Maria Stephens
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COMMENT|Maria Stephens|Microlinks Group DiscussionMon, December 5, 2011 08:22
Bill, thanks for noting the EU guidance related to regulatory exemptions for closed-loop (i.e., my Starbuck’s card) and digital device add-on services (such as ringtones). In a U.S. context, regulation is clear on how deposit insurance would extend to generally accepted open-loop cards,...
COMMENT|Maria Stephens|Microlinks Group DiscussionThu, December 1, 2011 11:26
Good morning, and welcome to Day #3 of the Mobile Financial Services Speakers Seminar! Todays discussion will focus on the need to balance regulatory risks with the goals of promoting broad-based financial inclusion. We look forward to your active participation in todays discussion,...
COMMENT|Maria Stephens|Microlinks Group DiscussionThu, December 1, 2011 10:22
Good morning, and welcome to Day #3 of the Mobile Financial Services Speaker’s Seminar! Today’s discussion will focus on the need to balance regulatory risks with the goals of promoting broad-based financial inclusion. We look forward to your active participation in today’s...
COMMENT|Maria Stephens|Microlinks Group DiscussionWed, November 30, 2011 10:44
One of the risks associated with outsourcing data storage facilities (and other key compoents of an MFS business model apparatus) to geographic locales outside of those of the core ownership structure relates to the ability of enforcement authorities to access data within the context of a...
COMMENT|Maria Stephens|Microlinks Group DiscussionTue, November 29, 2011 22:50
I’d like to reorient the discussion a bit by focusing on the comment below regarding ‘manageable KYC’ which relates to a broader discussion about proportional AML/CFT regulation and supervision. From my perspective, much of the discussion on ‘proportionality’...
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