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Could the 2009 subprime mortgage crisis have been avoided with blockchain?

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Could the 2009 subprime mortgage crisis have been avoided with blockchain? The subprime mortgage crisis, and why distributed ledgers would have been instrumental in lessening its impact. Story by George Samman. on BankNXT.

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FinTech Innovation in Southeast Asia

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Embracing the Southeast Asian digital revolution in financial technology, FinTech seems to be exploding with quite a lot of startups having been established from 2009 onwards. The breadth and depth.

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LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ

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The DOJ investigation centered on whether LendingClub had – between January 2009 to September 2010 – misled its FDIC-insured loan originator, WebBank , leading the bank to underwrite over 200 loans that did not conform to the bank’s lending requirements. The DOJ Finding. Attorney Alex Tse. “We million Series C round in April of 2010.

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Are central banks getting on board with blockchain?

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This may suggest that central banks are set to take a much more active role in the development of blockchain technology, but it remains unclear just how far they are willing to go when it comes to setting out new standards and regulations for the use of the technology. The post Are central banks getting on board with blockchain?

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San Francisco Times Recognizes Credit Karma as Best Fintech Company

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Last week the San Francisco Business Times announced winners of its Tech and Innovation Awards honoring the Bay Area’s most innovative and enterprising technology companies. Finovate alum Credit Karma was one of 25 winners, named Best Financial Technology Company. Founded in 2009. million in funding.

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What Customer Intimacy Has To Do With Payments

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Back in 2009, the Apple iStore and Facebook Connect had just come out, and a group of friends and I saw these disruptive forces and thought that we could harness them and build a social payments app. .’s BC: As an investment banker, I didn’t find meaning in advising in transactions. ’s vision, strategy, and growth.

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CBW Bank Launches ONE Card, Developed by Yantra

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Developed by Yantra Financial Technologies, the solution gives banks, program34 managers, and corporate clients access to a powerful and flexible platform, designed to support a wide range of product categories including, direct deposit, money transfers, and payroll. .” HQ: Weir, KS. Website: cbwbank.com.

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