Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Lured by friendly regulators, fintechs have proliferated and investors have poured billions into companies that have rattled centuries old, high-street lenders. Defying the gloom around the financial services industry in post-Brexit Britain, the U.K. has maintained its edge in fostering the industry’s digital revolution.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 10, 2016

Is there a way to prevent regulators from derailing a bank’s fintech initiatives? In fact, the influential community banker has devised a distinct strategy for limiting the bank’s regulatory risk from fintech projects, Read More. Jill Castilla, president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond, located in Edmond, Okla.,

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Bank Innovation

MAY 29, 2018

billion only days before its IPO to major regulations such as GDPR going live last week. Here are some of the important trends that Bank Innovation pulled out of the fintech chatter […]. A lot happened in the digital banking world this month, from major events in the payments worlds like PayPal acquiring iZettle for $2.2

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 25, 2019

Fintechs are having trouble facing reality when it comes to obtaining bank charters, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams and Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting said here at the FDIC’s Fintech and the Future of Banking conference on Wednesday. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

FinTech firms are keeping a pulse on the latest regulations and helping their clients comply with them. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), for instance, went into effect last May, and penalties are just starting to be enforced.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

The FinTech group is reportedly mulling setting aside a significant number of shares for users if it goes public, but it has yet to make any final decisions, according to Bloomberg, who cited unnamed sources. Robinhood ’s platform is popular with amateur retail investors, particularly millennials and Gen-Zers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

23) passed a ban on cashless food and retail stores. And in Singapore, global FinTech Rapyd announced a new platform that will allow both consumers and businesses to go totally cashless. The New York City Council on Thursday (Jan. The ban was reportedly spearheaded by Councilmember Ritchie Torres.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 27, 2020

In a week that saw the coronavirus pandemic amplify in the United States, the fintech sector continued to weather economic dislocation and uncertainty. But even amid this uncertainty, fintech companies began formulating strategies to help banking and consumers emerge from the crisis with better tools and solutions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

China is reportedly looking at new regulations that would impact Alibaba and Ant Financial in an effort to boost oversight of financial holding companies. This comes as Ant Financial, the Chinese FinTech giant and an affiliate of Alibaba Group, posted an earnings pre-tax loss of 2.4 Reuters cited two sources at the time.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

In addition, any firms that carry out crypto asset related activity within the scope of the FCA’s regulations must register with the authority before conducting business. Back then, the FCA recommended a ban on retail investors’ ability to trade on crypto derivatives platforms. Or maybe, just maybe, Panama becomes a FinTech hub.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

In today’s top payment news, retail remains a bright spot in the markets, Ant Financial has rolled out a strategy for digital evolution in China, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a suit against a Cincinnati-based bank. Payments Stocks Plummet While Retail Remains A Bright Spot.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

Vietnam wants to be a cashless society, according to a report in Financial Times , but bank regulations are hindering the country’s ability to do so. However, because of the regulation issue, Vietnam is behind other countries in the ASEAN 5, and there’s no change in sight unless regulations change.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Banks and FinTechs continue to discover new opportunities in unlocking corporate clients’ financial data, with banks embracing data integration for their own product development initiatives, and FinTechs finding new ways to collaborate with each other. Mastercard Taps FinTech for Biz Card Boost.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 19, 2020

How will banking and fintech business models be impacted by this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic? For insights into these questions, Bank Innovation and INV Fintech, its sister banking innovation services platform, will present a special Zoom meeting on […]. How will banks and startups work together?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that financial regulators should look more closely at the role of non-bank tech companies in the small business (SMB) lending and consumer lending markets. According to the banks that have linked with FinTech firms, such guidelines would help relationships between the parties.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Managing inventory, B2B payments and a plethora of food and beverage vendors can be a headache for any kind of restaurant, bar or retailer. But in the alcohol beverage arena, unique regulations — many of which date back to the era of prohibition — have added an extra layer of complexity to the supply chain.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 31, 2019

With the start of the new year, banks and fintech companies that do business in California will need to grapple with the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect Wednesday.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Visa Unveils FinTech Partnership Program In Europe. Visa is launching a new program designed to connect European FIs and retailers with state-of-the-art digital payment services. It will be run by Payments Canada and regulated by the Bank of Canada. Plus, Railsbank has closed a $37 million funding deal.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk. Yao was the head of China’s central bank digital currency initiative. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

