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Citi Teams With Cachematrix To Revamp Online Investing Experience

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Citi is leveraging a newly formed strategic partnership with Cachematrix to create an online investment gateway for money market funds (MMF), Citi announced in a press release on Tuesday (Oct. Cachematrix is excited to power Citi’s Online Investments portal with our best-in-class financial technology.

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Online lending summit speakers discuss SPNB charters, CFPB trial disclosure policy, alternative data

CFPB Monitor

At the Online Lending Policy Institute’s (OLPI) annual summit in Washington, D.C. earlier this week, the OCC’s recent decision to accept applications from non-depository financial technology firms for a special purpose national bank (SPNB) charter was the focus of considerable discussion. Questions directed at Ms.

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Japan’s Mizuho Launching FinTech Venture

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If we try to pursue business innovation within the bank, we have to ask around for permission from people in risk management, compliance and others. Reuters noted that Yamada wouldn’t say more about the projects but did say the venture is gearing up to conduct an export transaction in June using blockchain technology.

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AML Compliance Controls Can Be Costly

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Money laundering has always troubled financial institutions, but today’s digital banking system creates additional complexities as fraudsters around the world take advantage of financial technologies. Mobile, online and phone channels all have distinct fraud challenges and customer needs.

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Fighting Digital with Digital

Independent Banker

Community banks cannot afford to ignore the staggering pace of lending adoption by both individuals and businesses using digital-only platforms from various nonbank technology-based specialty lending firms.

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Canadian Fintech Market Map

CB Insights

Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. Companies in this subcategory provide technology to enable businesses to meet compliance standards, ensure risk management protocols are in place, and set up controls to actively mitigate risk.

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LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ

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As technology continues to provide more creative means for financial transactions, so, too, must financial technology companies be careful to abide by the rules that ensure stability and fairness in these emerging markets.” LendingClub has agreed to pay a $2 million civil penalty to settle the matter. “As

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