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Report: Federal Financial Regulators Should Ensure Protection of Personal Data
Report: Federal Financial Regulators Should Ensure Protection of Personal Data
January 14, 2022  |  Regulation

A review of five U.S. financial regulators responsible for protecting consumers’ personally identifiable information (PII) revealed four have failed to follow key practices, such as...

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GAO Report Suggests Tightening Regulations on Crypto ATMs 
GAO Report Suggests Tightening Regulations on Crypto ATMs 
January 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As regulators worldwide consider ways to police cryptocurrency, the U.S. reports use of crypto payments to enable illegal human and drug trafficking is on the...

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GAO: Lack Of Controls Could Cause Double Payments With PPP Loans, Unemployment Benefits
GAO: Lack Of Controls Could Cause Double Payments With PPP Loans, Unemployment Benefits
June 25, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Federal agencies lack controls to ensure that Americans aren’t collecting unemployment while also getting paid by companies utilizing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, the U.S....

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How The U.S. Government Sets The Benchmark For Digital ID Standards
How The U.S. Government Sets The Benchmark For Digital ID Standards
August 07, 2019  |  Authentication

Knowledge-based authentication is a popular choice among merchants and FIs for convenient digital ID verification – but with data breaches becoming a regular occurrence, reliance...

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GAO: Post-Equifax, Agencies Must Tighten Online ID Proofing
GAO: Post-Equifax, Agencies Must Tighten Online ID Proofing
June 17, 2019  |  Safety and Security

After the massive Equifax data breach, a federal watchdog is warning the government against relying on credit agencies to verify the identifies of individuals using...

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Agency Says FBI’s Facial Recognition Tech Falls Short
Agency Says FBI’s Facial Recognition Tech Falls Short
June 04, 2019  |  Biometrics

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and members of congress say the FBI’s use of facial recognition technology isn’t private or accurate enough, according to a...

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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending
GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending
January 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Collaborative efforts between FinTech firms and traditional FIs could get a boost amid guidelines for alternative data used in credit decisions, said the GAO. In...

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