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Revolut Adds Crypto To US Offerings With Paxos Deal

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European FinTech Revolut, which recently debuted in the U.S. With Paxos Crypto Brokerage, companies can leverage our expertise and regulatory compliance to easily and securely integrate crypto into their applications. The Paxos platform offers the security and liquidity we need to offer our users the best crypto experience.”.

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OCC Moves Ahead with Long-Planned and Much-Discussed Fintech Charter

Bank Innovation

It’s good news for fintechs in lending and payments that want a federal banking license, the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has started accepting applications starting today. The fintech charter does not require deposit insurance from the FDIC, per a recommendation from the Treasury Department.

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FinTech Step Aims To Create The Concept Of ‘Family Banking’

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The company offers FDIC-insured bank accounts and a Visa -branded payment cards for teens (aged 13-18) with budgeting features and other financial education tools built in. But it also has to be something that parents see as trustworthy, secure, stable and likely to promote financial literacy. We don't take that lightly.

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Mnuchin Prefers Private Over Government Solutions to Data Collection, Use

Bank Innovation

Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said today that he prefers private over government solutions when it comes to collecting and using consumer data for financial products and services, speaking at a fintech conference hosted here by the FDIC.

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FIs Or FinTechs: Who Will Power Banking?s Big Digital Shift?

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And, they said, traditional players can find competitive strength by linking up with firms that had previously been viewed as foes (that would be FinTechs). HMBradley offers FDIC-insured accounts through Hatch Bank based in California, and rates of about 3 percent on its savings accounts.

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Can Banks Solve their Small-Dollar Loan Problem with Fintech Partnerships?

Bank Innovation

Aura, a San Francisco-based fintech offering affordable loans to low to moderate-income households, wants to partner with banks to offer those loans to consumers who have traditionally been unable to secure them from larger institutions.

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Colorado Settlement Provides a Possible Path Forward for Certain Bank-Fintech Online Lending Partnerships

CFPB Monitor

We have previously blogged about the lawsuits filed by the Colorado Attorney General against fintechs Avant and Marlette Funding and their partner banks WebBank and Cross River Bank. Supreme Court, a Colorado appellate court (after any chance for appeal has run) or the FDIC adopts a “true lender” test that differs from the safe harbor).