Fintech
Fintech
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While this will hold fintech to similar regulatory standards as traditional FIs, credit unions are especially vulnerable to these potential disruptors.
February 10 -
For a corporation, throwing out new propositions in the dark is a very expensive way to innovate.
February 8 -
The San Francisco-based online lender will soon begin selling refinanced student loans through Promontory’s member network.
February 8 -
By partnering with the matchmaking platform Opportunity Network, Citizens will be able to better connect corporate clients to deals worldwide.
February 7 -
Easing regs without mulling the consequences could hurt the financial system, but a fintech charter and other careful reforms could promote innovation, Patrick Harker said.
February 6 -
Hong Kong and Singapore have long been economic crossroads. China and India are economies with vast populations. And Shenzhen is bursting with innovative creativity. All of these contribute to the Asian fintech market being far ahead in adoption and ecosystem creation.
February 3 -
Nyca is one of the most active venture capital firms in fintech globally and its second fund should give it plenty of dry powder to pursue further deals.
January 30 -
Big banks increasingly are developing application programming interfaces to make their customers’ data available to third parties. But discrete deals between banks and third parties would be a bad outcome for consumers and the industry as a whole.
January 27 -
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January 27 -
The plan to offer special-purpose national charters to fintech companies is a one-size-fits-all approach that could prove detrimental to the growth of startups.
January 24 -
If the new White House engages in the same process of listening to and researching the fintech industry that President Obama initiated eight years ago, startups should just take a pass.
January 24 -
In markets such as Africa there's a huge market for mobile payments, but a regulatory environment that has not caught up
January 24 -
The head of the New York Department of Financial Services did not mince words Wednesday in criticizing a proposed federal fintech charter.
January 18 -
The PSD2 rules go into effect in 2018, providing a new opportunity for financial technology companies to compete with banks. But there's also an opportunity for banks.
January 18 -
FIS is forming a network for the inaugural class of its VC Fintech Accelerator program.
January 17 -
HSBC has formed an advisory board to guide it on fintech, cybersecurity and IT infrastructure issues.
January 17 -
Just days before President Obama will leave office, the White House released a white paper advocating for the U.S. government to engage in efforts to promote the fintech industry.
January 17 -
Critics say the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is moving too far and too fast in its effort to offer a fintech charter, overlooking skepticism that it lacks sufficient legal authority.
January 17 -
Consumer protection groups opposing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s plan to offer limited-purpose bank charters to fintech companies raised concerns that the move could allow payday lenders to operate nationally.
January 13 -
Kasisto, a provider of chatbots to banks, announced Thursday a $9.2 million Series A funding round led by Propel Venture Partners with participation from Mastercard and Commerce Ventures.
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