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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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D+H, RBC Launch Lending Simulation for Better Performance

Bank Innovation

Financial technology solutions provider D+H has launched Barometer today, a software-as-a-service assessment and training solution for lenders, in partnership with the Royal Bank of Canada, which is one of the largest financial institutions in the country. Barometer is a lending simulation, the first of its Read More.

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Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech

PYMNTS

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets.

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The Hot New Job in Fintech: Someone to Deal With Regulators

Bank Innovation

Several financial-technology companies are looking to staff up in regulatory compliance, according to job posting data reviewed […]. This newfound attention is compelling the biggest names in fintech to prioritize a part of their business that’s often ignored.

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U.S. Congress Launches Task Forces for Fintech, AI

Bank Innovation

House Financial Services Committee has unanimously adopted two resolutions establishing task forces for fintech and artificial intelligence. The Task Force on Financial Technology will examine issues including “the current legal framework for fintech, how fintech is used in lending and how consumers engage with fintech,” the committee stated.

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Payroll Cards Find Opportunity In Corporates’ Digitization Push

PYMNTS

With the pandemic nudging businesses further into the digital payments realm, commercial card innovation is heating up to capitalize on the opportunity for adoption. As companies elevate their use of payroll cards, Galileo Financial Technologies is rolling out its own solution to facilitate employee compensation.

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Big tech Is coming for banking: Experts predict fintech’s 2020

Bank Innovation

Financial technology startups will enter the next decade with a little more street cred than the last time around. Nearly 60 upstarts focusing on financial services — from Stripe Inc. to Chime Inc. to Plaid Inc. — have garnered valuations of more than $1 billion in recent years, according to CB Insights.