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Today In Payments Around The World: Mynt Lands $175 Million In Funding; Airtel Teams With Amazon On Video

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Plus, the United Kingdom and the European Union are set to begin discussions on financial services sector regulation now that Brexit has been affected. UK, EU Begin Negotiations Over Financial Services Regulation. Mobile Wallet Provider Mynt Pulls in $175 Million in Funding. 26, according to the report.

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AI, Security And Loosened Rules: How The US Wants To Boost FinTech

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Loosening federal regulations, enacting national data breach protections and drafting “model laws” at the state level to reduce overlapping red tape, could help promote FinTech in the United States, according to report released Tuesday (July 31) by the U.S. financial technology efforts. Treasury Department.

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FinTech Firms On The New FinTech Charter

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Getting bogged down in a maze or taking unnecessary risks — the current climate for FinTech in the United States often leaves players with only those two stark choices, according to Bruce Parker, founder and CEO of Modo , which describes itself as a “cloud-based utility” that enables payment system interoperability.

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Dwolla Partners With Currencycloud On International Payments

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Financial technology company Dwolla has announced it is teaming up with global payments platform Currencycloud so that its clients can facilitate international payments. Launched in 2012, London-based Currencycloud is regulated in Europe, the U.S. This partnership allows our customers to get the best of both worlds.

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The US and British authorities collaborate on fintech regulation

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(The Paypers) The United States’ CFTC has teamed up with the United Kingdom’s FCA to collaborate on a framework for financial technology (fintech) innovation and regulation.

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Ballard Spahr creates cross-disciplinary fintech team

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As readers of our blog know, our consumer financial services group has been at the forefront of legal developments involving new technologies. Click here for more information about the team and its experience in providing regulatory guidance, advice on product development and transactions, and handling litigation.

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This week’s podcast: a conversation with Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation

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Paul formerly worked in the Arizona Attorney General’s office where he was in charge of fintech initiatives and led the state’s successful efforts to create the first “regulatory sandbox” in the United States which allows new financial technologies and products to be tested in a controlled environment with reduced regulatory risk.

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