Financial Institutions (FIs) that adopt open banking allow third parties like FinTechs to integrate with their application programming interfaces (APIs) to provide personalized financial management and payment apps that draw on bank customers’ data. We need to manage risk appropriately, but open banking is a good thing,” Davies said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

Elsewhere, FT noted that, within the Chinese financial institutional landscape, wealth management firms are not allowed to sell financial vehicles that would be akin to hedge funds (which also do short-selling) to retail investors. FT noted that some analysts feel competition is hobbled by a social media presence.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, British FinTech GoCardless has landed $95 million in a Series F funding round, while Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Openpay has officially launched in the U.S. UK FinTech GoCardless Raises $95 Million Led By Bain. UK FinTech GoCardless Raises $95 Million Led By Bain.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 13, 2016

This was a big year for fintech, with new regulations, new startups, and new technologies displayed across events like Sibos and Money20/20, making it clear that the progress of fintech can’t really be stopped. It’s almost time to wave goodbye to 2016. But how will it continue? That’s the real Read More.

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Abrigo

APRIL 19, 2016

In a recent whitepaper (download), the regulator outlined the general approach it will take as it evaluates innovative products, services and processes that OCC-regulated banks may offer or perform. The product complies with laws and regulations, particularly those aimed at protecting consumers. Support responsible innovation.

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Celent Banking

JANUARY 26, 2017

The timing is also interesting, as only two weeks ago outgoing President Obama’s National Economic Council (NEC) released a new whitepaper called A Framework for FinTech. 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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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The report focuses on fintech and other new entrant “non-incumbent” non-banks that are directly involved in providing digital financial products and services in the core consumer finance markets of deposits, payments, and credit.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Also, as big tech moves into the financial services industry, regulators call for more “vigilant monitoring” of its data use. Regulators Call for ‘Vigilant Monitoring’ of Big Tech’s Financial Data Use. How can a retail giant like Sam’s Club appeal to all types of customers? Goldman Plans to Launch Robo Advisor Next Year.

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NCR

AUGUST 17, 2017

Fintech firms are making an increasingly significant contribution to the financial services industry. In light of the escalating size and importance of the market, one prospect businesses need to be aware of is tighter regulation. billion in the second quarter of 2017, up from $0.1 billion a year earlier.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Year-old Citi Fintech, the digital banking sub-brand of Citigroup Inc., That may seem like a long time by startup reckoning, but it’s not so bad for a (gigantic, regulated, global) bank. has launched its first product. The unit announced Monday that it had built a new mobile experience for Citigold card members Read More.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

The commercial card and expense management market is yet another space in which collaboration between FIs and FinTechs has proved key to driving innovative tools – especially as corporates grow weary with the traditional legacy services their banks provide.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A recent report released by the United Nations found that 132 out of 194 countries have now introduced data protection regulations of some kind, all varying in terms of what type of information they protect and the severity of their restrictions. Around The Data Protection World.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The Merchants’ Guide to Navigating Global Payments Regulations , powered by Ekata, dives deep into this complex and unsettled topic, from possible abrupt retail impacts to long-term open banking repercussions. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) turns two in May, and just like a toddler, it’s messing things up­ (for some).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Banks, businesses and consumers fundamentally altered how they interacted with each other in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic — and regulators tasked with making sure their data and payments are kept safe took notice. Regulators in countries like Egypt have only recently rolled out their data protection rules.

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NCR

MARCH 7, 2018

Initially, a wave of fintech startups were viewed as posing the main threat, but more recently, it has been suggested that it is the bigger tech players – the likes of Google, Facebook and Apple – that may pose the biggest challenge. But now one key regulator in the US has suggesting this could change.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 16, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … How will open banking change retail?

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

In an interview with American Banker , Robert Giltner – who chairs RCGILTNER Services , which offers small business lending products – surmised that “ community banks are going to win the FinTech battle. For smaller loans, said the financial publication, FinTech could be a useful conduit. They bank all these small businesses.

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