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FinCEN Proposes Rulemaking to Add No-Action Letter Enforcement Tool
June 06, 2022

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Friday (June 3) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) relating to the implementation of a no-action letter process at FinCEN. A no-action letter is used as a form of enforcement tool where an agency states by...

Bank Regulation
Bank Regulators Warn That Traditional Rules Also Apply to AI
June 06, 2022

Financial regulators have yet to publish a comprehensive set of artificial intelligence (AI)-related rules, as most of the efforts have focused so far on guidelines and principles for financial institutions to make good use of AI. However, senior banking regulator officials warned on Friday (June...

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US Online Privacy Bill Gets Bipartisan Support
June 05, 2022

Several House and Senate leaders from both parties will be moving forward with online privacy legislation, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote Friday (June 3), which would put limits on how consumer data can be collected by companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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TechREG Weekly EMEA: EU Seeks More AML Power; Bank of England Moves to Regulate Stablecoins
June 03, 2022

This week in TechREG, regulators in Europe and the United Kingdom continue exploring new rules in the cryptocurrency space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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TechREG Weekly US: SCOTUS Sides With Social Media Firms, Blocks Texas Law; California Ready to...
June 03, 2022

This week in TechREG has been quieter than usual as lawmakers didn’t hold congressional hearings and regulators didn’t make important announcements. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Crypto Pours $26M Into US Political Campaigns Through Q1 ’22
June 02, 2022

Cryptocurrency executives are banking on U.S. politics more than many industrial stalwarts, a report said, with political donations from crypto going beyond $26 million during 2021 and the first three months of 2022. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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CFTC Charges Gemini Trust Company in Bitcoin Futures Case
June 02, 2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced a complaint against Gemini Trust Company over allegedly false or misleading statements regarding a bitcoin futures product, per a CFTC press release Thursday (June 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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EU Considers Adding Crypto, BNPL in Payment Directive
June 02, 2022

The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather information for its review of the second EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The Commission has published two papers on this issue, a questionnaire for the general public and one for industry experts.  Get the Full...

AML
EU Supervisors Seek More Power to Strip Licenses for AML Violations
June 02, 2022

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a joint report on Thursday (June 1) advocating for the introduction in all relevant EU sectoral laws of a specific legal ground to revoke licenses for breaches of anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) rules.  Get the Full...