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Singapore’s Money Laundering Report Flags Elevated Risks in Digital Assets, Banking

Fintech News

Singapore has released its updated Money Laundering (ML) National Risk Assessment (NRA) , highlighting increased risks in the digital payment token (DPT) services sector. Other high-risk sectors include real estate, licensed trust companies, casinos, and precious metals.

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Banking Circle Launches the First Bank-Backed MiCA-Compliant Stablecoin, EURI

Fintech Finance

The MiCA regulation aims to foster the use of innovative technologies by setting a regulatory framework that covers crypto-assets (including stablecoins), crypto-assets issuers and crypto-asset service providers to protect the rights of holders in the EU. As an EU regulation, it is directly applicable to all 27 EU member states.

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Banking Circle Makes Stablecoins More Accessible With Launch of EURI

The Fintech Times

Adjusting to MiCA The MiCA regulation aims to foster the use of innovative technologies by setting a regulatory framework that covers crypto-assets (including stablecoins ), crypto-assets issuers and crypto-asset service providers to protect the rights of holders in the EU.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

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In this article, we’ll discuss what SaaS companies looking to become payment facilitators need to know about risk management strategies. PayFacs handle risk assessment, underwriting, settling of funds, compliance, and chargebacks which exposes them to greater potential risks.

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Why Banks Need FinTech To Address Their Own Complicated Treasuries

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Managing Risk. One of the most crucial areas for banks’ treasuries is risk mitigation , which, according to Beaulande, has become more complex as it relates to other areas of treasury management. Regulation leads the change in IT systems for banks to become compliant and more competitive.”.

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The Role of Risk Orchestration in Enhancing Financial Institution Agility Against Emerging Threats

The Fintech Times

. “Risk orchestration lowers risk and boosts resilience of financial institutions by facilitating quick threat detection and response,” Kelvin Lim , senior director at the Synopsys Software Integrity Group. “This necessitates a complementary risk identification and mitigation effort involving AML and fraud.

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Diving Into Corporate Payments’ SCA Exemption

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Financial Conduct Authority recently published SCA compliance guidance that noted EU’s PSD2 regulations leave it up to national authorities to determine whether corporate payment service protocols meet the threshold of security required under SCA.