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FinCEN and OCC address cryptocurrency: responsible innovation and pervasive hype

CFPB Monitor

On May 19, 2022, the Associate Director of the Enforcement and Compliance Division of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), Alessio Evangelista, spoke at the Chainalysis Links Conference in New York City on the topic of “The Intersection of Cryptocurrencies and National Security.” Responsible Innovation “.

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Philadelphia Mall Owner Takes Care Of Its Own

PYMNTS

The entire process, cradle to grave, has failed to evolve and innovate with the customer in mind.”. The Philadelphia Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) owns 17 malls surrounding the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania corridor, with a smattering of properties near Detroit and Washington, DC.

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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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The day that digital currency started

Tomorrow's Transactions

It was true cash replacement, invented at National Westminster Bank (NatWest) in 1990 by Tim Jones and Graham Higgins. Well, look East, where the first reports have appeared concerning the Digital Currency/Electronic Payment (DC/EP) system being tested in four cities: Shenzen, Chengdu, Suzhou and Xiong’an.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2013 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Access National Corporation #4. and its subsidiary BofI Federal Bank aspire to be the most innovative branchless bank in the United States providing products and services superior to their competitors, branch-based or otherwise. So, as a branchless bank, BofI has leveraged its significantly lower operating expenses into profit.

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What Are Smart Cities?

CB Insights

Thanks to innovative technology, smart cities are already a reality — and they continue to expand and become more refined. Innovation platform Amsterdam Smart City was created to develop solutions for a wide range of metropolitan issues. Get a data-driven look at the startups and industry players developing smart city technologies.

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Financial Policy Predictions 2021: Meaningful Changes Ahead

FICO

Since the FCC’s 2015 broad definition of Automatic Telephone Dialing System (ATDS) was struck down by the DC Court of Appeals, a steady stream of class action lawsuits have resulted in a number of conflicting decisions and a split among the courts. Now, with the U.S. Supreme Court set to rule in Facebook v.