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EU Encourages Contactless Payments To Reduce Coronavirus Risk
EU Encourages Contactless Payments To Reduce Coronavirus Risk
March 25, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The European Union financial watchdog said that payment companies should use more contactless payments to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, according to a...

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How EU Merchants Are Adjusting To SCA
How EU Merchants Are Adjusting To SCA
October 08, 2019  |  Regulation

EU merchants, PSPs, and FIs watched as the strong customer authentication (SCA) deadline passed — then went right back to asking questions that regulators haven’t...

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How SCA Exemptions Are Affecting European eTailers
How SCA Exemptions Are Affecting European eTailers
August 12, 2019  |  Regulation

SCA requirements take effect on Sept. 14, meaning banks, issuers and merchants have just over a month to become compliant. Noncompliance could have a serious...

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PSD2, SCA And Exemptions To The Extension
PSD2, SCA And Exemptions To The Extension
July 23, 2019  |  Authentication

There may be extensions to Strong Customer Authentication's (SCA) rollout this fall — and there may not. And, there may be exemptions granted by the...

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European Banking Authority Offers Relief On SCA, PSD2 Rules
European Banking Authority Offers Relief On SCA, PSD2 Rules
June 23, 2019  |  Regulation

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published an opinion on strong customer authentication (SCA) under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), acknowledging that implementing the new...

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Former Danske Chief Charged In Money Laundering Scandal
Former Danske Chief Charged In Money Laundering Scandal
May 08, 2019  |  Legal

Danish prosecutors have charged the former chief executive of Danske Bank over his involvement in one of the world’s largest money laundering scandals. Thomas Borgen is the...

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EU Probe: Danske Ignored Russia’s Money Laundering Warnings
EU Probe: Danske Ignored Russia’s Money Laundering Warnings
April 30, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Danske Bank ignored warnings from Russia’s Central Bank about money laundering and suspicious transactions worth billions through Danske’s Estonian branch, Reuters reported. The warnings were...

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EU Watchdog Calls For Money Laundering Reform
EU Watchdog Calls For Money Laundering Reform
April 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The European Banking Authority is facing calls from the financial regulation head in Europe to improve its money laundering safeguards after opting not to pursue...

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Brexit Prompts EU Watchdog To Urge Protection Of Consumer Deposits
Brexit Prompts EU Watchdog To Urge Protection Of Consumer Deposits
March 03, 2019  |  Europe

Ahead of the U.K.’s potential departure from the European Union, the bloc’s banking watchdog is imploring member states to protect the deposits of customers. While national...

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