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FHFA announces Office of Financial Technology

CFPB Monitor

On July 18, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced the launch of a new Office of Financial Technology with the goal of advancing effective risk management as it evaluates fintech developments in the housing finance space. In the introduction to the RFI, the FHFA noted President Biden’s March 2022 executive order.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Rises After Recent Crash; IRS Delivers New Rules For Crypto Investors

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Because threat actors often get recipients’ emails from password breach lists, they sometimes include passwords to lend authenticity,” Hunter Johnson, Cofense Professional Services at Cofense, wrote in a blog post. Ransom is demanded in bitcoin, upon threat of releasing damaging information to family, friends, and co-workers. percent rate.

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SMB Challenger Banks A Hot Spot With VCs

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Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations. Open Financial Technologies. India’s Open Financial Technologies raised $4.6 Chainalysis.

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Canadian Fintech Market Map

CB Insights

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. This subcategory includes companies enabling the trading, storing, and/ or usage of cryptocurrencies, but excludes companies working on cryptoassets unrelated to financial services (e.g.

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Fintech to facilitate inclusive financial system in China, say experts

Urs Bolt

Fintech to facilitate inclusive financial system establishment in China, say experts. He said China’s traditional financial systems need further improvement in regulatory oversight for peer lending and investment product suitability as well as managing personal data with regard to KYC (know your client). Compliance.

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Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raise $390 Million Week Ending May 13

Fintech Labs Insights

Incentive & rewards systems for financial institutions. Payments technology. Bridge Financial Technology. Back-office platform for financial advisors . Financial & time management service for freelancers. Latest round: $188 million Debt (for AvantCredit UK). Total raised: $1.92 billion Debt).

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Fintech Fundings: 23 Companies Raise $120 Million Week Ending Oct 30

Fintech Labs Insights

Financial reporting software. Clarus Financial Technology. Tags: Bitcoin, blockchain, remittances, payments, cryptocurrency, mobile. Source: Crunchbase. Identity proofing solutions. Latest round: $10.45 million Post IPO equity. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: Melbourne, Australia. Source: Finovate. Latest round: $10 million.