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Japanese FinTech Rakuten Applying For US Banking Charter 

PYMNTS

A Japanese FinTech company is applying for a banking charter in the United States, according to a report by American Banker. The eCommerce firm Rakuten currently runs a shopper rewards program in the States, and said would file the necessary paperwork on Friday (July 26) with Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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UK, US move to address SVB collapse

BankInovation

LONDON — The United States and the United Kingdom are trying to sort out the impact of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse on fintechs. In the U.S.,

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BaaS Banks Are in Time Out, and Here’s Why It’s a Big Deal

Gonzobanker

To realize the rewards of the BaaS industry, banks and fintechs are going to have to learn to play by some non-negotiable rules – together. Now, the bank is required to receive FDIC approval for all new third parties and credit products. The FDIC Consent Order is going to impact all partnerships going forward.

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Fintech Deals Are Still Happening – and It’s a Good Thing

Gonzobanker

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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Phlatbed CEO: How Mobile Tools Keep On-Demand Wages Moving

PYMNTS

In the United States, 8 million consumers have fallen below the poverty line since May, for example, movement that severely reduces the access these consumers may have to financial tools. percent in 2019, its lowest rate in a decade since the FDIC first began tracking this statistic in 2009.

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Reports of Small Business Lending’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated

Celent Banking

After all, in the United States small businesses comprise 99.7% The lack of “just right” solutions for many small business financial problems has been a golden opportunity for FinTech firms. But FinTech companies figured out early on that small businesses weren’t getting the attention they deserved from traditional banks.

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California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation responds to OppFi’s attempt to block “true lender” challenge to loans made through bank partnership

CFPB Monitor

OppFi’s complaint recites that prior to 2019, the Bank entered into a contractual arrangement with OppFi (Program) pursuant to which the Bank uses OppFi’s technology platform to make small-dollar loans to consumers throughout the United States (Program Loans).