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State Regulation, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Financial Services, FinTech, Charles Clark, Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, License, Regulation, Bank of Indonesia, FinTech, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, News

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Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. As was widely reported this past week, seven of them are trying to do so.

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Bitcoin Daily: MGH, Korean Blockchain Startup Pair On Patient Data; FINMA Permit Eases Crypto, DLT Rules

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FINMA has published a guideline for the upcoming FinTech license, which will allow FinTech projects to raise outside capital of up to 100 million Swiss francs ($100 million) with relaxed requirements. All stablecoins on Bitfinex and Ethfinex will be traded against USD.”.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. That’s enough to send normal people into the fetal position.

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Blockchain And Banking Grab $226 Million In Investments

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Created in the media lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Eximchain operates a blockchain platform to facilitate supply chain financing via smart contracts and its own token system. The company raised $20 million , reports this week said, with China-based cryptocurrency hedge fund FBG Capital leading the way. B2B payments.

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‘Google Checking,’ T-Mobile Data Breach Top This Week’s News

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The data did not reportedly include password information, Social Security numbers or financial information. Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes? 25) that it secured $1 billion in new funds from Japan’s SoftBank and China’s Alibaba affiliate Ant. Rowe Price and Discovery Capital.

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AvidXchange CEO Michael Praeger Talks M&A And IPO Prospects

CB Insights

AvidXchange is one of the most well-capitalized startups in the fintech space, with nearly $575M in funding, including a recent $300M infusion from investors including Temasek Holdings, Peter Theil, and Mastercard. FUTURE OF FINTECH 2018. Get access to all the slides once the conference ends. acquisition of iZettle.

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My Fantasy Banking Team

Jeff For Banks

Selection: Mitch Englert, EVP of Community Banking, Capital City Bank Group, Inc. NASDAQ: CCBG) When you dig deep into the organizational structure beyond the folks you see at investor presentations, you find people like Mitch, who started his career at Capital City in Tallahassee, FL as a part-time teller. What has he accomplished?