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From Farce to Menace

Independent Banker

Even as nearly one-third of Americans are already members of a credit union, it seems there’s almost nothing the NCUA still won’t try to further expand the market reach and special tax-exempt privileges of the credit unions it supervises. Talk about your captive regulator! When credit unions say “jump,” the NCUA says, “how high?”.

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Who Should Lead The Digital ID Push?

PYMNTS

The digital identity verification market is projected to reach $12.8 Use cases for the digital ID wallet could include accessing age-restricted places like bars, signing into services like online tax filing or verifying identities at polling stations. There’s no question the world is moving in a digital direction.

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Fintech Fundings: 35 Companies Raise $470 Million the Third Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Wilmington, Delaware. Income tax prep. Alt-investing in emerging markets. Tags: Consumer, tax preparation. Source: Crunchbase. Digital health insurance platform. Latest round: $25 million Series A. Total raised: $25 million. Source: FT Partners. Fintech company builder. Latest round: $23.6 million Series A.