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Varo Achieves Milestone AsĀ First Consumer FinTech To Get National Charter

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Colin Walsh got lots of laughs five years ago when he talked of his intention to launch a financial technology (FinTech) startup. On Friday (July 31), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Varo Bank has been granted its full-service national bank charter. OCC is an independent bureau of the U.S.

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Czech Banks To Invest $260M Into National Development Fund

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has proposed a national development fund to help invest in social issues, digitization of the economy, education and transportation, according to a report by Reuters. million) to put into the fund. The association said the fund should be independent and fully professional. .

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5 Steps to Better Treasury Management

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Part of this ROE value is driven by an average beta of 9 for a TM customer compared to an average beta of 50-60 for a money market or other interest-bearing deposit account. If they do market, it is to every commercial customer in the footprint, which often results in suboptimal marketing results.

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24 Big European Banks Take On Visa, Mastercard With Their Own Payment System

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PEPSI promises to rival not only the two credit card giants, but also other financial technology companies including Google , Apple , Alipay and WeChat Pay. . Dubbed the Pan European Payment System Initiative, or PEPSI, the group has the support of 20 French and German banks, and would handle all forms of cashless transactions. .

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Cambodia, Singapore In X-Border FinTech Pact

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Among the most recent headlines, in Asia this past week, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the National Bank of Cambodia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), that Business Times said will boost partnerships on FinTech and financial services innovation.

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Today In Payments Around The World: UK To Make Firms Pay Small Businesses In 30 Days; Singaporeā€™s Grab Considers US IPO

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Grab, the Singapore-based financial technology firm, is reportedly considering a U.S. If the firm decides to go ahead, the public offering could be the biggest market debut ever made by a Southeast Asian firm on a foreign exchange. Western Union allows for cross-currency, international transfers in 200 nations and territories.

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EU To Crack Down On Stablecoin Projects

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Valdis Dombrovskis , the EUā€™s executive vice president of the European Commission for an Economy that Works for People, told attendees of the Digital Finance Outreach 2020 , a series of events for the 27-nation bloc on financial technology companies, that Europe must become the leader in crafting rules for digital finance.