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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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Top regulatory priorities for the payments sector

The Payments Association

Firms need to act now in examining their existing processes and controls and strengthening these where needed to prepare with sufficient time for the changes. Key actions for firms Implement robust internal processes : Firms must establish (or bolster) comprehensive internal processes to comply with the new safeguarding requirements.

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SOX VS SOC – Mapping the Differences

VISTA InfoSec

SOX establishes regulations around financial reporting, mandates internal control audits, and strengthens corporate governance. The SOC framework includes multiple internal control audit reports. Now let’s examine the key differences between SOC and SOX audits. It applies to all U.S.

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71% of UK and US Banking Institutions Concerned About Regulatory Processes; AutoRek Reveals

The Fintech Times

The majority of banking institutions feel they are not well enough equipped to accommodate any further regulatory change from an internal processes perspective; according to AutoRek , a fintech looking to set new standards in financial data automation.

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How NPOs Can Master Financial Planning

The Finance Weekly

Many of the same financial issues that profit-seeking enterprises face, such as increasing revenue, managing audits, and dealing with compliance, encounter non-profit organizations (NPOs). Financial planning for NPOs can be difficult, as certain issues will present unique challenges to you, such as specific reporting requirements.

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How payment firms can prepare for the FCA’s proposed safeguarding regime

The Payments Association

Firms must prepare for these changes by improving their internal processes, conducting audits, and adapting to new compliance requirements to ensure seamless implementation of the FCA’s reforms. What’s next?

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Citigroup Fined $56M In UK For Regulatory Reporting Miss

PYMNTS

million for not completing accurate returns between 2014 and 2018, according to a report by Reuters. The regulator said the data it received from Citigroup was not acceptable, and the way the bank handled the reporting processes was not effective.

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