Category: Regulations

November 24, 2020

Founded by former Sofi executives, Figure uses its Provenance blockchain for loan origination, servicing, financing, and private funds. The firm is looking for a charter to reduce the complexity of its operations. Mike Cagney, CEO of Figure, says that without […]

November 9, 2020

The DOJ alleges that Visa’s reason for acquiring Plaid is to take a future competitor out of the market. It describes Visa as “a monopolist in online debit services, charging consumers and merchants billions of dollars in fees each year.” […]

November 3, 2020

JPMorgan Chase said that just weeks after paying a record penalty it is facing another potential fine, this time over internal controls in wealth management and other areas. The bank disclosed the impending action late Monday in a filing, saying […]

October 23, 2020

The FCA and PRA fines are part of a globally coordinated resolution reached with Goldman Sachs Group (GSG) and its subsidiaries. GSI is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the GSG. GSI acts as a material booking entity for bond […]

October 22, 2020

Together, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and JP Morgan Chase paid $7.85 billion of this total, according to Finbold’s ‘Bank Fines 2020’ report. Finbold classes a ‘major fine’ as anything above $592,000, highlighting that “the real numbers of violations can be […]

October 16, 2020

The charges refer to the bank dismantling two data centres connected to its wealth management business in 2016. According to the OCC, Morgan Stanley failed to oversee third-party companies responsible for the erasure and removal of personal data. The OCC […]

October 15, 2020

The ongoing uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted the US Federal Reserve Board to announce another round of bank stress tests to see how large banks stand up against two scenarios featuring severe recessions. “The Fed’s stress tests earlier […]

October 12, 2020

The South Dakota-based bank was found to have “deficiencies” in enterprise-wide and compliance risk management, as well as its data governance and internal controls. As well as paying a hefty fine to the US Treasury, Citi will also have to […]

September 22, 2020

The ban is a response to an executive order from President Donald Trump. The Department of Commerce announced last week it would prohibit transactions on mobile apps WeChat and TikTok. The order was to come into force on 20 September. […]

September 14, 2020

The EBA is responding to a call for advice issued by the European Commission (EC). It sets out how the EU legal framework needs a boost to tackle vulnerabilities linked to divergent national approaches. Under current guidelines, EU states have […]