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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Ant Group was dealt another blow by more regulations to contain risks in the country’s burgeoning online lending industry as Jack Ma’s financial technology giant prepares for its initial public offering.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

It all started in November when the Shanghai Stock Exchange acted to delay his Ant Group’s plan to go public, after he met with Chinese regulators. Before the scheduled initial public offering (IPO) was canceled, Ant Group was worth an estimated $316 billion. Ma is also the founder of the Alibaba Group. That was then.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

For Ant Group, for Alibaba, and for the biggest IPO ever, it’s a case of hurry up and wait. In language from the Shanghai exchange translated from the Mandarin by CNBC and sent to Ant, the exchange noted, “Your company has also reported significant issues such as the changes in financial technology regulatory environment.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Gene Ludwig, the CEO and founder of Promontory Financial Group , recently sat down with Bloomberg Law in a wide-ranging interview to discuss his predictions for the future of RegTech, blockchain, and where he sees the markets going in the next three to five years. He sees the future of regulation continuing in two directions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2019

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde issued a warning over the weekend about the impact artificial intelligence may have on the financial system across the globe. The meeting also resulted in the Group of 20 finance ministers announcing they will work together to create common rules to close corporate tax loopholes.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and regulators from three Chinese agencies are interviewing Ant Group Founder Jack Ma, Chairman Eric Jing, and CEO Simon Hu about the upcoming $37 billion initial public offering (IPO), according to a Financial Times report on Monday (Nov. Shares are scheduled to begin trading on Thursday (Nov.

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Payments Source

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

illionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group delivered about $2.3 billion in profit in the quarter right before Chinese regulators brought down the hammer on the financial technology giant’s record public offering and ordered it to scale back its sprawling business.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

As the one-time darling of Europe’s financial technology (FinTech) community faces insolvency with the debt of nearly $4 billion, some lenders said there are few buyers willing to pay cents or euros on the debt. While Wirecard touted deals with SAP SE, Zurich Insurance Group and SoftBank Group Corp.,

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Chris Skinner

MAY 12, 2017

He is also one of the Top 5 most influential people on BankInfoSecurity’s list of information security leaders, as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal. Regulators are also working with startups, which is what the regulatory sandboxes are all about.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

It also will discuss how to deal with potential problems and challenges that come from using digital financial technologies. 16), global central bank officials met with leaders from both Facebook’s Libra Association and JPMorgan to discuss policies and regulation around new cryptocurrencies. On Monday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

The report said firms such as Pockit, the London-based financial technology company that offers an alternative to traditional banks, and U Account, the Sheffield, England digital bank, a subsidiary of subprime lender Morses Club PLC that provides finance to poorer clients, are among those hardest hit. authorities.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

banks and financial technology firms have worked together to create a set of guidelines to improve the relationship between FinTech startups and financial institutions (FIs). USD) a year into financial technology companies. has been a hotbed of FinTech startups.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2017

Still, according to the latest Mercator Advisory Group report on FinTech disruption, B2B payments will have to wait a bit longer to see true change from these innovations. But while B2B payments continues to lag behind the B2C market in terms of innovation, analysts note that all sides will be facing challenges from regulation this year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Financial technology company Dwolla has announced it is teaming up with global payments platform Currencycloud so that its clients can facilitate international payments. Launched in 2012, London-based Currencycloud is regulated in Europe, the U.S. and Canada, and has processed more than $50 billion to over 180 countries.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

China’s banking regulator is introducing stricter requirements on banks and insurance institutions that provide supply chain financial solutions in an effort to curb fraud, according to China Daily reports last week. Regulators Step In. Technology, he said, is key to that endeavor. “As

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Jeremy Allaire , CEO of financial technology firm Circle , told PYMNTS that digital currencies are ready to transition from speculation to become more broadly adopted in everyday commerce. . But as with any nascent payments technology, the bad guys are always lurking – especially with cryptos, where anonymity is prized.

