BankInovation

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC) recently made available the demos of its first FDITECH Sprint, a contest held in September that focused on reaching unbanked customers via fintech solutions.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 24, 2022

SoFi Technologies, has applied to the Federal Reserve to become a bank holding company and therefore subject to consolidated supervision. In its press release announcing the withdrawal, the OCC stated that Figure Technologies had amended its charter application for Figure Bank, National Association, to offer FDIC-insured deposit accounts.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Last week, the Federal Reserve Board published a paper on partnerships between community banks and fintech companies, “Community Bank Access to Innovation through Partnerships.” The Fed’s publication of the paper is another indication of the increased attention that regulators are paying to bank relationships with fintechs.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 8, 2023

The Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC have released final interagency guidance for their respective supervised banking organizations on managing risks associated with third-party relationships, including relationships with financial technology-focused entities such as bank/fintech sponsorship arrangements.

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Jack Henry

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Investments in financial technology have been increasing for years, but the events of the last 18 months have created a new sense of urgency for community banks and credit unions to fine-tune their digital strategies across the spectrum of various fintech investments.

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Banking Exchange

MAY 19, 2021

Corporation is the latest regulator to respond to the rapidly growing fintech market Compliance Technology Feature3 Fintech Blockchain Feature Financial Trends Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Compliance Management Compliance/Regulatory.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 19, 2022

federal district court in December 2020 seeking to block the OCC from granting a national bank charter to Figure Technologies Inc. The lawsuit represented the CSBS’s third challenge to the OCC’s authority to issue special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters to non-depository fintech companies or to uninsured deposit-taking fintechs.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Port Angeles, Washington-based bank said it has already invested "significant resources" into enhancing its compliance management for fintech partnerships, after self-reporting a problem last year.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 31, 2021

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide). Financial condition and competitive market environment and client base.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 4, 2020

All the capital flowing into the digital fintech space is helping to solve banking industry challenges. As the industry’s appetite for digital technology grows, the capital that’s been flowing into mostly digital-focused fintech is solving real industry challenges right now. SoFi/Galileo: This $1.2 customer impact.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The ongoing struggle, supposedly existential in nature, that pits upstart, relatively young FinTech firms against arrogantly complacent banks for supremacy in this new and growing world of digital payments and commerce. And that is a bank – one with FDIC insurance and safeguards that keep their money safe. The subject? Trust in Banks.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

An FDIC enforcement action against Lineage Bank is part of a wave of cases involving banks that have partnered with fintechs in recent years.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

INTRUST Bank recently announced it is also taking part in the trend of collaborating with FinTechs. In July 2017, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) held a meeting with a group of community bankers which told officials about the competitive pressures they’re facing from FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

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. Behind the scenes, we built a bunch of technology and whatnot. … Step aims to fill that hole by creating what it calls “family banking services.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

announced that it is partnering with Evolve Bank & Trust , an FDIC-insured financial services organization, to offer a full suite of customizable credit, debit, prepaid and DDA products. And the use of i2c’s cloud-based platform will allow Evolve to launch programs quickly, easily, and seamlessly. and around the globe.”.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 5, 2021

federal district court to block the OCC from granting a national bank charter to Figure Technologies Inc. federal district court challenging the OCC’s authority to issue special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters to non-depository fintech companies. The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has filed a lawsuit in D.C.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

Like other FinTechs, Betterment will partner with FDIC-insured institutions since it doesn’t have a bank charter. Although traditional financial institutions largely don’t consider FinTech firms as competition, both established and emerging FinTechs are well-positioned to capture traditional banking customers.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has gotten the ball rolling for financial technology firms trying to operate a national platform, but the FDIC and Federal Reserve should act to remove other policy roadblocks.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 21, 2021

Last week, the OCC, Federal Reserve Board, and FDIC issued proposed guidance for banking organizations on managing risks associated with third-party relationships, including those with financial technology-focused entities such as bank/fintech sponsorship arrangements.

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Risk Management Management FDIC Financial Technology 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the trade group for community banks, is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deny a federal deposit insurance application by payment terminal company Square. This isn’t the first time the group has opposed a deposit insurance application.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Cross River Bank has partnered with a range of FinTech startups since its 2008 launch, including collaborations with Stripe , Coinbase and Affirm , reports said. Its takeover of Seed strengthens its position in the small business FinTech market. Reports noted that the bank declined to disclose financial details of the takeover.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

but it has now moved within a few steps of obtaining what has eluded fintech firms of late: a green light from banking regulators. It was Varo's second try with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

percent in 2019, its lowest rate in a decade since the FDIC first began tracking this statistic in 2009. Another FDIC report found that 31 percent of American consumers are now using peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile wallet apps, for example. This represents a noted reversal from trends of the past decade.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Challenger banks have raised $100 million worldwide in the second quarter and are the fastest-growing FinTechs, Lindsay Davis, a senior intelligence analyst at CB Insights, told the FT. . challengers partners with traditional banks to get backing from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2017

Aiming to back and support FinTech startups focused on the underserved, Accion International and VC Quona Capital raised $141 million in funding. According to a report , the funding came from multiple institutional investors in support of FinTech startups that focus on those who are shutout of traditional banking systems around the globe.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 4, 2021

federal district court seeking to block the OCC from granting a national bank charter to Figure Technologies Inc. The lawsuit represents CSBS’s third challenge to the OCC’s authority to issue special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters to non-depository fintech companies. The first two lawsuits were dismissed on ripeness grounds.

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Jeff For Banks

MAY 7, 2016

Recent news of Prosper scaling back and OnDeck Capital's ongoing losses has taken a little shine off of the FinTech apple. Recently a former bank director and active bank stock investor asked me about the rise of FinTechs and how it impacts community banks. I think technology firms are going to change banking forever.

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American Banker

MAY 1, 2023

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American Banker

MAY 2, 2023

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 10, 2016

titled: “ How to make fintech work for all Americans.” ” Speakers include industry representatives and an FDIC representative. On October 13, 2016, the Brookings Institute will hold an event in Washington, D.C.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Co-signed by the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America and The Clearing House, the letter argues that banks and non-bank technology firms are both already embracing innovation in customer service offerings. FDIC), the states and the courts.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Without a regulatory mandate, many in the financial services and FinTech space believe that competition will — and already has — nudged the industry toward embracing data integrations across platforms and service providers in the name of better banking experiences. Bank participation is key to promoting open banking in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

We believe that we can use our technology expertise to benefit users, banks and the entire financial ecosystem.” . Bank customers will benefit from useful insights and budgeting tools while keeping their money in an FDIC- or NCUA-insured account.”.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Banking Transformed Banking Transformed by the Financial Brand’s Jim Marous has new episodes several times a month and features executives from financial institutions, financial technology firms, authors, consultants, and other experts in the banking industry.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Figure Technologies would only accept uninsured deposits, so it would not be subject to Fed or FDIC oversight. A major concern for banks is that the effort could open the door to incursions by bigger tech companies.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

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