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APRIL 24, 2020

Yet demand for contactless payments and digital, automated financial solutions means FinTech funding may not take as hard of a hit as other startup segments. however, funding for FinTechs actually increased to $3.7 B2B FinTech investments appear to be relatively strong, too. As an FDIC insured bank in the U.S.,

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Perficient

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Navigating AML and OFAC Compliance Risks Regarding anti-money laundering (AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance risks, bank executives must navigate operational and compliance challenges tied to fintech relationships. Manage third-party risks, especially for relationships involving higher-risk or critical activities.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Silicon Valley FinTech startup Step has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Wednesday (Dec. Step customers get a bank account that is insured by the FDIC, as well as a secured spending card backed by Visa and the P2P payments platform. Users can transfer funds in real time without any fees.

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American Banker

JUNE 27, 2023

The fintech Zepz has added a new remittance method with an FDIC-backed mobile bank account.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Fintechs can get what they need from a traditional bank charter with the FDIC, as long as the agency is willing to play ball and step up its approach to innovation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The ongoing struggle, supposedly existential in nature, that pits upstart, relatively young FinTech firms against arrogantly complacent banks for supremacy in this new and growing world of digital payments and commerce. And that is a bank – one with FDIC insurance and safeguards that keep their money safe. The subject?

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 24, 2019

Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said today that he prefers private over government solutions when it comes to collecting and using consumer data for financial products and services, speaking at a fintech conference hosted here by the FDIC.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Payments processing and digital banking tech firm i2c has partnered with business payment services provider CashFlows to benefit payment card issuers across Europe, i2c announced on Tuesday (Jan. payments companies to be accepted as a principal member of both Visa and Mastercard , its website indicates.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Payments processing and digital banking tech firm i2c has partnered with business payment services provider CashFlows to benefit payment card issuers across Europe, i2c announced on Wednesday (Jan. payments companies to be accepted as a principal member of both Visa and Mastercard , its website indicates.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

All the capital flowing into the digital fintech space is helping to solve banking industry challenges. As the industry’s appetite for digital technology grows, the capital that’s been flowing into mostly digital-focused fintech is solving real industry challenges right now. SoFi/Galileo: This $1.2

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

And according to five observers across the spectrum of traditional financial institutions (FIs), payment networks and digital-only banks, opportunities are there for digital-first and hybrid models alike to succeed — so long as they harbor a relentless focus on identifying and solving customer problems.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The company offers FDIC-insured bank accounts and a Visa -branded payment cards for teens (aged 13-18) with budgeting features and other financial education tools built in. We do an automatic payment for you at the end of the billing cycle that ultimately pays your credit card bill.”. 2021 And Beyond.

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Payments Source

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It is looking to charter its own FDIC-insured institution to be a direct provider. Brex currently relies on bank partners to offer credit cards and cash management accounts to small and midsize businesses.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

FDIC Approves Square for Banking License. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) granted Square a banking license to operate a de novo industrial bank in Salt Lake City. Square Financial Services will originate commercial loans to the retailers that use Square for payments. It will keep its drive-through windows open.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

announced that it is partnering with Evolve Bank & Trust , an FDIC-insured financial services organization, to offer a full suite of customizable credit, debit, prepaid and DDA products. and around the globe.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Ternio , a global FinTech platform, has integrated with Plaid , a financial data company, to help Ternio BlockCard bank accounts access faster and more secure connections to financial accounts, according to a press release. customers to activate their FDIC-insured BlockCard bank accounts. dollars between all of their accounts.”.

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Payments Source

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

soon to be under new management — on Square’s ILC application could foreshadow how other fintech firms seek banking powers. A decision by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 24, 2020

We have previously blogged about the lawsuits filed by the Colorado Attorney General against fintechs Avant and Marlette Funding and their partner banks WebBank and Cross River Bank. Supreme Court, a Colorado appellate court (after any chance for appeal has run) or the FDIC adopts a “true lender” test that differs from the safe harbor).

