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The Finanser’s Week: 15th May – 21st May 2017

Chris Skinner

As a result, I can easily call my partner and tell them I’m on a business trip to stay with my … Banks’ leadership teams are fatally flawed I was chairing a conference with various speakers, when Gartner Group stood up and talked about their annual bank survey. They were depressed. This felt familiar.

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Google CEO Pushes Back Against Regulation Talk

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against talk of regulating tech companies, saying that the move could have unintended consequences, according to a report by CNBC. “I I worry that if you regulate for the sake of regulating it, it has a lot of unintended consequences,” Pichai said.

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CAN Capital Announces Another Leadership Change With New CEO

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However, in 2017, CAN Capital hit another speed bump when analysts pointed to the company’s aggressive growth plans as the likely culprit to some of its struggles , The Wall Street Journal reported at the time. The challenges are not isolated to the U.S.,

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The CFPB’s Uncertain 2017

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If asked in September about what kind of year 2017 was going to be, CFPB officials most likely would have spoken mostly about their ongoing plans to make the world a better place for consumers. A heated battle over its funding structure and leadership structure probably would not have come up. 2017 that began two days ago.

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CFPB files lawsuit against TransUnion and former executive alleging violations of 2017 consent order

CFPB Monitor

TUI) and TransUnion, LLC (TULLC)), and a former TUI executive alleging that the defendants violated the CFPB’s 2017 consent order with the corporate defendants. I am concerned that TransUnion’s leadership is either unwilling or incapable of operating its businesses lawfully.”. In addition to requiring payment of $13.9

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Neobank Revolut Applies For UK Financial Services License 

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Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). He will be tasked with developing the board and leadership team. The company added bitcoin, ether and litecoin in 2017. British challenger bank Revolut has submitted a banking license application to the U.K. 11) that having a U.K.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Heavy-handed regulators. Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Malls, retail stores and even some bank branch closings proliferated in 2017.