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The Payments Association releases report about SCA adoption in the UK
The Payments Association has announced a new report, which takes the pulse of the payments industry to determine the status of SCA compliance. The ...
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Moody’s acquires PassFort and expands KYC and compliance capabilities
Moody’s Corporation has acquired PassFort and entered into an agreement to acquire kompany – two European providers of onboarding and KYC solutions. The acquisitions complement Moody’s technology, data, ...
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Bank of Ireland fined €24.5m by Central Bank for regulatory breaches
Bank of Ireland has been fined €24.5m by the Central Bank for regulatory breaches related to its IT systems and related internal controls. ...
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New Crypto and Blockchain Association Launches in Iran
A recently established crypto industry association in Iran has commenced activities under the country’s chamber of commerce. Its management hopes to help remove ...
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FCA to double fees charged to regulated firms
The Financial Conduct Authority is proposing to double the fees charged to member institutions under its ambit. Under the proposals, the minimum fee, ...
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Announces Partnership With Bank for International Settlements To Analyze Digital Currencies
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is revealing a partnership between the Federal Reserve System and the innovation arm of the global central ...
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Central banks of UAE and Indonesia join forces to boost payment systems
Central Bank of Indonesia and that of the United Arab Emirates have signed a memorandum to improve payment system cooperation. The agreement aims to make payments more ...
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FCA boosts Open Banking by removing 3-month re-authentication requirement
Fintech firms will no longer need to re-authenticate customers every ninety days for continued access to bank account data, but they will need ...
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Tenpay fined for violation of foreign exchange rules
China has fined Tenpay, an online-payment unit of Tencent Holdings, USD 438,000 for violating foreign exchange rules amid growing regulatory scrutiny of the nation’s fintech ...
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RBI fines SBI, 2 payment system operators
The RBI has imposed a Rs 1-crore penalty on SBI for contravention of the Banking Regulation Act and holding shares in borrower companies ...