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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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Brex Offers FDIC Insurance, Adds Chief Legal Officer

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Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). Her role will include legal and compliance oversight including the company affiliate, Brex Treasury LLC, a Securities and Exchange-registered broker-dealer.

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Cryptos, Blockchain Listed Among SEC Priorities In 2020

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Call it, perhaps, a New Year’s Resolution list — for regulators. 8), the Securities and Exchange Commission ’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance and Examinations (OCIE) offered up a list of its priorities for the year that has just dawned. In documents released Tuesday (Jan.

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Promontory Financial Group CEO on the future of RegTech

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During the interview, he describes how we are in the middle of a cryptocurrency “explosion” that is ripe for regulation. He expects regulation in crypto as a matter of when, not if, and the future success or failure of this new form of this volatile currency may very well hinge on how it’s regulated.

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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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Fintech to facilitate inclusive financial system in China, say experts

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Fintech to facilitate inclusive financial system establishment in China, say experts. He added that China could use Blockchain technologies to decentralize its financial regulations and supervision by allowing private companies to test the ground in so-called regulatory sandboxes. Compliance. Cryptocurrencies.

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FinTech Startup Revolut Raises $80M In New Funding, Now Valued At $5.5B

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Since then, the financial technology (FinTech) company has expanded its portfolio to also offer business banking. with an app and debit card, expanded into cryptocurrency trading with Paxos Trust Co., Revolut is an app-based consumer bank account that allows customers to send and receive money and use built-in budgeting tools.