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OCC’s New Office of Financial Technology Portends Increased Supervisory Activity

CFPB Monitor

The OCC’s announcement that it will establish an Office of Financial Technology to “bolster the agency’s expertise and ability to adapt to a rapidly changing banking landscape” should come as no surprise to those who have been following recent pronouncements of Acting Comptroller Michael J.

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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

The unicorns of core banking systems have been running wild the past few weeks, and these frothy deals signal a future shift in how executives should view the world of financial technology. billion (~30 times revenue) in stock was part of SoFi’s ambitious vision to become the “AWS of Fintech.”

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FinTech Revolut’s Losses Triple As Customer Base Grows

PYMNTS

With its losses mounting, the London-based digital bank may need to tap into its corporate reserves to keep up with its expansion plans. Revolut , one of the biggest players in the crowded financial technology (FinTech) sector, has yet to make a profit. The FinTech has since expanded to offer business banking.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Most fintech companies are fine, but they’ve stopped blowing off econ class for mimosa brunches. Especially in fintech, which had the roughest semester last spring. Fintech is still alive and well, Gonzobankers, and fintech deals are still happening. Banks Bought More Fintechs (Until Sum mer Break Started!).

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Why Not All FinTech Providers Are FinTech Firms

PYMNTS

Such is the case in financial services, where “ FinTech ” is often used to describe financial technology vendors. “A A firm that offers financial technology is not necessarily a FinTech,” said Provenir Managing Director Paul Thomas, who thinks the distinction between the two needs to be clearer.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Fall Festivities

Gonzobanker

Digital: Pigskin Pick-Ups Bankjoy , a digital banking provider, had a funding round led by the Curql Collective Credit Union Service Organization. Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Stripe raised Series I financing.

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Charles Potts: Opportunities in the fintech landscape

Independent Banker

A convergence of economic and marketplace factors presents community banks with new opportunities for innovation and growth as they look to the new year. The fintech landscape is shifting. For community banks that have yet to start evaluating digital solutions and providers, now is the time to act. By Charles Potts, ICBA.

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