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Former Comptroller Thomas Curry, who initially proposed the special charter now blocked by a judge, calls on policymakers to find another way to regulate financial tech startups.

It’s only a matter of time before Silicon Valley “overturns more complex banking functions”; banks would have to help FinCEN identify suspicious firearms sales.

Up against the rising success of social payments providers like Venmo and Square Cash, banks are deploying more options to keep themselves at the focus of digital payments.

Allegations of gender bias are the tip of the iceberg of a very big problem that faces artificial intelligence and goes far beyond the financial services sector, says Temenos' Hani Hagras.

Consumer trust issues have long been a stumbling block for challenger banks, but many say Google will face bigger obstacles.

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Lawmakers in Germany have passed a law that would require Apple to open the iPhone’s NFC chip to other mobile payment providers.

Global stablecoins could hurt financial stability if they are improperly designed and unregulated, according to a Fed report.

Modern technology is making it easier for fraudsters to trick consumers into believing they are making payments from their accounts to legitimate providers, but governing bodies in the U.K. are putting the brakes on rushing to create a new fund to compensate victims of those scams.

A basket of currencies will include a mix of national interests and involve internal and external politics, says Stasis' Gregory Klumov.