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FDIC Looks To Modernize Bank Reporting

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FDIC) is considering nixing its quarterly reports of banks in an attempt to modernize the way data is handled. To do so, the FDIC is going about a new competition among 20 data and technology firms to try and find the best way to move forward, WSJ reported. Recently, the FDIC also eased up the Volcker Rule.

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Brex Offers FDIC Insurance, Adds Chief Legal Officer

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Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). The new feature in Brex Cash allows customers the choice to hold cash savings with FDIC insurance, or invest in Money Market Funds.

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How Banks Can Tap Trust As Their Foundation For Innovation

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But as of 2020, it is a subject upon which seasoned experts can disagree, in a world where traditional banks and FinTechs are operating in parallel in the market – and, in many cases, are offering similar services for consumers. But the FinTechs, Baird noted, are adapting and innovating around that issue.

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FDIC seeks comments on small-dollar lending

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The FDIC’s issuance of the RFI signals that the FDIC intends to follow suit. Innovation. Unlike the FDIC, the OCC did not issue an RFI in advance of issuing its bulletin. In addition, it invites comment on the structure of small-dollar credit products offered by FDIC-supervised institutions. Challenges.

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N26 takes ‘pure-play’ approach to US market with checking account, debit card

Bank Innovation

German challenger bank N26 has partnered with San Diego-based Axos Bank to offer an FDIC-insured checking account and Visa debit card for U.S. The products, announced on Thursday, are now available to about 100,000 customers who were on the waitlist for the U.S. version of the app. The company said customers can sign up […].

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S&P: US banks relying less on big-box stores to house branch locations

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As of January, there were 3,989 in-store branches of FDIC-insured institutions housed within retail stores, a decrease of 2.3% since June 30, 2018, S&P Global Market Intelligence reported.? In-store branches are satellite bank branches located inside large retail spaces, such as supermarkets or chains like Walmart and Safeway.

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Bitcoin Daily: US Regulators Join Global Financial Innovation Network; Colorado Explores Crypto Banking For Cannabis Firms

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ( OCC ), and the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) have announced that they are joining the Global Financial Innovation Network ( GFIN ).

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