PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Wall Street firm, was fined $10 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for compliance failures. According to a report in Reuters , citing FINRA and Morgan Stanley, the firm agreed to pay $10 million after FINRA contended it had lapses in compliance for more than five years from January of 2001 until April of 2016.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), over deficiencies that the OCC identified in the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance program. The office recently examined the branches for BSA/AML and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions compliance. On Wednesday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2017

The tricks of the trade may have been limited to cash once upon a time, but now there is an ecosystem in place that allows things to happen beyond the realms of physical currency and transactions. Compliance is also becoming an enterprise-wide endeavor, and compliance officers must adopt a global mindset.

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CFO News

MARCH 27, 2024

Gazprombank shared details on sanctions and compliance protocols, while Indian banks discussed exploring bilateral payments through the special rupee vostro account (SRVA) mechanism, permitted by the RBI to promote bilateral trade in local currencies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

4) it inked a partnership with Banque Régionale de Marchés (BRM) to provide a digital currency in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The company noted that the digital currency is a high security digital instrument that can be used in all mobile money and eMoney wallets. ECurrency Mint announced Friday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Compliance and risk? Automating that compliance is now a “need to have.”. Compliance and risk officers have the unenviable task of finding out, sometimes after the fact, that not all the boxes are checked — if they even knew the boxes were there for checking in the first place. Plugging In To Plugins.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

MoneyGram shares sank as much as 25 percent during intraday trading on Friday (November 9), as the company reported results that reflected the impact of new compliance rules to stop fraudulent transactions, which has hurt top line momentum — and which will continue. Compliance Efforts, Continued. Bill payment revenues were $17.4

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Blockchain-based payment system PumaPay has announced the launch of a new cryptobilling solution which has secured PCI (payment card industry) compliance. And Australia’s government has decided to exclude digital currencies from new restrictions on cash payments. Digital currency is a new and developing area in the Australian economy.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2018

The initial verdicts of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are in, at least in terms of compliance – or lack thereof. In news this past week, studies have shown that compliance rates are indeed low, three months in. are in compliance. And in the land of cryptos, in China , the crackdown on digital currencies continues.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

HSBC has added six foreign currencies supported by its commercial card products in Europe in support of corporates operating across borders in the region. In a press release sent to PYMNTS on Thursday (Aug. dollars. “In

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CFO Talks

APRIL 5, 2023

He notes, “During the time when Zimbabwe dollarised, we were actually using a lot of currencies. South African firms’ focus on compliance, but only a little else. I remember, I was working at a mine, we had a US dollar account, a Zimbabwean dollar account and a Japanese yen account.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 12, 2023

ML solutions can be set up to generate automated reports based on various employee expense categories — and make quick work standardising and digitising receipts that aren’t using typical formats, currencies, or abbreviations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The accelerated growth of USDC over the course of this year is the result of our active work to establish an open standard for fiat digital currency on the internet,” Puth said in a statement. Cuy Sheffield , head of the crypto at Visa, said this is the first business card that will make the balance of USDC available for spending.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

The advent of the cloud — with its ability to be flexible and changeable at a moment’s notice, helping enterprises track the cash flow cycle as they branch out into new locales — means that tracking currencies has become a much more intuitive process.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 2, 2023

job market remains tight and the demand for the kind of talent the crypto industry seeks is still high , including for professionals that handle the legal and compliance business at firms. I worked with plenty of compliance folks who came from Lehman Brothers…Is it gonna be career-ending for some people? Sam Bankman-Fried.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Budget 2022’s announcements on manufacturing, sustainability, electronics, digital currency, innovation and startups with technology as the cornerstone are expected to give a fillip to the tech industry. An expert committee to look into compliance & tax framework and thematic funds with government capital has been welcomed by investors.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

The volatility of cryptocurrencies and their existence in what’s often a grey area of regulatory compliance make businesses operating in this sector an unattractive target for traditional financial institutions. “It’s not only about understanding the compliance procedures of the business itself,” said Karalevi?ius,

