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Re: FinCEN Docket No. FINCEN-2020-0020, RIN 1506-AB47. (Proposed Rulemaking on Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets.)

A data breach at Desjardins – the largest ever in the Canadian financial services sector – was caused by a series of gaps in administrative and technological safeguards, according to an investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC).

The Covid-19 pandemic has proved a challenge for financial industry compliance staffers who have had to adjust monitoring and alert coverage to adapt to the remote work transition during extreme market volatility, according to a Nasdaq survey.

MENLO PARK, Calif., December 15, 2020 – According to a new survey from Protiviti and ISACA, titled “IT Audit Perspectives: Top Technology Risks in 2021,” concerns around security, privacy, cloud and technology resilience are being further fueled by shifting business priorities, the pandemic-induced remote work environment and accelerated deployment of new technologies.

The worldwide move to remote home working has contributed to a massive rise in cybercrime costs which are expected to top $1trn for the very first time this year.

Some of China's largest fintech companies may face more regulation following comments made by the top banking regulator.

Tackling financial crime, and ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) regulations remains one of the biggest overall challenges for the financial services community.