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Arizona AG announces more fintech sandbox participants

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In August 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.” and Sweetbridge NFP, Ltd.,

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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

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Collaboration amid competition has been a hallmark of the financial services space, as traditional financial institutions (FIs) join forces with FinTech startups. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. Guidelines From The UK. and MarketInvoice.

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CFPB Names Paul Watkins From AZ AG Office As Innovation Head

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that Paul Watkins, a lawyer, will lead the agency’s newly created Office of Innovation. “I The Office of Innovation was recently created by Mulvaney to focus on a new priority for the agency: encouraging consumer-friendly innovation.

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This week’s podcast: a conversation with Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation

CFPB Monitor

Our guest for this week’s podcast is Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation. The Office has taken over the Bureau’s work that was formerly done under Project Catalyst, the initiative launched by the CFPB in 2012 for facilitating innovation in consumer financial products and services.

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CFPB, CFTC Develop FinTech Regulatory Sandbox

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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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Acquire or Be Acquired 2023: Disruption ‘Comes Home’ to Banking

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

CFPB Monitor

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). ACFIN is a network of federal and state regulators that may include state attorneys general, state financial regulators, and federal financial regulators.

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