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) announced Monday (May 22) that it issued a new information paper looking at benefits and uses cases of digital currencies for international payments and correspondent banking practices. The paper also looks at specific use cases, such as distributed KYC registries and low-value P2P/B2C payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis has rolled out compliance and investigative services for the Zcash and Dash digital currencies, according to an announcement. percent of digital currency addresses mentioned on the dark web were for ZCash or Dash.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Astute Currency Management : With the yuan’s value potentially fluctuating, adept management of currency exposure is crucial. Utilizing financial derivatives like forwards and options can be effective in hedging against currency risks. Regulatory Vigilance : Staying updated with China’s regulatory landscape is vital.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

China’s Ministry of Commerce is moving forward with its plan for a digital currency, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

More than 40 different FinTechs, digital currency companies and nonprofits are teaming up to launch a universal payment ID in a bid to make transferring money akin to sending an email. We are excited to facilitate borderless, frictionless instant transactions for free for users.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

has been named general counsel to the Libra Association , a Geneva-based group founded by Facebook to launch the social media company’s digital currency, the organization announced Tuesday (May 19). He also headed financial crime compliance for Merrill Lynch. Previously, Werner worked at the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The digital currency reached a high of approximately $17,860 on Tuesday (Nov. Digital currency enthusiasts have been witnessing bitcoin rise all year, and a number of them are targeting the December 2017 high of nearly $20,000.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

While Chinese traders are limited to the purchase of up to $50,000 of foreign currency annually, the volume suggests stablecoins could be being used to circumvent the regulation, according to Chainalysis , the New York-based provider of regulatory compliance software.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The age of digital currencies might be fully upon us, but key questions swirl about how to issue and regulate cryptos – especially stablecoins. Regulators and lawmakers, however, can latch onto digital currency efforts as they must monitor and also supervise such stablecoins. In a paper that debuted Tuesday (Nov. The Value Of CBDC .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

As much as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have attracted scrutiny from the Department of Justice and still lack mainstream acceptance, Voyager’s portfolio of so-called “stablecoins” (which are linked to an underlying currency such as the U.S. Ehrlich said stablecoins, including the U.S. Establishing Trust And Confidence.

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JUNE 2, 2022

In that case, you may be looking for more powerful real-time accounting solutions to provide you with a better view of your entire operation and help with things like taxation, HR, multiple currencies, and more. Set spending limits to maintain budget compliance with Sage Intacct Spend Management.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

One facet of helping with compliance is the automatic recording of journal entries. The new version supports accounting for multiple companies working in multiple currencies, among other aspects, the report stated. India uses its Invoice Registration Portal to track business activity and ensure compliance with tax laws.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2023

Currency Fluctuation The chance of encountering money shortages when changing currencies in different countries where a company operates. This happens because exchange rates can go up and down, causing one currency to be worth less compared to another.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In July, reports in the Financial Times said Switzerland is working to open the nation’s traditional corporate banking market to cryptocurrency companies finding it difficult to get banked, thanks to fears over anti-money laundering (AML) violations and other compliance issues. “Time is pressing,” he said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The House committee held a hearing on the concept after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks put forward the concept of a new special purpose banking charter for payments firms. The banking industry, however, is against the idea. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

The advantages of outsourcing the back-end integrations and compliance issues tied to, say, international markets can accrue swiftly to corporates’ bottom lines, free up resources and streamline back-end processes. PaaS could be worth as much as $16.7 billion in 2024, PYMNTS reported in The FI’s Guide to Modernizing Digital Payments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Cross-border payments are a fragmented space with disparate standards, service levels, and compliance and reporting regulations varying from country to country. Since the launch of ISO 20022, adoption has gained incredible momentum with financial institutions worldwide.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

The second was the rise of cryptocurrency (though during his remarks he tended to refer to it as Convertible Virtual Currency or CVC). It concerns me when I hear about some compliance budgets being cut by casinos looking to trim costs and retain gamblers,” he noted. Mobile Gaming And Digital Currency .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

Weber was most recently head of Financial Crime Prevention for the Americas at UBS, spearheading all facets of sanctions, BSA and AML compliance. He led a team of more than 3,500 while there, managing complicated financial crime probes involving digital currency, among other matters. dollar and Euro.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

This month’s Deep Dive examines how eCommerce platforms can appeal to merchants worldwide by catering to sellers’ preferences and tailoring their compliance approaches to different locations. . Domestic Seller Currencies. Sellers can also struggle to swiftly reconcile payments in currencies that do not match those listed on invoices.

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