Fintech regulations

A regulatory cloud still follows fintech companies following a judge's decision throwing out the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s special-purpose charter.

The judge sided with the New York State Department of Financial Services, which had sued the OCC over the proposed charter.

Draft legislation would amend the Bank Service Company Act to give the National Credit Union Administration third-party vendor oversight, a power it has been requesting for the better part of two decades.

Banks shouldn't let the legal and regulatory hurdles deter them, attorney Felix Shipkevich says.

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors has proposed creating model payments legislation that states could adopt to improve the state-by-state licensing process.

FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams reaches out to tech pros to bring fresh ideas to the agency.

Readers react to a regulator's promise to reduce regulation that hinders innovation, Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan to impose heavier taxes on lobbying groups, Freddie Mac's exploration into AI and more.

Jelena McWilliams told community bankers that policymakers should be a resource for banks trying to adopt new technology.

Kenneth Blanco expressed concern in a speech about cyber criminals using "synthetic identities" to commit fraud with data stolen from fintech platforms.

All of the GOP members on the House Financial Services Committee called on the regulator to consider "administrative decisions" to offset the impact of the 2015 decision.

Fintechs that simply offer cosmetic upgrades to the cumbersome American banking system won't survive.

Since taking over as leader of Citi FinTech in 2016, Yolande Piazza has worked to boost the number of women who are promoted into leadership roles for her team.

A first-in-the-nation bill that drew unanimous support from the state Senate failed to get over the finish line this year. What happened?

A federal judge blocked state regulators from suing the agency over its new charter, but it’s still unclear whether fintechs would even apply.

Fintechs that simply offer cosmetic upgrades to the cumbersome American banking system won't survive.

A federal judge blocked state regulators from suing the agency over its new charter, but it’s still unclear whether fintechs would even apply.

Readers react to the Trump administration's release of a housing finance reform plan, a proposal by HUD to redefine "disparate impact" and a challenger bank's claims that it can end bank fees for good.

The bureau issued three policies removing the threat of legal liability for approved companies that test new products.

With no fintech applicant officially seeking the agency’s specialized charter, Judge Dabney Friedrich said claims by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors still were not ripe.

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