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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

Bank executives should take these new deals’ valuations as a sign that the free market sees the future of finance as unbundled from the traditional industry structure. Fiserv had previously been recommending Finxact as the occasional digital bank core alternative to its traditional DNA, Premier, and Cleartouch core platforms.

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Revolut Brings Open Banking To Germany In Deal With TrueLayer

PYMNTS

Earlier this year, the European digital bank had taken on Ireland, France and Italy. In a press release, Revolut said the latest expansion would bring open banking to its users in Germany. Revolut said its new open banking offer was developed with TrueLayer , a London-based financial technology (FinTech) company.

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Synchrony Acquiring Allegro To Grow Health Financing

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“Throughout its history, Allegro Credit has built a reputation for service excellence and innovation,” CareCredit CEO Beto Casellas said in the announcement. We see an amazing opportunity to amplify our differentiated innovative offerings through Synchrony and CareCredit’s network, reach and scale.

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NEW DATA: Why 100% Of Mid-Sized FIs Fail To Climb The Innovation Curve

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Mid-sized financial institutions looking to stay competitive could learn a thing or two from both their larger and smaller counterparts. Other key takeaways from the latest Innovation Readiness playbook: The best-performing FIs focus on consumer engagement. gauges where banks are on the road to becoming innovators.

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Why FinTech start-ups think they can beat the banks

Chris Skinner

The pedestrian replies: “oh, if you want to get there, I wouldn’t start from here”, and this is exactly how banks feel today. They want to get to the nirvana of new technologies, but are stuck in a spaghetti of old systems. It is almost like banking in an apps store. Not bad for a six-year-old start-up.

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SMB Funding Embraces The Open Banking Way

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The Financial Stability Board this month issued a warning for financial institutions (FIs) that outsource key technologies and functions, warning of " systemic risk " associated with too much reliance on a third-party partner. ThinCats Links Up With Open Banking FinTech Salt Edge. In the U.K.,

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