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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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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

The unicorns of core banking systems have been running wild the past few weeks, and these frothy deals signal a future shift in how executives should view the world of financial technology. The post Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology appeared first on Gonzobanker.

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What happened to the bitcoin bubble?

Chris Skinner

I was interviewed by UBS’s wealth management team a month ago, when the bitcoin bubble was in full bloom. That is the contention of Chris Skinner, Chairman of The Financial Services Club, author of thefinanser.com blog and one of Financial News’ ‘FinTech 40’ most influential people in financial technology.

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Brex Offers FDIC Insurance, Adds Chief Legal Officer

PYMNTS

Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). Brex said the new funding would be used for engineering and design to advance its tools for expense management and procurement.

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Is mPOS The New Nonprofit Nonoptional?

PYMNTS

In one recent move, for example, financial technology provider Payscape partnered with CardFlight to bring the latter’s SwipeSimple mPOS solution to more merchants. The solution also provides a dashboard with features, such as inventory management and analytics tools. as part of its Payscape Mobile offering.

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Bitcoin Daily: Speedy Crypto Exchange Launched By Former Morgan Stanley Developers; Starling Bank Co-founder Joins Winklevoss’ Gemini Trust

PYMNTS

A group of former software developers from Morgan Stanley have created a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that will reportedly execute trades in less than a millisecond for both retail and institutional investors. Phemex has been in the beta testing phase for several weeks, and started trading on Nov. These things will just take time.”.

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How Treasurers Can Prepare For A Real-Time Payments Ecosystem

PYMNTS

One financial technology firm currently navigating the process of securing a bank charter is Avanti Financial Group , and as it approaches market launch, Founder and CEO Caitlin Long said the firm is focusing on another area of financial services that has struggled to manage complex regulatory challenges: digital assets. .”

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