Fintech regulations

Banks are increasingly sharing data and must brace for new regulations protecting that data.

The Rakuten application has piqued interest in reviving legislation aimed at stopping commercial firms from owning banks. Yet Congress previously had the chance to enact such a measure and declined.

The startup Rho argues that small firms still have unmet needs, especially tracking cash flow in real time.

The leader of a new Compliance and Payments Task Force dives into how it will address emerging issues of counterterrorism financing in the digital age.

The international regulatory group said that despite some benefits from tech firms' incursion, the companies' efforts may present operational and disruption risks.

Facebook’s stablecoin initiative has inspired countless ideas about how to put fintech under the control of federal regulators. Here are the most critical questions.

The two Democratic senators said the bureau's policy could allow companies to circumvent consumer finance laws.

Instead of imposing interest rate caps, policymakers should require online lenders to provide clear disclosures and promote partnerships with banks.

The fintech firm, which had made prior attempts to offer a federally insured consumer account product, said it has “no plans at this time” to become a bank.