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FB Touched Base With Fed On Crypto

PYMNTS

Facebook, I believe, has made quite broad rounds around the world with regulators, supervisors and lots of people to discuss their plans and that certainly includes us,” Powell said on Wednesday (June 19), according to CNBC. Powell added that the Fed meets “with a broad range of financial sector firms all the time on financial technology.”.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

PYMNTS

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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FinTech year in review: What we saw and where we’re going

Insights on Business

Fintech startups have the creativity and agility to develop applications to please these consumers, but playing by the rules of this highly regulated industry costs money and ultimately slows them down. Fintechs started dominating in the digital channel by reaching clients through bots, social media and other digital channels.

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Inside The FIS Innovation Process With EVP Bruce Lowthers

PYMNTS

In the latest PYMNTS Commanders in Chief series, Bruce Lowthers, executive vice president of FIS Global, a financial technology solutions provider , and president of the company’s Payments Division , didn’t set out to be an innovator. That said, the place where I get the most information is through social media — like LinkedIn.

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Banking on a Winner: Fostering innovation to compete in today’s financial environment

ZootBlog

In today’s environment, as banks manage increased regulation and competition from industry outsiders, they must operate in the same fashion. There are now more than 8,000 financial technology companies in the United States with the potential to shake up traditional financial institutions. They become students of the game.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

The John Lovitz “Yeah My Wife Morgan Fairchild Award” – goes to fellow pathological liar and now former OCC Chief Financial Technology Officer Prashant Bhardwaj. The Bank Regulator Working for Merchants Award! Last time we checked the Fed’s role was to protect and ensure the safety and soundness of financial institutions.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

I believe SEC regulations require a company to go public if they have more than 500 shareholders. Customers want self-service capabilities but regulation and risk is top of mind that get in the way of digital interactions. Social media is a special challenge since social media was not created with compliance in mind.