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Charles Potts: Opportunities in the fintech landscape

Independent Banker

A convergence of economic and marketplace factors presents community banks with new opportunities for innovation and growth as they look to the new year. While challenging for some, this convergence of economic and marketplace factors presents community banks with new opportunities for innovation and growth as they look to the new year.

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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). Brex said the FDIC insurance on uninvested cash reserves up to $250,000 is the result of a partnership with UMB Financial Corp. ,

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Credit Card Interest Rates Rise To Near-Record Levels

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In other Federal Reserve news , the organization’s buildup to faster payments innovation came to a head in August when it announced FedNow , its proposed real-time payments infrastructure under the draft of the Payments Modernization Act of 2019. House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing on Sept.

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Top News In Payments: House Committee Holds RTP Hearing; DoorDash Reveals May Data Breach

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House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing to talk about the FedNow development and its U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing to talk about the development of FedNow and its U.S.

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan

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The Federal Reserve’s buildup to faster payments innovation came to a head in August when it announced FedNow , its proposed real-time payments infrastructure under the draft Payments Modernization Act of 2019. House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing Thursday (Sept.

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