compliance

In general, compliance means conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard or law. Regulatory compliance describes the goal that organizations aspire to achieve in their efforts to ensure that they are aware of and take steps to comply with relevant laws, policies, and regulations.

(source: merriam-webster.com)

Cross Border Payments Firm Payall Nets $10M for Expansion
Cross Border Payments Firm Payall Nets $10M for Expansion
September 15, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Cross-border bank processor Payall has closed a $10 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a press release said. Payall has a single shared...

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Multicurrency Payrolls Simplify Compliance, Improve Global Workforce Experience
Multicurrency Payrolls Simplify Compliance, Improve Global Workforce Experience
September 08, 2022  |  Payroll

 In today’s world where workers are no longer required to be physically present in offices all day long, it’s not uncommon for a Paris-based tech...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Managing the Costs and Challenges of Regulatory Compliance
PYMNTS Intelligence: Managing the Costs and Challenges of Regulatory Compliance
September 06, 2022  |  Consumer Payments

A survey of companies across Latin and North America found that more than half paid regulatory fines or otherwise suffered financially in the past year...

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DeFi Platforms Tighten AML to Court Institutional Investors
DeFi Platforms Tighten AML to Court Institutional Investors
August 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite its potentially huge returns, institutional investors have steered clear of decentralized finance. In part, this is because DeFi is a risky business, but another...

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Banking-as-a-Service FinTechs Tread New Regulatory Waters
Banking-as-a-Service FinTechs Tread New Regulatory Waters
August 16, 2022  |  Regulation

In a policy letter that read like part announcement and part warning, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put FinTechs on notice in April, with...

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Getting Crypto Payments Compliance Right Requires Deep Experience
Getting Crypto Payments Compliance Right Requires Deep Experience
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Welcome to “The Merchants Guide to Accepting Crypto: The Questions to Ask,” a new PYMNTS series aimed at helping merchants, big and small, online and...

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Crypto Compliance Officers Face Added Pressure
Crypto Compliance Officers Face Added Pressure
August 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Increasing focus on the cryptocurrency industry has placed new pressure on crypto compliance officers and legal professionals, who worry regulators will hold them personally responsible...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: The Challenges of Complying With Digital Identity Regulations
PYMNTS Intelligence: The Challenges of Complying With Digital Identity Regulations
June 09, 2022  |  eCommerce

Technologies designed to authenticate identities are being introduced around the world to replace cumbersome procedures involving usernames, passwords and paper-based identification documents. Biometrics, such as...

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Zil Money on the Challenges of Digital Account Verification for FIs
Zil Money on the Challenges of Digital Account Verification for FIs
June 08, 2022  |  eCommerce

No other industry has more at stake in digital identity verification than financial services, a future Zil Money’s Justin Timlin says will be driven by...

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