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FDIC and Duke University announce fintech research conference

CFPB Monitor

This Wednesday April 24th, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative will host a conference titled “ Fintech and the Future of Banking ” in Arlington, Virginia.

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6 ways the FDIC is fostering fintech innovation, diversity and inclusion

BankInovation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has taken steps to promote fintech partnerships and diversity and inclusion within the financial services industry, both internally at the FDIC and among the institutions it regulates, FDIC Chairwoman Jelena McWilliams said during the LendIt Fintech USA 2020 conference Wednesday.

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Fintechs Face Difficult Regulatory Realities on Charters

Bank Innovation

Fintechs are having trouble facing reality when it comes to obtaining bank charters, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams and Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting said here at the FDIC’s Fintech and the Future of Banking conference on Wednesday. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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6 ways the FDIC is fostering fintech innovation, diversity and inclusion

BankInovation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has taken steps to promote fintech partnerships and diversity and inclusion within the financial services industry, both internally at the FDIC and among the institutions it regulates, FDIC Chairwoman Jelena McWilliams said during the LendIt Fintech USA 2020 conference Wednesday.

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CFPB announces launch of new system for providing guidance and issues first Circular; FDIC issues final rule on misuse of FDIC name or logo or making misrepresentations about deposit insurance

CFPB Monitor

They do not restrict the Bureau’s exercise of its authorities, impose any legal requirements on external parties, or create or confer any rights on external parties that could be enforceable in any administrative or civil proceeding. FDIC Final Rule.

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Mnuchin Prefers Private Over Government Solutions to Data Collection, Use

Bank Innovation

Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said today that he prefers private over government solutions when it comes to collecting and using consumer data for financial products and services, speaking at a fintech conference hosted here by the FDIC.

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OCC’s FinTech Charter’s Uncharted Legal Seas

PYMNTS

Lights out for the FinTech charter idea? The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) debuted a special purpose charter in 2016 that would have given FinTechs a leg up on competing with traditional financial services companies. Can’t get the charter without FDIC coverage. As reported , the U.S.

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