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Navigating FinCEN’s Actions on Huione Group: Strengthening Defenses Against Money Laundering

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On May 1, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the Huione Group, a foreign financial institution located in Cambodia. This proposal, enacted under...more

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The Supreme Court of Virginia Provides Needed Cybercrime Guidance

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On November 21, the Supreme Court of Virginia entered a published order reversing a 14-3 en banc decision of the Court of Appeals of Virginia addressing the applicability of Virginia’s criminal laws regulating cybercrime. The...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

NY-licensed financial services companies must harden incident response plans, improve breach readiness by November 1

New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation continues its phased roll-out on November 1, when licensed financial services companies face a host of new requirements aimed at bolstering breach readiness and improving their ability to...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter- October 2024 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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Nacha Approves New Rules to Combat Credit-Push Fraud

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On March 18, Nacha, the organization that governs the ACH network, announced that its members approved a new set of rules aimed at reducing the incidence of frauds, such as business email compromise (BEC), that exploit...more

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A Measured Approach - US Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Review and Update: Looking back on our 2023 articles and planning ahead...

Technological advances, especially in Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing, will continue to amaze in the coming years. They will open up vast new opportunities while presenting profound regulatory, litigation, and...more

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Regulators and reforms: how Australia tackled white collar crime in 2023 and what to expect in 2024

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Regulators and enforcement authorities in Australia intensified their efforts to curb white-collar crime in 2023. They targeted fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, cybercrime, and corruption across multiple industries,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Spearheads Global Commitment to the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (“CARF”), is the OECD’s flagship tax transparency standard to help combat criminal activity using crypto-assets to evade taxation. The key aspects of the CARF were covered in the article...more

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Security Initiatives in the UAE: Impact on Crime Reduction

The UAE is committed to ensuring the safety and security of its citizens and residents through a series of strategic initiatives. These efforts encompass various aspects of law enforcement, public engagement, and legal...more

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Generative AI and Financial Services: A Recent View From the UK Regulator

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In a recent speech, Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), set out the FCA’s latest views on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services. The speech highlights many benefits but also...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Banks in the Crosshairs: Cyberattacks and Aggressive Regulators - May 25th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Financial institutions are in a tough spot- caught between the “bad guys” (state-sponsored cyberattacks and cyber criminals) and “good guys” (ever more aggressive regulators)- what’s a bank to do??? Tune in to find out!...more

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As If Bank Failures Aren’t Enough – Hackers Are Exploiting the Chaos to Breach Security

The Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Fusion Center (CFC) believes that cyber actors may use the current bank failures for future phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. Cyber actors often use current...more

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DFPI Warns Of Investment Adviser Identity Theft

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The internet facilitates crime in the same way it facilitates legitimate business - it lowers transaction costs.  With the internet, a fraudster can steal someone's identity and then use that purloined identity to reach...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Credit union to pay $558,000 in cyber fraud case

On January 12, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled that a credit union (defendant) is responsible for $558,000 in compensatory damages for processing a payment order that was allegedly induced...more

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Wire Fraud Scams: What You Need to Know - The Consumer Finance Podcast

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Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Chris Willis and his colleagues and fellow Partners Mary Zinsner and Susan Flint as they discuss the current landscape of wire fraud scams in the financial services industry....more

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Tech and Telecom Stakeholders at #MWC22 Discuss Industry Collaboration Against Rising Financial Fraud

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Businesses delivering digital products and services surged during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic when people increasingly turned to online options for healthcare, financial products and services, retail, and more....more

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L’Autorité ontarienne de réglementation des services financiers adopte une directive de cybersécurité

Le 18 août 2022, l’Autorité ontarienne de réglementation des services financiers (l’« ARSF ») – l’organisme de réglementation du secteur des services financiers de l’Ontario – a adopté la directive de cybersécurité du Conseil...more

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[Webinar] Financial Services Cyber Fraud: The Latest Risks and Best Responses - October 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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Cyber fraud costs the financial services industry billions in losses each year and has been on the rise. Regulation has followed, creating risks of a different kind. This timely webinar will walk through some of the latest...more

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Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Adopts Cybersecurity Guidance

On August 18, 2022, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) – Ontario’s financial sector regulator – adopted the Mortgage Broker Regulators' Council of Canada's Cybersecurity Guidance (Guidance). The...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #337 - FBI Issues Warning About Cryptocurrency Apps

On July 18, 2022, the FBI issued an Alert advising consumers that fraudulent cryptocurrency apps have caused more than 244 victims to lose nearly $43 million. The fraudulent apps that cyber criminals used to steal funds...more

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Cyber Threats, Creativity, and Growth: Recapping the 2022 Annual Factoring Conference

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Last month, I attended the 28th Annual Factoring Conference presented by the International Factoring Association (IFA) in Boston.  This is the world's largest conference of its kind, dedicated solely to banks, lenders,...more

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[Virtual Event] NFTs and Web3: Compliance and Cybersecurity | Women in FinTech Networking Series - June 28th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm...

To find community, resources and support to help accelerate your career and fuel your success, we invite you to join us for our Women in FinTech Networking Series, bringing together senior women across the FinTech industry....more

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Federal Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Management of LIBOR Transition

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In This Issue. Federal agencies issued a joint statement regarding an orderly transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued an updated...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - July 2021

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Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

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New York’s DFS Publishes A Cyber Insurance Risk Framework

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Keypoint: New York’s Division of Financial Services (DFS) now requires Property and Casualty Insurers writing cyber insurance to comply with the Division’s Cyber Insurance Risk Framework to manage their risk. In her...more

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