financial sector

FDIC’s New Cybersecurity Rule Kicks Off May 1
FDIC’s New Cybersecurity Rule Kicks Off May 1
April 29, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Starting May 1, FDIC-supervised banking organizations will need to comply with new reporting rules regarding cyber security incidents.  In November, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...

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On Demand Pay Finds A Home In Financial Services
On Demand Pay Finds A Home In Financial Services
September 08, 2020  |  Faster Payments

Unemployment remains stubbornly high, yet pockets of resilience emerge. The financial services industry saw 21,000 positions added in July. Yet, while financial institutions (FIs) have...

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Australian Finance Regs Look To AI For Compliance
Australian Finance Regs Look To AI For Compliance
April 08, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Australian financial regulators are feeling pressure to ensure financial institutions treat customers properly and have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in an attempt to improve...

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US Mulls Banning Visa, Mastercard From Processing In Venezuela
US Mulls Banning Visa, Mastercard From Processing In Venezuela
March 15, 2019  |  Latin America

The U.S. might prohibit Visa, Mastercard and other financial institutions (FIs), such as SWIFT, from processing transactions in Venezuela. Citing a senior Trump administration official, Reuters...

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China Looks Abroad For SOE Investment
China Looks Abroad For SOE Investment
February 18, 2019  |  Investments

China is looking for foreign investment in its larger state-owned enterprises (SOEs). According to Reuters, the SOEs have been undergoing reforms since 2016 in an effort...

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China To Open Up Financial Sector This Year
China To Open Up Financial Sector This Year
April 12, 2018  |  International

The government of China offered up a more clear schedule for opening up its financial sector to increased investments from foreigners, saying it will happen...

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China Promises More Openness And Regulations To Foreign FIs
China Promises More Openness And Regulations To Foreign FIs
March 26, 2018  |  International

China will focus both on opening up its financial sector and preventing risks via regulation and oversight, said Yi Gang, the new governor of China’s...

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UK Government Commits To Invest £500,000 A Year In FinTech
UK Government Commits To Invest £500,000 A Year In FinTech
November 24, 2016  |  Investments

The U.K. is already a hotbed of FinTech startups, but the government is getting behind it in a bigger way, committing to invest £500,000 a...

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