Legal & Regulation

Legal & Regulation
Citing ‘Cryptoization’ as a Sanctions Threat, IMF Calls for Capital Controls
April 21, 2022

Citing sanction-busting fears that have grown since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a global crackdown on cryptocurrencies that would bring them into the capital control regimes that govern traditional assets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Bank Regulation
Fed Ends Consultation With Kraken, Custodia Nearing Access to Payment Rails 
April 21, 2022

The Federal Reserve will close tomorrow, April 22, a public consultation for its updated guidelines to evaluate requests for accounts and services at Federal Reserve Banks. However, according to the Federal Reserve’s website, there is not even one public comment to these guidelines — this...

AML
OCC’s Rule on SARs May Boost Innovation on AML Reporting
April 21, 2022

On May 1, a new rule issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that modifies the requirements for national banks and federal savings associations to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) will start to be applicable.   Get the Full Story Complete the...

CFPB
CFPB Reports Flood of Medical Debt-Collection Complaints Last Year
April 20, 2022

To say we’re behind on medical debt is an understatement on several levels. It wasn’t until 2021 when the Census Bureau finally caught up with data collected on this issue in 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Legal & Regulation
IMF Recommends More Regulation to Reduce FinTech, Crypto Risks
April 20, 2022

In an April 13 blog post, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) explained the benefits that FinTech companies have brought to consumers, but it also highlighted the challenges that these sometimes lightly regulated entities pose for regulators. The IMF’s recommendation to reduce risks is more regulation....

Legal & Regulation
Feds Charge 20 in Alleged $150M COVID Fraud Schemes
April 20, 2022

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a number of people over the past few weeks for allegedly carrying out a variety of scams connected to the COVID pandemic that totaled $150 million in improper government payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

CFPB
The CFPB and the ‘Junk Fee’ Investigation: 3 Challenges Ahead
April 19, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) closed its public consultation on junk fees April 11. Two days later, the agency published a blog post highlighting the $1 billion savings that consumers will soon obtain thanks to the elimination of non-sufficient fund (NSF) fees on their...

Legal & Regulation
DeFi Advocates Cry Foul on SEC Again — This Time, Over Attempts to Define ‘Exchange’
April 19, 2022

For the second time in a month, the Securities and Exchange Commission has the crypto industry up in arms about what it calls an attempt at backdoor regulation that, depending on who you ask, falls anywhere on the spectrum between opaque and unconstitutional. Get the...

Legal & Regulation
French Court Fines Deliveroo, Challenging Gig Work Status
April 19, 2022

A French court has fined a pair of former Deliveroo executives for abusing the freelance status of the British food delivery platform’s workers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...