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AutoRek wins in ‘Payments Innovation’ category at Scottish Financial Technology Awards 2022

Bobsguide

Leading fintech company AutoRek is delighted to have been recognised at the Scottish Financial Technology Awards 2022 , held on Thursday, 6 October, where it won in the ‘Payments Innovation’ category. The post AutoRek wins in ‘Payments Innovation’ category at Scottish Financial Technology Awards 2022 appeared first on Bobsguide.

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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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Core Unicorn Deals Rattling the Future of Financial Technology

Gonzobanker

Bank executives should take these new deals’ valuations as a sign that the free market sees the future of finance as unbundled from the traditional industry structure. As new cloud-native, API-driven solutions come to market, the term “core” seems to live in the eye of the beholder. Response From The Other Two Big 3 Players.

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OCC’s New Office of Financial Technology Portends Increased Supervisory Activity

CFPB Monitor

The OCC’s announcement that it will establish an Office of Financial Technology to “bolster the agency’s expertise and ability to adapt to a rapidly changing banking landscape” should come as no surprise to those who have been following recent pronouncements of Acting Comptroller Michael J.

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Adam Wright joins CA DFPI’s Office of Financial Technology Innovation; meetings available during weekly office hours

CFPB Monitor

AB-1864, which took effect on January 1, 2021 and significantly expanded the powers of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, required the DFPI to establish a “Financial Technology Innovation Office.”. These discussions may include regulatory questions.

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The Financial Technologies SMEs Aren’t Using

PYMNTS

Clearly, there’s still a long way for SMEs to go before they fully embrace FinTech – and the latest research on the topic reinforces the notion that small businesses aren’t using technology the way some may have hoped. 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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Ebury acquires Prime Financial Markets

The Paypers

Ebury , a UK-based global financial technology firm, has announced the acquisition of financial services firm Prime Financial Markets based in South Africa.