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5 takeaways from Michael Barr’s views on CBDCs, stablecoins and more

Payments Dive

The Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision spoke about “responsible innovation” Friday at a Philadelphia Fed fintech conference.

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FinTech Acquisition Scores CardConnect Deal Before Money Dries Up

Bank Innovation

FinTech Acquisition Corp., created to acquire a fintech company, has fulfilled its mission. The Philadelphia-based company announced yesterday it would acquire CardConnect, a payments processing platform. FinTech Acquisition Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. had Read More.

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Taking New Approaches To Retail Stores And Faster Payment Models

PYMNTS

Smart FinTechs, however, are seeing opportunities in the education space. 12: Number of additional stores that Anchor Shops hopes to build in the Philadelphia and New Jersey region. 12: Number of additional stores that Anchor Shops hopes to build in the Philadelphia and New Jersey region. All this, Today in Data.

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Fintech’s Beneficiaries: Two Approaches to Regulation

Celent Banking

British Prime Minister Theresa May visits the United States this afternoon to address a gathering of Republican lawmakers in Philadelphia, followed by a visit to the White House tomorrow. The NEC, a policy advisory unit of the White House established in 1993, proposed 10 high-level principles designed to move the US fintech industry forward.

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PLI 25th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute – 25% discount available

CFPB Monitor

At the same time, the improved economy, the deregulatory environment at the federal level, and the increase in technological innovation (including artificial intelligence, data aggregation, and Blockchain) has resulted in new entrants into the consumer financial services industry and the offering of new products and services by the industry.

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PLI 24th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute – 25% discount available

CFPB Monitor

PLI’s 24th Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute will take place on March 25-26, 2019, in New York City (and by live webcast and groupcast in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and New Brunswick, New Jersey); on May 20-21, 2019, in Chicago; and on December 9-10, 2019, in San Francisco (and by live webcast).

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

The Philadelphia Trust Company. Philadelphia. A: We have been fortunate to develop deep partnerships with some great fintechs. Reynolds points to BankSouth’s focus on innovation as a contributing factor. I don’t pass an opportunity to make a pitch for innovative ideas,” Reynolds says. Less than $300 million.