Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Pan-European payments and transaction services provider equensWorldline has launched its domestic interoperable P2P mobile payment scheme across the continent.
March 5 -
The Illinois-based credit union has broadened its field of membership to include two Missouri counties and issued another dividend.
March 5 -
It may take several more months of testing before it is deployed in a payments application, but a new money transfer specification the NFC Forum has developed carries the organization's promise of becoming an alternative to QR-code technology.
March 5 -
The industry cheered the bureau’s proposed repeal of its ability-to-repay requirement, but another part of the rule — on account debit restrictions — was left intact, and some companies aren’t ready to comply.
March 4 -
Maria Teresa Tejada joined the bank Monday as chief strategic enterprise risk officer.
March 4 -
Following a congressional mandate, the consumer bureau solicited public feedback on Property Assessed Clean Energy loans, which have been deemed risky by the Federal Housing Administration.
March 4 -
Donald Finn began his credit union career in 1964 by working as a loan officer for a Michigan institution.
March 4 -
Entrepreneurs in the digital-assets industry say that even as some attract investment from multibillion-dollar institutions, they are routinely refused basic banking services by the likes of HSBC and JPMorgan Chase.
March 4 -
FASB this week is also expected to discuss credit loss standards while a House subcommittee will discuss student borrowers and loan servicing, and more.
March 4 -
Events like the recent government shutdown present opportunities for banks to help customers when they need it most.
March 4 -
A legal memo conducted on behalf of the trade group says the agency’s policy goes beyond statutory intent and places undue restrictions on healthy banks.
March 4 -
Two Iowa CUs had to come up with new names after a 2018 law prohibited them from using state universities as part of their brand identity.
March 3 -
Equifax's massive breach and Facebook's scandals have made data privacy a big issue for state and federal lawmakers. Here's why banks need to be worried.
March 3 -
The Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Realtors and 26 other groups warned the agency not to pursue steps reducing the scope of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that could upset the mortgage market.
March 1 -
Crypto exchanges are adopting anti-fraud surveillance tools as they attempt to root out pump-and-dump schemes, insider trading and bogus orders.
March 1 -
Revolut has caught the attention of U.K. regulators over money laundering compliance, a predicament that sheds light on issues faced by the entire digital financial services industry.
March 1 -
Revolut Ltd., the fast-growing financial technology startup, is facing regulatory scrutiny following an alleged compliance lapse that could have allowed illegal transactions on its app.
March 1 -
With Brexit on the horizon, the U.K.’s new agriculture bill is expected to drastically change the payments landscape for U.K. farmers — most notably through a new payments scheme known as the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS).
March 1 -
Community banks and credit unions fear a Senate plan and other legislative ideas will nullify steps taken by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that have made it easier for smaller institutions to compete.
February 28 -
Aspiration, Wealthfront and SoFi have all begun offering high-yield savings accounts during the past few weeks.
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