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PremiumFor the first time, a majority of compliance teams using AI: Inside the Mind of the CCO
For the first time, more compliance teams than not used artificial intelligence (AI) to assist them in their work, according to Compliance Week’s 2024 “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey. About 56 percent of compliance teams used AI in 2024—a sizable jump from the 41 percent who relied on ...
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WebcastCPE Webcast: The Compliance Practitioner Challenge: Staying Ahead of AI Regulations
As AI presents new opportunities to drive insight and efficiency, it brings new challenges of risk mitigation and overall company protection.
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News BriefTrump administration launches pressure campaign against EU Digital Services Act
The Trump administration is preparing to ask the European Union to alter or water down its rules on content moderation on social media, claiming that they hurt the competitiveness of American technology companies.
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PremiumCalls for audit reforms intensify after hackers attack Harrods and other top UK retailers
Cyberattacks on major UK retailers, including Marks & Spencer, Harrods and Co-op, left the companies scrambling to reassure customers and staff about stolen data, pushing issues of cybersecurity and cyber resilience back into the national debate. Now the question is whether compliance managers should expect more technology regulations, or will ...
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News BriefCFPB drops Google Payment oversight, latest enforcement pullback under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continued advancing President Donald Trump’s pullback of corporate oversight last week, as it halted supervision of Alphabet’s Google Payment subsidiary. The move followed similar efforts by the Trump administration to weaken government enforcement efforts, particularly concerning digital currencies.
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PremiumQ&A: Symphony general counsel Corinna Mitchell on regulators’ push for supply chain resilience
Secure, resilient communications and trading platforms are critical both to financial services firms and to governments that know their economies depend upon them, says Corinna Mitchell, General Counsel at FS digital communications provider Symphony. That’s why her company is investing more in managing rapidly evolving compliance demands from multiple regulators ...
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PremiumFor addressing the risks and rewards of AI, Adam Ennamli is Innovator of the Year
When he was hired two years ago by General Bank of Canada (GBC), Adam Ennamli was tasked with shaking up the bank’s compliance function. For too long, the small ($3.5 billion Canadian dollars in assets) but fast-growing bank based in Edmonton had spread its compliance functions across different departments. Many ...
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News BriefEU hits Apple, Meta with antitrust fines weeks after Trump tariffs announced
The European Union issued significant antitrust fines against two tech titans, hitting Apple with 500 million euros (U.S. $570 million) and Facebook owner Meta with 200 million euros (U.S. $228 million). The move sought to undermine key parts of both companies’ businesses less than a month after U.S. President Donald ...
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News BriefFTC sues Uber over deceptive subscriptions, a rare move for consumers by Trump officials
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging the ride-hailing company signed customers up for its Uber One subscription without consent, then made it hard for them to cancel. The move marks the U.S. government’s latest broadside against big tech companies, and the first major action from ...
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News BriefIs Google headed for a breakup? Second federal judge calls it a monopoly
A federal judge has ruled that Google “willfully engaged in a series of anticompetitive acts” in the advertising technology industry, the latest antitrust setback in what could become a string of losses for tech companies.
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PremiumAI regulation: U.K. sits on regulatory fence between U.S. and E.U.
The U.K. has pressed pause on artificial intelligence regulation as its government comes under twin pressures from those who fear the growing power of unregulated AI and the overriding need to generate growth. The postponement of long-expected legislation means that the U.K. is left sitting on the fence between federal ...
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WebcastCPE Webcast: Embracing AI: Navigating compliance and adoption for success
This session will cover AI adoption strategies, ISO 42001 guidance for trustworthy AI systems, and the importance of accurate data as a critical foundation for AI success.
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PremiumNavigating compliance: A guide for small teams to tackle CMMC
Many small organizations within the Defense Industrial Base are struggling to meet the rigorous requirements validated through the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, writes Thomas Graham, CISO at Redspin. If you haven’t been tracking it closely, CMMC was finalized in October, with an effective date of December 16, 2024.
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News BriefEU regulator questions 'culture of compliance' with Digital Markets Act at Apple, Google
The European Commission released its preliminary findings last week regarding Apple and Google not complying with the Digital Markets Act. It issued orders to both companies regarding their business practice and plans to release all of its findings next week.
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PremiumMaking a pitch for compliance: The great chase for stakeholder engagement
Speakers at Compliance Week’s Ethics and Compliance Summit swapped engagement strategies rooted in human behavior, including with through the use of generative AI, free merchandise, and live events, to meet employees where they are.
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PremiumCompliance should be a business partner, not a blocker
Compliance has long been viewed by some as the “Department of No.” What typically happens is a new product or service is being launched, and compliance is brought in at the end of the process. Inevitably, the compliance team finds aspects of the new product or service that violates a ...
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PremiumExperts: Companies ‘underestimate risk’ as first provisions of EU AI Act come into force
A European Union-wide ban on AI systems with “unacceptable” risk came into force on Feb. 2 as the first provisions of the EU’s AI Act took effect. Problems persist, however, over what the legislation requires and what corporate practices or uses of data may risk flouting the rules.
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News BriefRobinhood pays $30M in fines, restitution for faulty AML program, customer disclosures
Robinhood will pay nearly $30 million in penalties for violating Financial Industry Regulatory Authority rules with shortcomings in its anti-money launderingprogram, as well as supervisory and disclosure violations.
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OpinionWhy are CFOs struggling to stay compliant?
CFOs are tasked with overseeing an organization’s entire financial processes, not least ensuring that financial operations remain compliant with the multitude of global regulations. It’s a heavy burden to carry that might be alleviated slightly with the help of artificial intelligence, writes Markus Hornburg, head of compliance at Basware.
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News BriefDismissal of CFPB’s Zelle case marks shift to ‘collective effort’ in consumer protection
The Trump administration isn’t slowing down its efforts to defang the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with lawsuits dropped against a handful of big banks and financial services firms, most notably a case previously accusing payments app Zelle of failing to secure its network.