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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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November alone had $8B in BNPL volume and Affirm has managed to come back from the Fintech Winter with a bang. In addition, it has has opened more than 400,000 debit cards and is opening as many as 75,000 per month, creating a whole other disruption risk we need to discuss. The Bank Regulator Working for Merchants Award!

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Fans and Foes of OCC True Lender Rule Spar at Senate Committee “Rent-a-Bank” Hearing

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Senator Toomey explained the importance of the True Lender rule in facilitating credit availability on reasonable terms, in particular to higher-risk, marginalized consumers.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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Second Curve analyst Zack Maxfield opened a TD Bank checking account on his phone in nine minutes while he waited to speak with a teller at one of the bank’s branches, but waited an hour to fund the account and order a debit card. The workplace a millennial will most confuse with Silicon Valley – Live Oak Bank in North Carolina.

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Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $300 Million Plus 2 IPOs Raise $5.9 Billion

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Gift cards backed with public company equity. Fingerprint-authenticated payment card. 401(k) management. Card rewards management. HQ: Raleigh, North Carolina. Tags: Enterprise, IDology (investor), security, risk management, payments, Finovate alum. Source: Re/Code. Source: Finovate.

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Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raise $220 Million the Second Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

million for its credit- and debit-card loyalty program. HQ: Wilmington, North Carolina. Debit and credit card rewards. Risk Focus. Risk management for capital markets. Tags: Institutions, compliance, risk mananagement, trading, investing. Buzz Points grabbed $1.8 Source: FT Partners.