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FHFA announces Office of Financial Technology

CFPB Monitor

On July 18, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced the launch of a new Office of Financial Technology with the goal of advancing effective risk management as it evaluates fintech developments in the housing finance space.

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Currency Comptroller: New Plan Regulating Marketplace Lending

PYMNTS

Pivoting from concerns and risks around financial technology innovation in the banking system, the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency said the agency will roll out a new framework for regulating marketplace lending.

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The Financial Technologies SMEs Aren’t Using

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The average small business considers itself a “moderate” user of technology, according to the PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index. Only 13 percent say they’re willing to jump on the innovation bandwagon. 70 percent of SMEs didn’t use tax software in 2016 , found Office Depot in its most recent Small Business Index survey.

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Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech

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When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets.

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NEW REPORT: How Banks Are Driving API-First Strategies

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New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners. APIs invite innovative changes to banking. Recent research indicates merchant anxiety over non-payments is widespread.

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Do Consumers Trust Their Financial Services Provider?

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A study released by Market Strategies International found that 31 percent of American households feel stuck in a relationship with one or more financial services companies they distrust. A similar pattern exists for banking, life insurance, mortgage lending, credit cards and even investment firms. The answer may surprise you.

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Report: Data Key To Credit Union Member Retention

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According to PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index , 65 percent of CU members said they chose a CU as their primary financial institution (FI) because they trusted it, as opposed to 45 percent of non-CU members who said the same. While the PYMNTS study found loyalty programs are members’ most popular desire at 49.1

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