banking regulation

Tencent Eyes a Holding Company for FinTech WeChat Pay

Tencent Eyes a Holding Company for FinTech WeChat Pay
Tencent Eyes a Holding Company for FinTech WeChat Pay
March 23, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, is looking into whether regulators will required it to have a financial holding company for its FinTech business, CNBC wrote...

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Singapore Banking Regulator Shuts Wirecard
Singapore Banking Regulator Shuts Wirecard
September 30, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Singapore’s financial regulatory authority announced Wednesday (Sept. 30) it has directed Wirecard AG to end its payment services in the Southeast Asian country and return...

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Gaming Hardware Maker Razer Eyes Banking Licenses In US, Europe
Gaming Hardware Maker Razer Eyes Banking Licenses In US, Europe
September 11, 2020  |  Banking

Razer Inc., the gaming hardware manufacturer, is eyeing expansion into banking in the U.S. and Europe. The move comes nine months after the California-based company...

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California Opens Door For San Francisco Public Bank
California Opens Door For San Francisco Public Bank
October 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation allowing for the establishment of public banks in the state, and advocates in San Francisco are jumping at...

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Can A Single App Promote Better SMB Cash Flow?
Can A Single App Promote Better SMB Cash Flow?
September 11, 2019  |  Mobile

Europe’s revised Payment Services Directive, or PSD2, is among the regulations designed to increase innovation when it comes to digital transactions of all types. According...

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Ghana’s Central Bank Pulls Licenses Of 23 Financial Institutions
Ghana’s Central Bank Pulls Licenses Of 23 Financial Institutions
August 22, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

In August of 2017 Ghana’s government announced that it was going to clean house in its financial services sector — particularly among lenders and second-level...

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Keeping SCA From Becoming The Subscription Commerce Kill Switch
Keeping SCA From Becoming The Subscription Commerce Kill Switch
August 22, 2019  |  Subscriptions

Friction is a commerce-killer in all types of businesses, but the risk is especially elevated when it comes to subscriptions and recurring payments, among the...

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Pro-Pot SAFE Banking Act Hits Roadblock In US Senate
Pro-Pot SAFE Banking Act Hits Roadblock In US Senate
July 23, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Among the main stories in payments in recent months has been the increasing push to reform federal banking laws so that legal cannabis retailers can...

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