The Fed, FDIC & OCC Want More Crypto Controls Key U.S. regulatory agencies for financial services are creating processes that will require banking organizations to “engage in robust supervisory discussions” about proposed and current crypto-asset-related activities, according to a recently issued joint statement on risky crypto-assets. “By ‘crypto-asset,’ the agencies refer generally to any digital… Read More >>
A.I. Is On the Regulators’ Radar
Almost all facets of securities operations are investigating or even embracing cutting-edge technologies, particularly the extensions of artificial intelligence (A.I.) such as machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and deep learning. Many firms are also exploring how robotic process automation (RPA) may make their lives easier. But, as these advanced technologies become more prevalent, the… Read More >>
Trump Forges Regulatory Shift via FDIC Nomination
The White House has announced its intention to nominate James Clinger, the chief counsel for the House of Representatives committee on financial services, to be a director at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). Additionally, the plan is for Clinger, whose nomination will require Senate confirmation, to become chairman of the FDIC for a five-year… Read More >>
SWIFT Confirms Ongoing Cyber-Attacks Upon Clients
SWIFT officials confirm that they have uncovered new cases of “input fraud” via hackers attempting to harm member/customers of the financial messaging and services cooperative. The cooperative has not revealed the identity of the financial services firms that were most recently harmed or the amounts of money involved. In response to questions from FTF News,… Read More >>