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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. It also solicits feedback on how to maximize stakeholder engagement.

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Independent Panel To Review UK’s FinTech Sector 

PYMNTS

A panel established to grow the United Kingdom’s (UK) financial technology (FinTech) sector plans a review of the industry to identify opportunities for growth, the government announced Tuesday (July 21). Much is at stake when it comes to the country’s FinTech businesses. Last year, it attracted 4.1 billion pounds ($5.2

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How FinTechs Help Companies Optimize Their Payments Acceptance Costs

PYMNTS

FinTechs are helping companies understand and optimize their total cost of payments acceptance through technology. It takes significant financial resources to maintain the entire payment contraption — and it also requires funding to add to that system from a capital improvement or innovation perspective in addition to the people costs.

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Access Fintech Lands $17.5M From Global Banks To Expand Risk Trade Tech

PYMNTS

Israeli startup Access Fintech has received $17.5 million in venture capital funding from Goldman Sachs , JPMorgan Chase , Citigroup and Credit Suisse. The funding announcement comes as large banks are starting to collaborate with each other and young financial technology (FinTech) startups more often. “We

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Marqeta Expanding Overseas, Sets Up Shop In The UK

PYMNTS

financial technology startup backed by Goldman Sachs , is expanding overseas. and the rest of Europe are attractive markets for Marqeta because of the growing number of digital-only banks and FinTech startups located in Europe. “We These FinTechs are acquiring more market share in the U.K. Marqeta , a U.S.

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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. Canadian fintech companies raised $251M through the end of H1’19, nearly double the $133M raised in H1’18. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Capital markets.

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3 Reasons Why Fintech is Thriving in Atlanta

William Mills

Metro Atlanta has established itself as a major hub for the fintech (financial technology) industry. Here are three reasons why the fintech industry is thriving in Atlanta: Incubators and accelerators. and stands as a great resource for startups, promoting faster connections between talent, ideas, and capital.

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