings in internal controls that have plagued the company for years.

The oversight council’s statement on the FHFA’s proposed capital rule raises questions for market participants trying to anticipate a post-conservatorship secondary mortgage market.

Smarsh, which enables banks and other clients to archive employee communications, is buying the AI firm Digital Reasoning as employers increasingly seek surveillance options for personnel working from home.

In its lawsuit against Visa, the Justice Department alleges the card network's $5.3 billion deal to buy Plaid is meant to neutralize a competitive threat — even though Visa and Plaid do not see themselves as competing with each other.

One area of certainty in the 2020 election is the momentum for legalizing cannabis, as a string of ballot box victories makes it harder for banks to avoid working with dispensaries and other legal marijuana businesses.

The company said one of its regulators may impose a civil money penalty related to compliance deficiencies in its advisory business and other areas. The matter echoes a recent fine imposed on Citigroup, one expert says.

The CrossState Credit Union Association continues to work with lawmakers in neighboring New Jersey to get similar legislation passed there.

By adhering to a checklist that determines acceptance, data and other steps, PCI compliance is achievable, says Qualpay's Penny Townsend.

The rule, which will go up for a 60-day comment period, codifies existing NCUA policies and is not expected to change how the agency operates.

PayPal wants to clear the way for its users to buy, sell, hold — and shop with — cryptocurrency, but some obstacles may prove costly to overcome.