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 FinTech Collaborations and Frameworks Gain Steam in Asia

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In China, the central bank has said that it will offer up a three-year development plan for the domestic FinTech sector. The reports state that the FinTech firms in that country “should take the approach of [Chinese president] Xi Jinping’s socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide.”

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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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. . At a high level, that means helping crypto companies and FinTechs come to market with crypto payments across the Visa rails.

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Closing the gate: House adopts ENABLERS Act amendment to 2023 NDAA

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On July 13, 2022, the House of Representatives (the “House”) adopted an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) offered by Maxine Waters (D. financial system adopt anti-money laundering procedures that can help detect and prevent the laundering of corrupt funds.”.

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It’s Dreadful Being a Buyer of Bank Technology

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For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. Cornerstone Advisors continues to sound the drum that bank executives have way too little visibility into the spend and target outcomes of their technology investments.

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Brazil’s Big Blockchain Bounce (And Other Digital Payments Advances)

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And while the continual drumbeat of announcements from various players looking to find new and inventive ways to apply distributed ledger technology to various parts of Brazil’s financial services industry has something of a tendency to stand out, digital payments and banking news in general has been coming quick and constant.

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Treasury report on bank/fintech relationships includes recommendations for CFPB supervision of non-bank installment lenders and data aggregators

CFPB Monitor

The report was issued in response to President Biden’s July 2021 Executive Order on promoting competition. That Order directed the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a report assessing how the entry of large technology firms and other non-banks into consumer finance markets has affected competition.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

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In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Acquisition of the Year: Bank Acquiring a Fintech. Acquisition of the Year: Fintech Acquiring a Bank.

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