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China's Financial Industry Firms Redo Plans, Funding In Wake Of More Oversight

PYMNTS

With regulators cracking down in China, FinTech leaders are scrambling for capital and trying to plan their futures, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. And those lending in multiple provinces would have to have 5 billion yuan in registered capital at a minimum.

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The United States Of Fintech: The Most Well-Funded Fintech Startup In Each State

CB Insights

Across the US, well-funded companies are rethinking how the financial system operates. Following our previous mapping of the most well funded startups in each state and most well funded food & beverage startups in each state , we used CB Insights database to identify the most well-funded private fintech startup in each state.

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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

CFPB Monitor

Thereafter, “using its existing lending operations and personnel, LoanMart commenced ‘marketing’ and ‘servicing’ auto title loans purportedly made by CCBank, a small Utah-chartered bank operating out of Provo, Utah.” The DOB indicated that such loans have interest rates greater than 90 percent.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

FinTech threats and distractions. While the darling of FinTech conferences, this divestiture seems primarily driven as a means of Customers delaying the $10 billion Durbin hit and maintaining quarterly EPS expectations from the Street. Oh, by the way, that Fintech darling of two years ago Lending Club? Payments chaos.

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Dodd/Frank-CFPB: Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule

Abrigo

Data collection for small business lenders Financial institutions, fintech companies, and other small business lenders will need to begin collecting a wide array of small business lending data under the Consumer Financial Protection Board’s (CFPB) proposed small business lending data collection rule. Commenters have until Nov.

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AI Will Put 10 Million Jobs At High Risk — More Than Were Eliminated By The Great Recession

CB Insights

Early-stage food-preparation startups using robotics and AI are proliferating, and operating in both B2B and B2C models. Its self-checkout and ordering process is gaining popularity, and Eatsa has expanded beyond San Francisco to New York and Washington DC. Robot-run warehouses are already in operation. in funding.

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37 Corporate Innovation Labs In Finance

CB Insights

As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. DBS leaders expect to see more than 5,000 people actively innovating DBS’ services and operations at DAX each year. Get the entire 43-page PDF. FIS Global — FIS Innovation Lab.