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Millions more in cash needed to fund UK’s open-banking watchdog

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Exclusive: £10m needed for regulator charged with developing tools to thwart financial crime and protect consumers Banks are under pressure to stump up millions of pounds in interim funding for the organisation that polices open banking, with regulators saying the new money is needed to prevent financial crime and …

New AWS whitepaper: AWS User Guide for Federally Regulated Financial Institutions in Canada

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released a new whitepaper to help financial services customers in Canada accelerate their use of the AWS Cloud. The new AWS User Guide for Federally Regulated Financial Institutions in Canada helps AWS customers navigate the regulatory expectations of the Office of the Superintendent of …

Greens accuse Labor and Coalition of ‘race to the bottom’ over migration bill – as it happened

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This blog is now closed. Third freed immigration detainee arrested after he allegedly breached bail conditions RBA interest rates: Australian mortgage holders spared pre-Christmas rise from Reserve Bank Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Marles says Australians should express views on Israel-Hamas …

Australia news live: Commonwealth Games consultants say limitations imposed on business case research; monarchists ‘thrilled’ by news of King’s visit

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Meanwhile, ahead of the Reserve Bank’s decision on Tuesday afternoon, most economists expect the cash rate to stay steady at 4.35%. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Marles says Australians should express views on …

New York Increases Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Companies

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Another example of a large and influential state doing things the federal government won’t: Boards of directors, or other senior committees, are charged with overseeing cybersecurity risk management, and must retain an appropriate level of expertise to understand cyber issues, the rules say. Directors must sign off on …

Former TSB chief information officer fined £81,000 over IT meltdown in 2018

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Regulator says Carlos Abarca ‘failed to take reasonable steps’ to ensure outsourcing firm was ready to migrate accounts en masse UK regulators have imposed an £81,000 fine on a former TSB information officer over the bank’s IT meltdown in 2018 that left millions of customers locked out …

Credit Card Fraud That Bypasses 2FA

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Someone in the UK is stealing smartphones and credit cards from people who have stored them in gym lockers, and is using the two items in combination to commit fraud: Phones, of course, can be made inaccessible with the use of passwords and face or fingerprint unlocking. And bank …

A pathway to the cloud: Analysis of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Guidance on Cyber Resilience

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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ’s) Guidance on Cyber Resilience (referred to as “Guidance” in this post) acknowledges the benefits of RBNZ-regulated financial services companies in New Zealand (NZ) moving to the cloud, as long as this transition is managed prudently—in other words, as long …

New AWS whitepaper: AWS User Guide to Financial Services Regulations and Guidelines in New Zealand

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released a new whitepaper to help financial services customers in New Zealand accelerate their use of the AWS Cloud. The new AWS User Guide to Financial Services Regulations and Guidelines in New Zealand—along with the existing AWS Workbook for the RBNZ’s Guidance …

New AWS workbook for New Zealand financial services customers

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We are pleased to announce a new AWS workbook designed to help New Zealand financial services customers align with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Guidance on Cyber Resilience. The RBNZ Guidance on Cyber Resilience sets out the RBNZ expectations for its regulated entities regarding cyber resilience, and …

Disaster recovery compliance in the cloud, part 2: A structured approach

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Compliance in the cloud is fraught with myths and misconceptions. This is particularly true when it comes to something as broad as disaster recovery (DR) compliance where the requirements are rarely prescriptive and often based on legacy risk-mitigation techniques that don’t account for the exceptional resilience of modern …

Disaster recovery compliance in the cloud, part 1: Common misconceptions

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Compliance in the cloud can seem challenging, especially for organizations in heavily regulated sectors such as financial services. Regulated financial institutions (FIs) must comply with laws and regulations (often in multiple jurisdictions), global security standards, their own corporate policies, and even contractual obligations with their customers and counterparties. These …