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People’s Bank Of China To Regulate FinTech

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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it is planning to steadily develop a system of rules to regulate financial technology (FinTech) in the country. China has become an emerging FinTech market due to its expanding middle class, rapid digitization and electronic payments adoption.

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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. According to the banks that have linked with FinTech firms, such guidelines would help relationships between the parties.

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Wyoming creates fintech sandbox

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Earlier this year, Wyoming became the second state to create a financial technology (fintech) sandbox by enacting the “ Financial Technology Sandbox Act ” (Sandbox Act). Arizona was the first state to create a fintech sandbox and we will soon be publishing a blog post about Utah’s new fintech sandbox.)

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NYDFS Creates Research and Innovation Division and Prioritizes Fintech and Consumer Protection

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Linda Lacewell, the recently confirmed Superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services , detailed in a recent interview that she will prioritize fintech and consumer protection. These changes indicate that NYDFS will compete with the FTC and the CFPB to be the leading regulator in the fintech space.

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CFPB and Utah AG announce joint office hours in Salt Lake City as part of ACFIN

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The CFPB announced ACFIN’s creation last September, in conjunction with finalizing revisions to its trial disclosures and no-action letter policies and its proposal to create a new fintech sandbox policy.

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State Bank Regulators Launch Single-Exam Plan for Multistate Money Transmitters in wake of OCC’s Payments Charter Proposal

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The launch of this program follows the “One Company, One Exam” pilot conducted in 2019 – 2020. Given this structure, one concern might be whether covered companies may find themselves subject to significant differences in interpretation of state and federal laws and regulations, depending on which state is leading an exam.

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UK Financial Watchdog Says Wirecard Cooperative But Assets To Stay Frozen 

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“We cannot lift the restrictions without reassuring ourselves that the firm has been able to satisfy all our concerns, for example that all clients’ money is safe,” the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said in a statement. “We We hope to be able to issue an update soon.”. authorities.

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