PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

Getting bogged down in a maze or taking unnecessary risks — the current climate for FinTech in the United States often leaves players with only those two stark choices, according to Bruce Parker, founder and CEO of Modo , which describes itself as a “cloud-based utility” that enables payment system interoperability. FinTech Improvements.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

The movement toward linkups between traditional financial institutions (FI) and FinTech firms seems an inexorable one — in the cross-selling of corporate services into consumer bases that embrace individuals and, typically, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). However, looking elsewhere beyond U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

In technology, innovation, of course, is as critical as oxygen, fueling the “next big thing” and boosting top and bottom lines. And, according to Cipher , a data insights firm based in the United Kingdom, in FinTech, the patent race is one that is seeing some clear winners, among them large tech firms, with traditional banks trailing.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

As FinTechs eye growth, and look to gain scale by providing more “mainstream” financial services, might those plans hit a speed bump when it comes to the infrastructure needed to bring products to the masses? As has been reported, the regulators include the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

10), Craig Moore, CEO of business financing platform Beehive , not only made the case for more P2P lending in the Middle East (the company is based in the United Arab Emirates), but also gave a larger view of the FinTech situation in that region as a new decade dawns. But in a new PYMNTS interview on Tuesday (Dec. More Focus on P2P Lending.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

In addition, any firms that carry out crypto asset related activity within the scope of the FCA’s regulations must register with the authority before conducting business. but then of course Brexit looms) must begin regulating cryptocurrency assets with the same regulations that govern banks and other financial firms.

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MARCH 10, 2023

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MAY 25, 2018

“We have a lot of predatory lending out here, which we want to regulate,” Geoffrey Mwau, director general of budget, fiscal and economic affairs at the country’s treasury, said on Thursday (May 24).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

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. Regulation, Law and Going Forward. As reported , the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

Banks, he noted, have to be compliant with a host of extremely stringent regulations, and often across multiple jurisdictions – all with different rules. And, he noted, banks and FinTechs are going to need time to negotiate their relationships with each other, and with consumers the world over. Why Banks Need FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The top of any FinTech’s to-do — and to-keep-doing — list. The age of technology is, of course, well upon us, with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) a key conduit to making sure that at least some business operations — once the province of spreadsheets and reams of paper — can be streamlined. Compliance and risk? Plugging In To Plugins.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

But that’s against a backdrop where interest rates are low, and thanks to the Federal Reserve, will be near zero over the course of several years. On the consumer side of the equation, of course, higher mobile device penetration and internet connectivity mean that consumers can take advantage of those new offerings.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

But that’s not the whole story, of course. They are heavily regulated and require heavy investment,” both in terms of capital and human resources. “It If it’s the latter — or some combination of the latter — that means working with FinTechs or other financial services players that are not traditional FIs.

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JULY 29, 2022

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JUNE 30, 2022

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

Three months in, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation still stymies some firms seeking to comply with new rules and regulations governing data protection and privacy. FinTech Firms Eye Bank Charters. Against the challenges, many of these companies are indeed shifting resources to grapple with GDPR.

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Bussman Advisory

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

regulators tell banks to prepare for Russian cyberattack threat. The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here: Interested in FinTech or Digital Assets related Advisory or Workshop? We offer advisory services for the executive team and in-person or virtual courses with tailored topics.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

The European Union has decided it won’t take a formal stance on regulating blockchain, at least for now. According to the EU parliamentary committee, now is not the time to regulate. The unknowns, of course, have left regulators worried that it’s too early to set rules for a technology that has not been fully explored.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Visa and the Dutch FinTech TerraPay said they plan to develop and deliver “payment solutions to drive financial inclusion and cashless transactions for domestic payments and global remittances.”. We’ve basically seen a multi-year acceleration of the world going digital over the course of a few weeks,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Collaborating with FinTechs means FIs can create innovative tools and consumer-facing features, but it also throws the established banking world into flux. They are [already] being challenged by a lot of the FinTechs and the larger technology companies.”. Open Banking and the Customer Service Shift.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

It all depends on how you look at it — and where you look, of course. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. And, of course, the crypto landscape extends well beyond bitcoin. Of course, it’ll take some time to get there if we do. Dollars Done Digitally.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Blue Ridge Bank in Virginia changed course after its rapid growth in the fintech partnership business landed it in hot water. But the path back to a traditional community banking model is also proving to be bumpy.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Financial condition and competitive market environment and client base.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

It’s not exactly dogs and cats living together in harmony, but FinTechs and banks — the upstarts and the traditionalists — are certainly cozying up, a trend that looks certain to continue. The deal is newsworthy because the mainstream view still sees banks and FinTechs as adversaries, each competing for payment and financial services revenue.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

It’s no secret that banks and FinTechs are collaborating at a rate faster than ever before. There’s the long-term lure, of course, of increased customer headcount and cross-pollination of new revenue streams. Done right, a FI/FinTech whole can be greater than the sum of its parts.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. However, of course, it was generative AI that remained at the peak of the hype cycle. You have never heard so many intelligent people sound not so smart.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

That includes anniversaries in the payments space, of course. Generally speaking, that data sharing paves the way for a streamlined banking experience, especially over online and mobile conduits, via regulated providers. Anniversaries offer a moment to pause and reflect, and look back on what’s past and what’s to come. Last week, Jan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The FinTech is reportedly likely to apply for a charter with California’s Division of Financial Institutions and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in the next few weeks. It’s aimed at exactly that problem space, which is more and more commerce players want embedded FinTech.”. And [that is a] mega trend,” Allaire said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

As reported by the Gulf Times , the Qatar Central Bank adopted new regulations in December that focus on combating money laundering and terrorist financing. India, of course, has said financial firms cannot provide such services, and China has banned the operation of domestic exchanges. Time will tell, of course.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Blockchain, of course, isn’t only to blame. Anyone in a regulated industry — and that’s just about all of them — are also plenty dubious about using cryptocurrencies as the processing rails for supporting those pilots and incorporating them into their longer-term plans should their pilots show promise. The issues at IBM run far deeper.

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Bussman Advisory

DECEMBER 9, 2023

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 21, 2017

He had found a nice little FinTech start-up with a really neat Open API capability which could be used by the bank in days. That regulators would allow the bank to outsource such critical processing capabilities, they say. My banking buddy agreed, although I was of course pandering to his frustrations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The favored narrative about banks and FinTech startups is generally not a love story. Of course, banks have to be run with safety and soundness to protect those deposits, but they also have myriad public mandates, like fair lending, anti-money laundering and customer privacy. Usually, it is more of an all-out war story.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Earlier this week, a FinTech took the leap into the full spectrum of financial services, perhaps paving the way for future mashups. FinTech has bought a bank, and it shows how digital-first firms can broaden their scale and reach with cross-pollination across financial offerings. To be the bank, buy the bank.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

At the end of the year, a new regulation called the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will officially take effect, requiring banks, credit unions, financial institutions and FinTech companies across the continent to change the way they conduct business. The update comes nearly a decade after the first regulation took effect.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

So it is in B2B, where activity crosses borders and currencies, and where regulations shift without the benefit of regularity. FinTech is under discussion, of course, and blockchain makes for some debate. Tokenization makes more than a token appearance.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

Those ecosystems will leverage the trust that consumers have placed in traditional financial industry players and tech companies of all sizes – including Big Tech , of course. To that end, BBVA was one of six banks that said on Monday (Aug. Ready For The Digital Shift. billion dollars in small business loans.

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