CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 14, 2019

Last July, the OCC announced its decision to accept applications for special purpose national bank (SPNB) charters from fintech companies. According to a Reuters article published today , Federal Reserve officials have expressed reservations about allowing such access to fintech companies.

St. Louis 68

St. Louis Fintech Report Philadelphia 68

Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Cornerstone Advisors surveys have found that the percentage of community financial institution executives who see fintech companies like Square and PayPal, which offer business loans, as significant threats has increased from 36% in 2021 to 47% in 2022. In a blog series, “ Adapting to the Digital Age ,” researchers from CSBS, the St.

Lending 195

Lending St. Louis Community Survey 195

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

recently announced the placement of three new machines in St. Louis, Missouri, the company’s first foray into the Midwestern market. Last month, the central bank and government of the United Arab Emirates had drawn up regulatory frameworks for FinTech and digital payments at large.

Bitcoin 194

Bitcoin St. Louis Las Vegas cryptocurrency 194

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2017

With the financial services space shifting from a competitive nature to a collaborative spirit between traditional banks and emerging FinTechs, one major stakeholder in the payments industry has quietly been an integral part of this co-op: the Federal Reserve. Louis, as its new payments strategy director. That’s what we need.

Innovation 162

Innovation How To Payments St. Louis 162

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2017

And so, in celebration of national Kool-Aid day – which was technically yesterday, but is being celebrated throughout the weekend (more on that in a second) – we come not to bury Kool-Aid, but to praise it. Louis, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Jacksonville, Florida.

Nebraska 131

Nebraska Jacksonville Oklahoma Florida 131