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PremiumHow fintechs can overcome major compliance hurdles in embedded finance
Margaret Holmes Tibbets, chief compliance officer at financial technology company Pipe, explains how firms are facing an existential compliance crisis, and to survive they’ll need to overcome not one but two hurdles.
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News BriefSpongeBob game developer ordered to pay $500K over CCPA, COPPA violations
Popular children’s mobile game developer Tilting Point Media agreed to pay $500,000 to settle allegations the company illegally collected children’s personal data, a violation under the California Consumer Privacy Act and a federal children’s privacy law.
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News BriefClearview AI agrees to pay stake in company to settle Illinois privacy lawsuit
Facial recognition company Clearview AI reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging it violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, with the company agreeing to compensate victims with stake in the company.
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PremiumCiti report: GenAI revolution will bring increased need for compliance
A new report on the use of artificial intelligence in financial services predicts that the technology will drive profits, disruptions, and change over the next decade.
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News BriefOCC emphasizes compliance’s role in FI’s operational resiliency
Compliance departments at financial institutions must become more involved in ensuring their firm’s operational resiliency to address emerging risks, the Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in its semi-annual risk perspective.
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News BriefSEC orders R.R. Donnelley to pay $2.1M over cyber-related control violations
A business communications and marketing services company agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle charges levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission over cybersecurity-related control violations.
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News BriefDOJ orders consultants to pay $11.3M total for cyber rule violations
Guidehouse and Nan McKay and Associates will pay a total of $11.3 million to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle allegations that cybersecurity failures led to the theft of client personal information during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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OpinionTop-of-mind takeaways from TPRM Summit
Top-of-mind issues addressed at Compliance Week’s Third-Party Risk Management & Oversight Summit, held June 3-4 in Atlanta, included safe deployment of artificial intelligence, assessing vendor viability and sustainability, understanding the role of procurement in risk ranking, the intersection (or lack thereof) between data privacy and cybersecurity, and many others.
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News BriefVermont governor vetoes privacy bill, legislature plans override vote
Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a data privacy bill approved by the state’s Democrat-led legislature, which plans an override vote this week.
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News BriefCerebral set to pay $7M over alleged patient data sharing
The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission proposed telehealth company Cerebral pay a total of $7 million for its alleged sharing of patient data and deceptive business practices in violation of the FTC Act.
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News BriefTexas touts team ‘among the largest in the country’ to enforce privacy laws
The state of Texas forecasted “aggressive enforcement” of its upcoming data privacy law with the announcement of a dedicated team to oversee its implementation.
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PremiumBig Tech data for finance: Will FCA plans set trend?
Plans in the United Kingdom to share Big Tech data with financial services firms could prompt other industry regulators to follow suit or result in “unintended consequences” that see Meta, Google, and others growing market share.
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EventGina Nese stays ahead of the curve as CCO of the Year
Gina Nese, head of compliance and privacy at Align Technology, jumps at the chance to share new ideas and ways to innovate, including regarding emerging technologies like AI. Her work earned her recognition as CCO of the Year at the 2024 Excellence in Compliance Awards.
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PremiumCalifornia privacy reg seeking more input on new rules
Businesses will receive additional time to weigh in on proposed regulations by the California Privacy Protection Agency regarding risk assessments, cybersecurity audits, automated decision-making, and data broker registration before they’re potentially finalized later this year.
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PremiumSurvey: Compliance digital transformation hampered by data access, AI concerns
Few compliance teams describe their access to company data as “robust,” according to a new survey conducted by Compliance Week and NAVEX, while apprehension toward the adoption of artificial intelligence remains a hurdle for the profession to clear.
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PremiumExperts: APRA chances unlikely, more state privacy laws certain
The “American Privacy Rights Act” has steep hills to climb if it’s ever going to become law, but that’s no reason for businesses to delay their privacy tune-ups.
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News BriefInsight Global to pay $2.7M over lax security on contact tracing data
Atlanta-based staffing agency Insight Global agreed to pay $2.7 million to settle alleged False Claims Act violations for failing to provide adequate cybersecurity on Covid-19 contract tracing data.
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PremiumWhat’s the problem for GDPR repeat offenders?
The General Data Protection Regulation has been in force for nearly six years. Some industries—and some companies—have been more prone to fall foul of the rules than others.
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ResourceSurvey Report: The digital transformation of compliance
A new survey conducted by Compliance Week and NAVEX on compliance team access to data and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze it found many compliance professionals lack full and transparent access to their firm’s data.
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PremiumQ&A: Zoom privacy chief on communications compliance product
Zoom Chief Privacy Officer Lynn Haaland discusses with Compliance Week the market forces that led the company to offer Zoom Compliance Manager, which helps firms handle off-channel communications issues on the platform.