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Rakuten files third application for FDIC insurance

CFPB Monitor

Unless Rakuten’s most recent application is granted before that date, Rakuten’s FDIC insurance application, if approved by the FDIC, would subject Rakuten to the terms of the Rule. Rakuten’s first FDIC deposit insurance application was filed in July 2019, and was withdrawn in March 2020.

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5 Campaigns to Increase Deposits Targeting Digital Wallets

South State Correspondent

FDIC insurance doesn’t matter until it matters, and the funds in many digital wallets are not insured. Similarly, many digital wallet users have funds from single-use events in apps like Cash App, Starbucks, or Walmart Wallet. to move the money via a real-time payment or debit card, taking 30 minutes.

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Phlatbed CEO: How Mobile Tools Keep On-Demand Wages Moving

PYMNTS

percent in 2019, its lowest rate in a decade since the FDIC first began tracking this statistic in 2009. The excepted spike in unbanked consumers is thought to mirror the financial impacts of other similar events to the health crisis however, the report continued, most crucially those of the Great Recession.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2024: A Race to Perform … and Earn the Right to Transform 

Gonzobanker

many we talked with in the halls acknowledged that credit quality remains a wild card to start the year. For the bankers we talked with, acknowledging challenges—think NIM, credit, regulation, election uncertainty, unemployment and CRE—while portraying resilience created quite a few compelling narratives throughout the event.

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The 35 Biggest Banking, Mortgage & BankTech Events in 2023

Fintech Labs Insights

Below is our curated list of the best global banking tech events, conferences and trade shows in 2023. These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms.

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Phone ‘Finney’ To Debut In Dec; AriseBank CEO Handed 120-Year Prison Sentence Over $4M Crypto Scam

PYMNTS

According to The Next Web , Jared Rice defrauded investors out of $4 million after he claimed the company would become the “first decentralized banking platform” — offering FDIC -insured accounts and banking services, as well as Visa -branded credit cards and other cryptocurrency services.

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Top 10 Crypto scams to look for in 2023

Abrigo

The events of the past year have been marked by significant volatility and the exposure of vulnerabilities in the crypto-asset sector," read a joint statement from the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and the OCC. SIM-Swap scams: SIM-swap scams occur when someone obtains a copy of your cellphone's SIM card to access your phone data.