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TheGuardian

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The 38-year-old co-founder of British financial technology company Revolut, wearing a tech bro’s uniform of jeans and a sweater, had been listening to Hunt set out his vision of the UK as “the world’s next Silicon Valley”, in a speech last month at the media group Bloomberg’s London headquarters.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

The profiles serve as educational materials outlining the lifecycles, security characteristics and relevant laws and regulations for the most common payment types, the Federal Reserve said in a press release. “We They also cover security methods — and identity management controls — along with relevant laws and regulations, among other topics.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

While the Federal Trade Commission plays a role in identifying card fraud, the industry relies, in part, on self-regulation, especially outside the U.S. The financial technology company faces insolvency with debt of nearly $4 billion, after it was revealed that $2.1 billion went missing from two Philippines banks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Money laundering has always troubled financial institutions, but today’s digital banking system creates additional complexities as fraudsters around the world take advantage of financial technologies to launder approximately $2 trillion annually. Such profiles ensure FIs comply with current regulations and AML standards.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

“We are … in the process of putting together, for lack of a better word … a FinTech sandbox,” said acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney in a speech to the Women in Housing and Finance group, according to American Banker. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

One financial technology firm currently navigating the process of securing a bank charter is Avanti Financial Group , and as it approaches market launch, Founder and CEO Caitlin Long said the firm is focusing on another area of financial services that has struggled to manage complex regulatory challenges: digital assets.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

The announcement by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) comes on the heels of a symposium it held in February which included experts from consumer groups, financial technology (FinTech) companies, trade groups, banks and data aggregators.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 17, 2019

As readers of our blog know, our consumer financial services group has been at the forefront of legal developments involving new technologies. Our Banking and Financial Services and Retail industry groups add further depth and specialized knowledge.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

is already a hotbed of FinTech startups, but the government is getting behind it in a bigger way, committing to invest £500,000 a year into financial technology companies. is also agreeing to modernize its guidance in conjunction with the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group on electronic ID verification. In July, the U.K.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As evidence that sandboxes are ever-increasingly a global phenomenon, Kuwait’s central bank put forth guidelines this week that are geared toward companies seeking to meld financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ). The sandbox, Reuters reported, has four phases.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In this emerging landscape, financial institutions, often community banks, frequently “rent” their charter to financial technology firms (fintechs) that serve a specific consumer group as a means to grow non-interest income. This figure could more than make up for the anticipated loss of NSF/OD income.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Financial Technology will hold a hearing entitled “The Future of Real-Time Payments,” at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2019. There will be a live webcast of the hearing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations. Open Financial Technologies. India’s Open Financial Technologies raised $4.6 Chainalysis. OakNorth operates in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

“There is significant room for improvement in the cross-border payments space,” said Scott Hendry, Bank of Canada’s senior special director of financial technology, in another statement. Major changes are being proposed by current service providers, as well as startups that regulators need to research to better understand.”.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Consumer advocate groups and regulators have also brought forth concerns about the ramifications of BNPL existing outside of the normal credit-reporting system. Some have even gone as far as to label BNPL services as exploitative of young and lower-income people.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 15, 2016

The interest of federal regulators in marketplace lending continues to grow. ” The forum will be the first in a series of FTC events looking at consumer protection across different areas of emerging financial technology. In March 2016, the CFPB announced that it is taking complaints about marketplace lenders.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 18, 2016

” The forum will bring together representatives from banks, financial technology companies, and community and consumer groups to discuss developments, opportunities, and challenges related to financial innovation. On June 23, 2016, the OCC will hold a forum in Washington, D.C.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

Take the latest example: Ant Financial Services Group on Wednesday (May 23) announced it would partner with China Everbright Bank and its FinTech subsidiary to “facilitate China Everbright Bank’s digital transformation,” Ant said in a press release. Such moves appear likely to continue, further tying together FinTech firms and banks.

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American Banker

APRIL 26, 2016

Financial technology companies should be examined for safety and soundness just like banks and credit unions, top executives from the Independent Community Bankers of America said Tuesday.

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Insights on Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Every year, Money20/20 is one of my favorite conferences because I get to hear firsthand how leaders are reinventing financial services and are making fundamental shifts in technology, processes, people–and ultimately their own markets–to deliver better customer experiences, build skilled workforces, and solve industry-wide challenges.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

Chinese regulators want billionaire Jack Ma to share consumer-credit data collected from his financial technology company Ant Group , which he's largely resisted doing for years, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports. Ma has little room to bargain at this point after the drubbing his empire has taken in recent months.

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