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nanopay: Proposed Canadian Payments Act Changes May Spur Innovation

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This is designed to promote competition and innovation by supporting new entrants into the marketplace,” Nanopay CEO Laurence Cooke told PYMNTS.com in an interview. Even so, the retail framework has been in draft and still needs to find a regulator – and people must be trained as well. By comparison, developers in the U.S.

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EU Proposed Law Aims To Make Friends With FinTech

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s exit from the bloc next year, the EU’s executive is set to propose a draft law aimed at boosting the FinTech market throughout the region. According to news from Reuters , a document by the European Commission revealed that the law would enable the FinTech sector to grow through crowdfunding and common blockchain technology standards. “An

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Credit Unions Innovate, But Stay Competitive With Credit Cards

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Tried-and-true credit unions (CUs) have managed to keep pace with commercial banks, FinTechs and other financial institutions. Roughly one-third (35 percent) have made data analytics investments over the past three years, according to the Credit Union Innovation Playbook. Despite innovations like AI and mobile video banking — 59.9

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Should Obama ‘Heed The Call’ On Bitcoin?

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Because he believes there should be proper protection and regulation over them. His comparison? How Bill Clinton’s administration dealt with the Internet in order to ensure it was not over-regulated. The point: to ensure laws and regulation would not negatively impact innovation. So, why digital currencies?

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Three reasons for risk analysts to get ready for quantum

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Another reason is compliance with mounting regulations, which leads to avoidance of penalties and losses. Regulators are demanding a substantial increase in the number of simulations, and a main challenge is to achieve the computing speed and power needed.

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Faster Payments: Does The Fed Have A Hidden Agenda?

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The regulator notified NACHA that they need more time to evaluate required changes to their system before giving it the green light. depository institutions are using for payments innovation.” Maybe that’s good news for the FinTechs, which would find other ways to monetize their services. This delay was initiated by the Fed.

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J.P.Morgan’s Quorum becomes part of ConsenSys

Lex Sokolin

Over 60% of Ant’s revenue comes from Fintech product lead generation, with capital risks passed on to the underlying banks and insurers, which Ant also digitizes. This therefore incorporates the types of enabling fintech that Refinitiv and Finastra dream about. It is less a banking enablement software (i.e.,