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Bank Innovation’s five picks for companies that made noise in fintech this year may not include any banks, but it does include a company owned by a collection of them. Indeed, as far as innovation is concerned, 2018 was the year of the fintechs and nonbanks -- some friendlier to the traditional players than others. […].

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Becoming unbanked also means losing access to other credit products or the ability to receive digital payments or disbursements via traditional channels, further reducing the money these individuals can save in an attempt to bolster their financial standing. In the U.S., million households lacked access to bank accounts as of 2019.

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Tools Mobile FDIC Examples 203

Payments Source

JUNE 8, 2020

Recent steps that would help nonbank lenders enter the traditional banking system, like a proposal clarifying the industrial loan company charter, are needed but face strong opposition.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

Founded by Lamine Zarrad and George Kurtyka in 2017, Joust aims to help independent professionals find more financial stability and avoid late payments amid the irregular payment system for freelance work. Our platform not only saves time, but also reduces uncertainty and mitigates the risk of late and non-payment.”.

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Payments FDIC User Experience Apple 143

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. The agency first proposed a special banking charter for FinTechs in 2014 that would limit pushback from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

Julieann Thurlow, CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, hopes other ICBA member banks will support the CHUCK payment network. A different kind of peer-to-peer payment service is now available, “built by community banks for community banks.”. Photo by Donis Perkins. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Name: Alloy Labs Alliance’s.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, California FinTech Green Dot is rolling out the GO2bank mobile banking to help cash-strapped individuals, while stimulus checks are reportedly posing challenges for some users of H&R Block and TurboTax. Green Dot Introduces GO2bank To Help Cash-Strapped Consumers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

INTRUST Bank recently announced it is also taking part in the trend of collaborating with FinTechs. In July 2017, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) held a meeting with a group of community bankers which told officials about the competitive pressures they’re facing from FinTechs.

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Community Bank Community Fintech Lending 131

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

Like other FinTechs, Betterment will partner with FDIC-insured institutions since it doesn’t have a bank charter. Although traditional financial institutions largely don’t consider FinTech firms as competition, both established and emerging FinTechs are well-positioned to capture traditional banking customers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. The FDIC’s announcement said a private placement offering will raise at least $25 million for the bank ahead of its launch. Bloomberg listed Casey G.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

In today’s top payments news, U.S. payments gateway Sage Pay for $300 million. Also, Apple criticized the vote of German lawmakers to pass new legislation that would make it open up its mobile payment system to rival providers. Germany To Force Mobile Payment Providers To Share Systems With Rivals. And the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the trade group for community banks, is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deny a federal deposit insurance application by payment terminal company Square. This isn’t the first time the group has opposed a deposit insurance application.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Without a regulatory mandate, many in the financial services and FinTech space believe that competition will — and already has — nudged the industry toward embracing data integrations across platforms and service providers in the name of better banking experiences. Bank participation is key to promoting open banking in the U.S.,

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The report focuses on fintech and other new entrant “non-incumbent” non-banks that are directly involved in providing digital financial products and services in the core consumer finance markets of deposits, payments, and credit.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has gotten the ball rolling for financial technology firms trying to operate a national platform, but the FDIC and Federal Reserve should act to remove other policy roadblocks.

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Payments Source

MARCH 18, 2020

In signing off on deposit insurance for the payments giant and student loan servicer, the FDIC sanctioned the first new industrial loan companies in over a decade.

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Payments Source

MARCH 18, 2020

In signing off on deposit insurance for the payments giant and student loan servicer, the FDIC sanctioned the first new industrial loan companies in over a decade.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

An industrial bank is an FDIC-insured depository institution that is generally subject to the same banking laws and regulations as any other bank charter type, with the important exception of the Bank Holding Act of 1956. But, as SoFi and now Square have demonstrated, the interest is there, and the FinTechs aren’t going away.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Cross River Bank has partnered with a range of FinTech startups since its 2008 launch, including collaborations with Stripe , Coinbase and Affirm , reports said. Its takeover of Seed strengthens its position in the small business FinTech market. reports said.

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