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China's Financial Industry Firms Redo Plans, Funding In Wake Of More Oversight

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With regulators cracking down in China, FinTech leaders are scrambling for capital and trying to plan their futures, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. And those lending in multiple provinces would have to have 5 billion yuan in registered capital at a minimum.

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Data Enablers: Valen Makes Insurance Human Again

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Like FinTech, InsurTech debuts in an industry that has historically been very slow to adopt new technologies. CEO Dax Craig said his proudest moment since founding Valen has been hearing from clients after his company was acquired by the insurance technology firm, Insurity. “As We’re allowing insurers to take the same approach.

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New Center to Probe How Blockchain Can Help Government

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The Chamber of Digital Commerce has opened a new outpost in the nation's capital. But instead of looking for a staid law office, the bitcoin advocacy group formed a partnership with the local incubator 1776 to launch the DC Blockchain Center.

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ID Experts Light Up Portland

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The new owners of ID Experts are Peloton Equity and Trident Capital. The private equity funding, which, according to Oregon Live , will “cash out some of its current owners while injecting more capital into the business,” came at the same time as a new spinoff from ID Experts emerged called Radar. in two rounds with four investors.

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New Center to Probe How Blockchain Can Help Government

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WASHINGTON -- The Chamber of Digital Commerce has opened a new outpost in the nation’s capital. But instead of looking for a staid law office, the bitcoin advocacy group formed a partnership with local incubator 1776 to launch the DC Blockchain Center.

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Explore Regulatory Compliance Best Practices at FICO World

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During this period of Congressional gridlock, much of the activity in Washington DC impacting the financial services industry remains focused on the development and implementation of new regulations. Here’s a very brief overview of what we’ll cover: Stress testing is a key area of emphasis for regulators around the globe.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Heavy-handed regulators. The Get Outta Dodge (and Focus) Award – Goes to Capital One for exiting a significant mortgage business to focus on cards and direct banking. These ventures show credit unions are not standing still when it comes to technological disruption, and we hope much is learned from these early risk-taking efforts.