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Decoding the FCA’s Safeguarding reforms: Practical steps for payments and E-money firms

The Payments Association

Central to these changes are new statutory trust requirements, more prescriptive record-keeping, reconciliation standards, and the mandate for external safeguarding audits. Safeguarding audits: Firms are required to arrange safeguarding audits to assess compliance with the rules.

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UK Financial Conduct Authority plans to reform safeguarding rules for e-money and payment institutions

The Payments Association

Firms with agents or distributors may require additional liquidity for safeguarding. Firms may be required to diversify their safeguarding providers. Enhanced reconciliation, audit, and reporting requirements will create additional administrative burdens and could increase the risk of supervisory and enforcement action.

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Foreign Tax Compliance Reporting — FATCA vs. CRS

FICO

As a result, financial institutions had to set up new processes, and most of the software vendors did not enhance their FATCA compliance solutions to cover the CRS reporting requirements. This process has to be audit-proof. CRS reporting is more of a regional topic (e.g., is the customer living and working cross-border).

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The Ultimate Expense Management Guide for Businesses

Nanonets

Now, you might be thinking, "We've got this covered with our trusty spreadsheets and quarterly audits." This isn't a trend limited to the finance or tech sectors; it's a cross-industrial movement. Maintaining a thorough and easily accessible audit trail is essential for compliance and transparency.

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The top 15 best expense management software in 2023

Nanonets

Top features: Rewards and incentives in the form of cashbacks Easy-to-use cards, spend limits, approval flows, vendor payments Average savings of 3.5% As an expense management software, Nanonets stands apart from its competitors with its unique features and capabilities.

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The payments regulation roadmap: Q2 2025

The Payments Association

Related links: Financial promotion rules for cryptoassets Financial promotions data 2024 Top regulatory priorities for the payments sector Mandatory adoption of ISO 20022 for cross-border payments (final preparations Q2) The transition to ISO 20022 for cross-border payments is a fundamental shift in global financial messaging standards.

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From Paper to Digital: The Evolving E-Invoicing Mandate

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

However, the industry is moving toward best practices and standardized data formats such as ISO-20022 to ease cross-border invoicing. Rising Complexity: Businesses must navigate varying regulations, tax compliance, and structured data requirements, all while meeting the demands of governments and trading partners. In Summary.