Remove cryptocurrency Remove Innovation Remove Risk Management Remove Technology
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Describe the Future of Banking in Buzzwords

Jeff For Banks

Decentralized finance (DeFi) : DeFi technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies, will disrupt traditional banking models and create new opportunities for financial inclusion. Data-driven decision-making : Banks will use data analytics to make better decisions about product development, marketing, and risk management.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

OCC announces national banks and federal savings associations can provide custody services for crypto assets

CFPB Monitor

cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers, including by holding the unique cryptographic keys associated with cryptocurrency.” Through intermediated exchanges of payments, banks facilitate the flow of funds within our economy and serve important financial risk management and other financial needs of bank customers.

National 113
article thumbnail

Bitcoin Daily: Crypto.Com Signs On To Open Payments Coalition; VMWare Exec: Digital Money Needs Stronger Supervision

PYMNTS

The technology lets users move money sans routing, banking account or credit card number. He noted that a number of payment technologies and digital currencies provide real anonymity or some degree of it. Kellermann said there has been a rise in the instances of thefts and hacks at cryptocurrency exchanges.

Bitcoin 141
article thumbnail

Bitcoin Daily: Caymans Introduce Digital Asset Regulatory Framework; Reserve Bank Of Australia To Test CBDC; Huobi Expands Support For Visa And Mastercard

PYMNTS

Their research will begin with a proof-of-concept for a CBDC operated on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to test the proposed coins’ use cases in payment settlements, the release stated. RBA expects to finish the project at the end of this year.

Bitcoin 160
article thumbnail

Geolocation Puts A Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions

PYMNTS

With it, financial institutions need to strengthen their compliance to mitigate the risk of running afoul of the law. It’s great to see the prioritization on innovation with this bill,” Wingert said, calling the AML regulatory changes important. Accurate and reliable data is a critical piece of modernizing the AML regimen,” he said.

Fraud 270
article thumbnail

State Regulation, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Financial Services, FinTech, Charles Clark, Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, License, Regulation, Bank of Indonesia, FinTech, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, News

PYMNTS

Elsewhere, in India, that country’s Reserve Bank has floated a raft of proposals seeking to boost the FinTech space, with a focus on innovation labs and data protection, among other initiatives. One consideration, the group has said, includes regulatory sandbox/innovation hubs that provide industry support as innovation comes to market.