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Top News In Payments: House Committee Holds RTP Hearing; DoorDash Reveals May Data Breach

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Today in the payments news roundup, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing to talk about the FedNow development and its U.S. Also, DoorDash revealed it was the victim of a data breach in May, and Uber plans to merge its ride-hailing and food delivery applications.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Seeks Advice On Financial Data Access

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The announcement by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) comes on the heels of a symposium it held in February which included experts from consumer groups, financial technology (FinTech) companies, trade groups, banks and data aggregators.

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Equifax Buys Commercial Credit Data Company Ansonia

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Equifax , the Atlanta-based financial technology company, has purchased Ansonia Credit Data , a commercial credit data firm. trillion in accounts receivable data from industries in North America. In contrast, the credit data company’s international revenues in Q2 fell during that time, according to a statement.

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How Real-Time Data Recharges The Monthly Financial Close

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Financial technology innovation has opened the doors to massive transformation of corporate finance departments. Transformation Through Data. For middle-market organizations, the largest barrier to efficient financial close processes remains the struggle to obtain high-quality data. From Data To Intelligence.

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The Fiserv-First Data Merger Is Complete

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The big deal is now complete: Fiserv announced this morning (July 29) that it has completed its acquisition of First Data Corporation. The two massive firms first inked the deal earlier this year, which will see Fiserv purchase First Data for $22 billion in an all-stock transaction. He also noted that outside the U.S.,

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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

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Amid that growth, many of those lenders stated they have been using alternative data in tandem with what might be termed “traditional” information as they make credit decisions. Such alternative data, said the GAO, could pose risk to such lending decisions. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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JPMorgan And Plaid Inc. In Data Sharing Deal

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has inked a data sharing deal with Plaid Inc., the FinTech that connects banks with financial technology applications. will let customers more easily send banking data to third-party apps for managing their finances. consumers can share data with Betterment, PayPal’s Venmo and Coinbase, among others.

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