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Bank Regulator Sees Cryptocurrency Innovation Creating ‘Fool’s Gold’

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Acting Comptroller draws parallels between booming blockchain-based currency businesses and innovations that ushered in the Great Recession. The post Bank Regulator Sees Cryptocurrency Innovation Creating ‘Fool’s Gold’ appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights.

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Are Cryptocurrencies Coming to Everybody’s Checking Accounts?

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The post Are Cryptocurrencies Coming to Everybody’s Checking Accounts? appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights. With interest in holding crypto rising fast among Americans, there's an opportunity to establish an early presence.

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5 Cryptocurrency Issues Banks & Credit Unions Must Tackle Now

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The post 5 Cryptocurrency Issues Banks & Credit Unions Must Tackle Now appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights. The definition of 'money' and 'investments' keeps expanding. Traditional institutions can't risk falling behind what consumers home in on.

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New OCC Chief Targets Fintech/Banking Deals & Crypto for Scrutiny

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Acting chief at the national banking regulator wants to end fragmented views on financial innovation and has made CRA reform a top priority. The post New OCC Chief Targets Fintech/Banking Deals & Crypto for Scrutiny appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights.

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14 Surprising Projections on the Future of Banking

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Research on the future of banking finds that most changes in the future of banking will be evolutions of the more recent past. The post 14 Surprising Projections on the Future of Banking appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights.

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9 Misunderstood Fintech Trends Impacting Retail Banking

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Not all trends will have equal impact. The post 9 Misunderstood Fintech Trends Impacting Retail Banking appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights. Others, like embedded finance and DeFi are emerging.

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Will Regulators Stuff the Fintech Genie Back into the Bottle?

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Synthetic banking' as practiced by fintechs and banking as a service users is targeted by the acting national bank regulator. appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights. The post Will Regulators Stuff the Fintech Genie Back into the Bottle?