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FHFA announces Office of Financial Technology

CFPB Monitor

On July 18, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced the launch of a new Office of Financial Technology with the goal of advancing effective risk management as it evaluates fintech developments in the housing finance space. In the introduction to the RFI, the FHFA noted President Biden’s March 2022 executive order.

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What happened to the bitcoin bubble?

Chris Skinner

I was interviewed by UBS’s wealth management team a month ago, when the bitcoin bubble was in full bloom. That is the contention of Chris Skinner, Chairman of The Financial Services Club, author of thefinanser.com blog and one of Financial News’ ‘FinTech 40’ most influential people in financial technology.

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Brex Offers FDIC Insurance, Adds Chief Legal Officer

PYMNTS

Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). In May, Brex closed a $150 million funding round led by previous investor DST and new investor Lone Pine Capital, Brex said.

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TS Imagine Strengthens its Marketplace Leadership with Non-Exec Board Appointments

Bobsguide

• New appointments bring significant expertise from across the financial services industry to TS Imagine’s rapid growth. LONDON, 14 July 2022 – TS Imagine , a global leader in trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, announces the appointment of three new board members to support the firm’s rapid growth.

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SMB Challenger Banks A Hot Spot With VCs

PYMNTS

challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small business (SMB) financial services (FinServ). Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations.

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Canadian Fintech Market Map

CB Insights

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. A company’s primary line of business is implied by its current serviceable addressable market (SAM), management guidance, marketing materials, press releases, clientele, and/or partnership activity.

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Governments Sending Mixed Signals On Blockchain

PYMNTS

The SEC is looking closely at the disclosures of public companies that shift their business models to capitalize on the perceived promise of distributed ledger technology and whether the disclosures comply with the securities laws, particularly in the case of an offering,” Clayton said at a conference this week.