Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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In its proposal to obtain one of the full digital banking licenses Singapore will award later this year, online gaming company Razer has laid out the gaps between what traditional banks offer and young adults need.
January 2 -
The 10 largest publicly traded euro-area lenders will see their capital requirements stabilize in 2020 after years of increases, according to recent filings. That may create space for higher dividends and buybacks, bolstering banking stocks.
January 2 -
The FHFA’s attempt to move some of its balance sheet into the private sector could leave investors with greater liabilities than they were initially told.
January 2 -
The window to change beneficial-ownership rules or pass other measures will be narrow, but some legislative efforts from 2019 will carry over and House Democrats will resume inquiries of certain industry CEOs and Trump-appointed regulators.
January 1 -
The three federal agencies announced slight adjustments in the cutoffs for "small" and "intermediate small" institutions for the purposes of Community Reinvestment Act exams.
December 31 -
A California regulator on Monday denied a lending license to the point-of-sale financier Sezzle in a detailed written decision that could have broader consequences for upstart consumer lenders.
December 31 -
With fintech firms seemingly stuck in neutral in their efforts to gain banking charters, alternative state licensing options could get another look in 2020.
December 31 -
From massive growth and consolidation to the fallout after the corporate credit union crisis, uncertainty at the National Credit Union Administration and more, here's a look at the decade in review.
December 31 -
With fintech firms appearing stuck in neutral in their efforts to seek bank charters from federal regulatory agencies, observers say state licensing options could be in vogue again in 2020.
December 30 -
The decision by the state’s Department of Business Oversight on an application for a lending license by Sezzle could guide fintechs and others seeking to make loans to consumers at the time of purchase.
December 30 -
The Maine-based credit union saw several successes this year despite a slip in net income.
December 30 -
Credit unions bought banks at a record pace in 2019, but just a decade ago it had never been done before. Gary Easterling helped change that.
December 30 -
When the European Union began developing the Single Euro Payments Area more than a decade ago, it didn't include a vision for real-time payments and the potential for a third European payments scheme.
December 30 -
By adding strong authentication to the “tap,” consumers can benefit from greater security without harming the user experience of contactless. Or slowing throughput time for merchants, says Fingerprints’ Lina Aondolf-Orup.
December 27 -
The Spokane, Wash.-area credit union has doubled its membership since 2011.
December 27 -
The Competition and Markets Authority said Friday it’s opening an in-depth investigation of Amazon’s investment of about $500 million, saying it risked a “substantial lessening” of competition “in the supply of online food platforms in the U.K. and in the supply of online convenience groceries.”
December 27 -
From new growth strategies to courts, Congress and the industry's own #MeToo moment, here's a look back at some of the year's biggest moments.
December 27 -
As 2020 dawns, a new decade will soon bring new levels of friction for contactless customers as a result of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), a key part of the European Union’s drive to reduce card fraud across Europe.
December 27 -
A risk-based capital rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is expected to top the agenda in 2020 as the companies’ regulator executes plans for their release into the private sector.
December 26 -
Some legislators and consumer groups want federal regulators to block such alliances. Here’s why that’s a bad idea.
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