PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2017

FinTech has no doubt changed the face of the financial services industry in the U.S., but experts are beginning to question how it will impact regulation. Reports in Reuters on Friday (May 26) explored how industry players are examining the future of financial regulation as FinTech continues its disruption.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. But a national charter would allow for a uniformity of presence and market scope.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Regulators from New York got the nod from a judge to move forward with their lawsuit aimed at stopping FinTechs from offering banking services on a national level. Regulators in New York want to prevent federal government agencies from granting FinTechs national licenses enabling them to loan and send money like a bank.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 24, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. This year, Chambers USA added Enforcement & Investigations as a new category for Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 17, 2017

EXCLUSIVE — Spanish banks, along with certain Spanish telecommunication companies, have come together to establish a national network based on blockchain. The consortium is called Alastria.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Cross-border FinTech efforts have seen increasing participation from central banks and monetary authorities. The MOU dictates that the banks will train FinTech startups with an eye on cross-border transactions. The Fed And FinTech Firms. As reported, Singapore has been working on other cross-border initiatives as well.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Here are critical facts to know about some of the most popular BNPL service platforms: Afterpay: Afterpay was founded in Australia in 2014 but was acquired by fintech Square earlier this year. Fintech enthusiasts should also keep a close watch on Apple’s newly unveiled BNPL system, Apple Pay Later. According to Kristen E.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Small businesses are a growing target for bank-FinTech collaborations and data integration initiatives as financial service providers explore new use cases for open banking. In this week’s roundup of the latest B2B applications of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, PYMNTS looks at new data integration models.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Once published by regulators, Perficient’s Risk and Regulatory CoE will be here to walk our clients through the changes. YOU MAY ENJOY: Regulatory Reporting in Financial Services Modernizing CRA Regulations Managing compliance risk frameworks in alignment with existing risk profiles is crucial as customer needs evolve.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

According to Bloomberg , the Monetary Authority of Singapore published a new consultation paper that revealed new and existing venture capitalists will no longer be subject to the same rules that apply to fund managers overall, including capital requirements and business conduct regulations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Finextra reported that Switzerland’s Federal Council is attempting to ease regulations on FinTech firms by the beginning of next year. The council has introduced a three-point plan it hopes will increase competition in the nation’s financial sector.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 13, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group and its Fintech & Payments Team received national rankings from The Legal 500 in the financial services regulation and fintech categories. It was our first application for ranking in the fintech category.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 1, 2022

We are pleased to report that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Group was ranked in the highest tier nationally in three categories: Compliance, Litigation, and Enforcement & Investigations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In the coexisting — and sometimes colliding — worlds of FinTech and traditional financial services, a bit of collaboration often evolves. As reported by Bloomberg , the regulator at the helm of Singapore’s financials has embraced an effort to “bring together” FinTech firms and banks there.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. That comes as Open Banking bowed in Europe last month.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Ripple, Coinbase and Circle all received licenses to operate under the nation's stablecoin regulations, which offer more clarity than American rules do.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

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. FinTech Improvements.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

B2B payments and international money transfer company B2B Pay has announced plans to become a regulated financial institution, and is looking to investors to fuel its growth. The company was among 40 FinTechs accepted into the Accelerator. At the time, B2BPay supported payments to and from 34 nations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

However, Dave Gilbert, founder and chief executive officer of SMB alternative lending firm National Funding , said he’s seen a trend of growing traction within the small business community. In its report, S&P found nearly 50 percent of SMB borrowers are too unfamiliar with digital lenders to use alternative finance. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. The agency first proposed a special banking charter for FinTechs in 2014 that would limit pushback from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

We are delighted to share the news that Ballard Spahr has been named a finalist for the 2020 LendIt Fintech Top Law Firm Industry Award. The award is presented to a law firm that has demonstrated deep expertise, commitment to clients, and the fostering of a deeper understanding of fintech.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As evidence that sandboxes are ever-increasingly a global phenomenon, Kuwait’s central bank put forth guidelines this week that are geared toward companies seeking to meld financial technology (FinTech) and financial services (FinServ). As previously reported, Saudi Arabia has trained sights on FinTech as well, specifically in Riyadh.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Singapore Signs On With FinTech Firms. In Singapore, news came this week that the country will open up its real-time payment system to FinTech firms. The movement to open that FinTech access, said the minister, brings “greater convenience to consumers” as those individuals use their eWallets. In The Middle East.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

The movement toward linkups between traditional financial institutions (FI) and FinTech firms seems an inexorable one — in the cross-selling of corporate services into consumer bases that embrace individuals and, typically, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). However, looking elsewhere beyond U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Lights out for the FinTech charter idea? The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) debuted a special purpose charter in 2016 that would have given FinTechs a leg up on competing with traditional financial services companies. Regulation, Law and Going Forward. In our view, then, it’s a case of Catch 22.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

But FinTechs and financial institutions are increasingly crafting partnerships designed to help them both thrive in this global world of digital payment and commerce. It used to be — at least according to common perception — that FinTechs and financial institutions were viewed almost as cats and dogs, as natural, even eternal antagonists.

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Perficient

JUNE 30, 2022

Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets – Perficient Blogs.

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The Financial Brand

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Synthetic banking' as practiced by fintechs and banking as a service users is targeted by the acting national bank regulator. The post Will Regulators Stuff the Fintech Genie Back into the Bottle? appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group , the FinTech he founded, to the country's government in what so far has appeared to be an unsuccessful effort to make peace with authorities in the country, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

To challenge the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)’s decision to allow online payment companies and lenders to have national bank charters, the top banking regulator in New York is suing the federal government. A bill signed by Governor Andrew M.

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APRIL 4, 2024

The Federal Reserve issued an enforcement action against Mode Eleven Bancorp, the holding company for Summit National Bank, which engages in banking-as-a-service.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Comptroller of the Currency said the agency will roll out a new framework for regulating marketplace lending. Comptroller Thomas Curry, speaking at an industry conference, said the agency may grant limited charters to FinTech companies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Visa Unveils FinTech Partnership Program In Europe. FinTech Partner Connect will “support new ways for businesses and consumers to seamlessly and securely pay, get paid, send money and more,” according to a representative for the company in an email announcing the effort. Plus, Railsbank has closed a $37 million funding deal.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

While small business lending has become a platform for some high-profile FinServ scandals in several markets, opponents of expanding borrower protection legislation to small businesses have argued that such regulations would actually hamper financial institutions’ ability to expand credit access for the small business community.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

When PYMNTS asked cross-border payments experts at the end of last year what they thought the driving trend would be for the industry in 2018, the consensus was all about collaboration , particularly between banks and FinTech firms. “The modern-day client expects a seamless transaction experience,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

As a general rule, most startups aren’t too happy when the regulator comes around, and it is rarely indicative of good news. And while that is bad news for a startup like Uber, as it turns out, instinctive fear of the regulator is not an endemic condition among startups. On some level, Circle’s move seems strange.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 30, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Our CFS Group has been ranked in Band One every year since Chambers USA introduced a national category for consumer finance.

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