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Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation, discusses final innovation policies in Ballard Spahr webinar

CFPB Monitor

Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation, joined Ballard Spahr partners Alan Kaplinsky and James Kim yesterday for a discussion of the CFPB’s final innovation policies. Alan leads the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group and James is a co-leader of the firm’s inter-disciplinary Fintech Team.

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CFPB Names Paul Watkins From AZ AG Office As Innovation Head

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that Paul Watkins, a lawyer, will lead the agency’s newly created Office of Innovation. “I The Office of Innovation was recently created by Mulvaney to focus on a new priority for the agency: encouraging consumer-friendly innovation.

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

CFPB Monitor

Our guest for this week’s podcast is Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation. The Office has taken over the Bureau’s work that was formerly done under Project Catalyst, the initiative launched by the CFPB in 2012 for facilitating innovation in consumer financial products and services.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

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Podcasts for Bank & Credit Union Execs & Staff Are Plentiful; Here Are 10 Good Ones These banking podcasts discuss current events, strategic and policy issues, competition, digitalization advice, and more. Weekly episodes highlight innovators and industry players driving innovation in the financial services industry.

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Tech Center: Dubai Takes A Front Row Seat To FinTech Growth

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In this week’s Tech Center tracker, we take a look at how Dubai is giving FinTech hubs around the world a run for their money. The city is able to attract investors due to its low logistical and operational costs and excellent infrastructure, international outlook and liberal government policies. FinTech Hive Generates Buzz.

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Chinese Officials Join US Politicians In Suddenly Falling Out Of Love With Big Tech 

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Howard Yu , LEGO professor of management and innovation and director of IMD’s signature program, Advanced Management Program (AMP), told Karen Webster last month that regulators would soon force Ant to restructure to address such concerns. Any FinTech disruptor, when it becomes so big, represents systemic risk,” he told Webster. “The

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Bankers Are Navigating a Brave New World with Mergers and ESG

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On another front, you have digital disruption and fintech innovation, forcing bankers to step up their investments in transformation and more aggressively attack their existing business models. It must be what pours out from the culture, the leadership, the brand, and the operations of a modern banking institution.