BANKING REGULATIONS

State Regulator Closes Silicon Valley Bank and Appoints FDIC Receiver
State Regulator Closes Silicon Valley Bank and Appoints FDIC Receiver
March 10, 2023  |  Banking

Silicon Valley Bank has been taken over and closed by a state financial regulator. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) took possession of the...

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Biden Officially Nominates Omarova to Head OCC Despite Objections
Biden Officially Nominates Omarova to Head OCC Despite Objections
November 03, 2021  |  Bank Regulation

Over the objections of bankers and critics in the Senate, President Joe Biden officially nominated Cornell University law professor Saule Omarova to serve as the...

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Automation Can Do For SCA Compliance What Human Hands Cannot
Automation Can Do For SCA Compliance What Human Hands Cannot
September 13, 2021  |  Authentication

Digital transactions are quickly becoming the norm, with trillions of dollars crisscrossing the globe via the internet. Securing this fast-growing market is the EU’s Revised...

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China Likely To See More P2P Shutdowns This Year
China Likely To See More P2P Shutdowns This Year
January 09, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market is headed for more turbulence in 2020 as more of its popular platforms face potentially being shut down as the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ant Financial Starts Pilot For SMB Blockchain Network; Wyoming Announces Regulations For Crypto Custodians
Bitcoin Daily: Ant Financial Starts Pilot For SMB Blockchain Network; Wyoming Announces Regulations For Crypto...
November 13, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Alipay’s Ant Financial announced that it is moving into the pilot stage for its blockchain network — Ant Blockchain Open Alliance, which was created to help...

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Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Uses Food Trucks To Sidestep Cards Regs
Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Uses Food Trucks To Sidestep Cards Regs
July 21, 2019  |  Payment Methods

No one would ever mistake a marijuana dispensary for a food truck, but that is what one shop in Reno, NV calls itself when charging...

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EU Report Calls For Finance Authorities, AML Oversight
EU Report Calls For Finance Authorities, AML Oversight
February 27, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

European Union lawmakers released a report on Wednesday (Feb. 27) recommending that the EU create a police unit dedicated to the investigation of tax and...

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China Gives Nod To Wholly Owned Foreign Banks
China Gives Nod To Wholly Owned Foreign Banks
October 26, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

Draft rules from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) show that the regulator will relax at least some ownership rules for foreign banks....

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Ninth Wave On Making Open Banking An Easier Pill For US Banks To Swallow
Ninth Wave On Making Open Banking An Easier Pill For US Banks To Swallow
October 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

It’s no surprise the financial service industry’s move toward open banking may not be the most favorable trend among banks. With data considered under ownership...

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