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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Phone Coming Soon, South Korean Lawmakers Draft Crypto Rules

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The person who spoke to Quartz , on the condition of anonymity, said that the issue “is about regulating the trade and we need to know where the money is coming from.” However, by allowing crypto assets as commodities, the country may be able to “better regulate trade … so that is being looked at,” the official said.

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CFPB “mystery” field hearing is no longer a mystery

CFPB Monitor

Kaplinsky On October 30, Barbara Mishkin reported that the CFPB scheduled a field hearing in Wilmington, Delaware on November 13. Barbara speculated at that time that the field hearing would be the occasion for the CFPB to unveil its long-awaited proposed regulation pertaining to prepaid cards.

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Santander Gets Hit With Fine Due To Overdraft Practices

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The CFPB said that, from 2010 to 2014, Santander was marketing and enrolling consumers in its “Account Protector” service designed to protect customers from overdrawing on their accounts at ATMS and on one-time debit card transactions. Customers were charged $35 per overdraft.

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CFPB holds field hearing on proposed rules for prepaid accounts

CFPB Monitor

Yesterday I attended the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) field hearing in Wilmington, Delaware, at which the CFPB unveiled and accepted public comment on its long-awaited proposed rule for prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z) (the Rule).

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Finance in motion— $1B moved for $0.02

Lex Sokolin

Goldman Sachs entered and dominated personal digital lending, runs a neobank and roboadvisor, bought a large digital wealth footprint in United Capital, launched a credit card in partnership with Apple, and is now looking into cryptocurrency stablecoins ?—?something Do you think we will see another moment like this in our careers?

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Sizzle/Fizzle: In Banking, Truth as Currency

PYMNTS

If you were in the market for a credit card or looking to sell a house, this past week was a good one, as rewards points on the former, and prices for the latter were both up. This comes in the face of JPMorgan slashing its own points offer on Sapphire cards. million to Delaware — to resolve predatory subprime auto loan allegations.

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Banking Is Only The Beginning: 30 Big Industries Blockchain Could Transform

CB Insights

Banks are among the growing number of financial services giants investing in blockchain startups such as R3 CEV, which is working with an 80+ member consortium of banks, regulators, and technology partners to develop Corda, a blockchain platform designed to be the “new operating system” for financial markets. Cybersecurity.