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Regulation, Not Fintech, Will Have the Biggest Impact on Banks

Bank Innovation

Regulation is still shaping banks’ strategic thinking, says a new study by The Economist Intelligence Unit. In North America regulation was the top concern. The unit surveyed 200 global banking executives to investigate the challenges retail banks face in the years to 2020.

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FinTechs Press States To Streamline Regulations

PYMNTS

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) said earlier this month that it had put in place a set of action items to standardize the national experience of FinTechs and non-bank entities. We have formed a working group of state regulators to develop the model. Our FinTech industry advisory panel did include a few community banks.

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Merchants Get Clarity Around Compliance As Global Payment Regulations Evolve

PYMNTS

Compliance with financial regulations market-to-market around the globe is increasingly automated yet relies on the same human emotion that undergirds all forms of exchange: trust. Only 20 percent of these consumers are willing to share sensitive financial in- formation with third parties, according to the study.”.

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Regulators Support Alternatives To Assess Creditworthiness

PYMNTS

Federal banking regulators support using alternative methods to assess creditworthiness to help high-risk people get loans, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday (Dec. The regulators added that agencies choosing to tap into alternative data should do so judiciously.

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Deustche Bank: Regulation Complicates B2B Payments’ Digital Transformation

PYMNTS

In August’s The FI’s Guide To Modernizing Digital Payments , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of payments modernization, including record numbers of digital payment users in India, high demand for instant payments from corporates as well as consumers, and emerging competition from FinTechs and challenger banks. About The Tracker.

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FinTech Credit: Not So Clear And Present Danger?

PYMNTS

As the payments landscape evolves and becomes ever more digital in scope, and as FinTech firms make inroads into traditional financial services, regulators are looking at FinTech credit — and how it might be defined and shaped. There seem to be no easy answers on just how to regulate the space.

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom

PYMNTS

It seems to be the case, then, that stablecoins may be regulated to the point where they are an adjunct to fiat – and to the modern monetary system that has been in place for decades – rather than a wholesale replacement. Recently, a BIS study concluded that embedded regulation might offer a solution for stablecoins.