Fintech
Fintech
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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.
January 12 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's decision to offer a special-purpose charter for fintech firms may entice more players than expected.
January 11 -
The OCC's limited-purpose fintech charter will separate the healthiest fintech companies from the unhealthy ones — leading fintech one step closer to disrupting the incumbents.
January 11 -
It's tougher for women-led technology companies to raise money from venture capitalists—or any investor—than it is for men. But the challenge is deeper than overt sexism.
January 10 -
Two influential Democratic senators' surprise objections to the OCC's fintech charter show that the initiative may be more politically fraught than the industry and agency expected.
January 9 -
Activehours, a direct-to-consumer startup that lets hourly wage earners name their paydays, announced it has raised $22 million of funding.
January 9 -
In a letter Monday to Comptroller Thomas Curry, Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., registered their strong opposition to the concept of the charter, which would allow certain types of fintech companies to avoid state licensing requirements by obtaining a limited-purpose national bank charter.
January 9 -
Regulators here made strides to encourage innovation in 2016, while Brexit cast doubt on the London fintech boom. Yet the cross-Atlantic payments battle is just beginning.
January 6 -
As regulators open the door to payment startups and other fintech firms applying for bank charters, what has already been a long journey to this point is only going to get more intense.
December 27 -
Biometric authentication company Veridium has named a former fintech executive from HSBC as its new CEO.
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