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State Regulators Investigate Payday Advances

PYMNTS

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced it will lead a multi-state investigation into alleged violations of state regulations of the short term lending industry, specifically in the area of payroll advances. Many people living paycheck to paycheck already make more than median income.”.

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CFPB and Colorado Attorney General announce joint virtual office hours as part of AFCIN

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB announced ACFIN’ s creation last year, in conjunction with finalizing revisions to its trial disclosures and no-action letter policies and its proposal to create a new fintech sandbox policy. Requests must be received by November 23, 2020. .

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CFPB and Utah AG announce joint office hours in Salt Lake City as part of ACFIN

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB announced ACFIN’s creation last September, in conjunction with finalizing revisions to its trial disclosures and no-action letter policies and its proposal to create a new fintech sandbox policy.

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

CFPB Monitor

Alan leads the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Group and James is a co-leader of the firm’s inter-disciplinary Fintech Team. Last month, the CFPB finalized its proposed revisions to its trial disclosures and no-action letter (NAL) policies and also finalized its proposal to create a new FinTech sandbox policy.

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Artificial Intelligence: From Hollywood to the Mainstream

FICO

Where AI Helps Financial Institutions For decades now, financial institutions (FIs) and fintechs have been deploying AI for a number of specific use cases , but only recently has the concept of generative AI begun to generate significant headlines. in statistics, both from the University of South Carolina. TJ holds a B.S.

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Buy Now, Pay Later: BNPL Fraud and Regulatory Update

FICO

As BNPL continues to grow, I thought it would be good to examine the state of affairs for BNPL providers, as well as the latest measures to regulate its runaway growth and clamp down on fraud. So is regulation. Regulation Is Coming for US BNPL firms. in statistics, both from the University of South Carolina.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

CB Insights

In the case of telemedicine, government entities eased privacy regulations to facilitate more comprehensive remote diagnostics. Tech giants aren’t the only companies that have spotted the opportunity in remote diagnostics — some biotech companies have moved quickly to demonstrate value and capitalize on the eased regulations as well.

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