PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to develop a regulatory sandbox for FinTech firms. “We And at the same time, if you overregulate, you sort of tamp down that creativity and you discourage the innovation.”. But the U.S.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Scottdale, Arizona was chillier than normal this week, but that didn’t prevent bankers from having heated discussions about 2023 at this year’s Acquired or Be Acquired conference, hosted by Bank Director. Business Experience Catches Consumer In past years digital innovation discussions tended to focus on consumer-focused players (e.g.,

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 5, 2019

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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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 9, 2020

The CFPB and Utah AG’s Office have announced that they will hold the first joint office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). The joint office hours will be held on January 30, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation, joined Ballard Spahr partners Alan Kaplinsky and James Kim yesterday for a discussion of the CFPB’s final innovation policies. Alan leads the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group and James is a co-leader of the firm’s inter-disciplinary Fintech Team.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The CFPB and the Colorado AG’s Office have announced they will hold joint virtual office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). The CFPB’s announcement invites innovators to request a meeting and describe the topic(s) they would like to discuss during their virtual session.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 7, 2018

On August 3, 2018, Arizona began accepting applications for its regulatory sandbox that “enables a participant to obtain limited access to Arizona’s market to test innovative financial products or services without first obtaining full state licensure or other authorization that otherwise may be required.”

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 11, 2019

This bill created the nation’s third regulatory sandbox program for fintechs, after Arizona , which enacted sandbox legislation in March 2018, and Wyoming , which enacted sandbox legislation in February of this year. Arizona’s program, in contrast, is administered by the Arizona Attorney General.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

Sandboxes are finding their way into the FinTech arena in the United States. Last week, Arizona took its place as the first state in the United States to unveil a regulatory sandbox to bring blockchain and cryptocurrency-driven new products into that state. International Innovation, With a UK Focus. Sandboxes, Taking Shape.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Scottsdale Community Bank is the first new community bank in Arizona in 14 years, and it already has the capacity to make more than $100 million in loans. We are changing the face of business banking in Arizona by combining cutting-edge fintech technology with true relationship banking.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

FinTech firm POSaBIT is hoping to solve the problem of mobile payments for the fast-growing cannabis industry by delivering a unique blockchain-enabled payment processing and point of sale (POS) system. . The new fully compliant system will focus on the marijuana industry and will roll out across medical and recreational cannabis states.

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Payments Source

MAY 3, 2018

Although there's often a tension between regulation and innovation, the sandbox concept can help startups, regulators and incumbent banks better navigate experimental financial technologies.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Paul Watkins, recently named by CFPB Acting Director Mulvaney to serve as Director of the Bureau’s Office of Innovation , was also a speaker at the summit. Watkins indicated that the CFPB’s no-action letter policy may also be subject to review by the Bureau. A third summit speaker was Maria Vullo, DFS Superintendent.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Early this week, the conference was the epicenter of discussions, where 2,000 attendees descended upon Arizona to strategize and set the tone for our great industry’s future. Joint presentations between bankers and fintechs abounded, showcasing collaborative initiatives.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

They include cybersecurity company StackPath ($180M) and fintech companies Opera Solutions ($122M) & Petuum ($108M). The startup with the least funding on the list is Rhode Island’s The Innovation Scout , a SaaS platform that has raised $50K. The Innovation Scout. Total Equity Funding ($M). North Carolina.

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Filene

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Join us for our Center for Consumer Decision Making Colloquium: Money Talk on November 18 in Tucson, Arizona. An Epic Look at Talent and Innovation. Richard Swart plumbs the near-term opportunities to connect credit unions to the next big FinTech moves. Build, Test, Learn, Repeat: An Innovation.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 23, 2016

One of the world’s most innovative, fintech-friendly banks just onboarded a new boss. With assets of $85 billion, the firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and is active in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, and Texas. BBVA announced this week that U.S. Carlos Torres Vila is CEO.

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Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Emily Merline, originally from Milwaukee, WI, attended Arizona State University on a National Merit Scholarship. This FinTech app allows users to invest in a portfolio in their favorite brands or companies (DoorDash, Lululemon, Target, Costco, Amazon, etc.) More About Deepti Dhar’s Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Is it fair to judge a fintech conference based on the way it reflects, anticipates, and even uncovers what’s most important in the field? We think so – and we were once again impressed by the way FinovateFall this month helped spread the story of fintech in the second half of 2016. ” – Bank Innovation.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 30, 2015

Register today to see and meet these innovators in person on May 12 and 13 at our upcoming conference in San Jose, California. Finicity helps developers build powerful apps to drive financial software innovation. Our platform brings innovation to mobile card services. HQ: Tucson, Arizona. Founded: 2015. Founded: 1999.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Yet, at Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired conference last week in Scottsdale, Arizona, they resembled a college football squad that had just taken down a rival in the BCS championship. The team at Bank Director has done a heck of a job creating a discussion-filled annual ritual with the AOBA conference in the Arizona desert each January.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Yet, at Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired conference last week in Scottsdale, Arizona, they resembled a college football squad that had just taken down a rival in the BCS championship. The team at Bank Director has done a heck of a job creating a discussion-filled annual ritual with the AOBA conference in the Arizona desert each January.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The proposal follows Acting Director Mulvaney’s July 2019 appointment of Paul Watkins to serve as Director of the Bureau’s Office of Innovation. Currently, Arizona is the only state that has enacted a “sandbox.”). The proposal would list the features that the Bureau would want such agreements to contain.

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