Bank Innovation

APRIL 24, 2017

Fintech has another cousin. The rise of insurtech is running parallel to the rise of regtech, as financial firms and startups apply artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other technologies to the dizzying world of financial regulation.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 17, 2019

regulators have taken a greater interest over the last year in technology startups promising to reinvent finance. This newfound attention is compelling the biggest names in fintech to prioritize a part of their business that’s often ignored.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 4, 2018

Congress should seriously consider how fintech is impacting financial services, Rep. If Congress doesn’t act on the technology, “we are setting ourselves up for serious problems down the road,” Cleaver told the publication. Emanuel Cleaver said during an interview yesterday with American Banker.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Some FinTech leaders say that this lack of modernization is at least partly to blame for the estimated $1.5 Trade finance players, including corporates, banks and regulators, are finally ready to embrace modernization and technology. In such a highly complex and regulated field, change is never easy.

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

I was thinking about this question of how to regulate global technology platforms that don’t recognise national boundaries, mainly in the context of crypto and digital currencies. How can you regulate a global currency that has no view of state or national laws?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The proposed regulations from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are expected within the next few weeks and are almost certain to guide the actions of a newly announced government digital watchdog, FT reported. FT quoted an unnamed government spokesman saying of upcoming new regulations: "We are committed to making the U.K.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Components of an effective fintech partnership If leveraging new technology is a priority for your FI, ensure these three elements are present for an effective fintech partnership. . Takeaway 2 When evaluating a fintech partnership, ask how the vendor will help with integration, training, and ongoing success.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

It doesn’t look like global banking regulators will be rushing to change their rules for FinTechs anytime soon. According to Reuters , traditional banks will feel the impact if FinTechs start offering services such as payments, crowdfunding, mobile banks and online trading.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 1, 2022

On July 18, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced the launch of a new Office of Financial Technology with the goal of advancing effective risk management as it evaluates fintech developments in the housing finance space. It also solicits feedback on how to maximize stakeholder engagement.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 1, 2016

Today marks the official start of France’s new fintech regulatory division. The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), France’s financial regulator, has a job ad on LinkedIn for a “Chargé de mission” for the new fintech division. It Read More.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

As financial institutions grapple with compliance costs, a finance industry organization in Asia wants regulators to allow new technologies that could help them fight money laundering. It was the second major case new CEO Matt Comyn settled with regulators in a month, following an admission of rate manipulation.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

Regulators from around the world are teaming up to create a blueprint for a global FinTech “sandbox.”. According to Reuters , Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the plans for a global testing bed for new financial technology apps.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

Regulation has undoubtedly acted as a catalyst to major financial services trends in areas like small business (SMB) lending, faster payments and, most recently, open banking and collaboration with FinTechs. According to the results, banks argue that innovation, not just regulation, is behind the wheel of progress. Optimism Up.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The challenge for accessing financing is particularly acute for early stage technology companies, according to Jason Crystal , co-founder and CEO of crowdfunding platform Miventure , a company slated to launch before the end of the year. Every company is essentially a technology company, nowadays.

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American Banker

MARCH 29, 2024

The steady drumbeat of consent orders against banks that offer banking as a service continues, with regulators telling banks to keep a closer eye on their fintechs' compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and money laundering rules.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 10, 2017

It shows how important FinTech is when major financial centres vie for focus. London has been leading the charge to be the FinTech capital of the world, but many other cities are nipping at their toes. So I was intrigued to see Hong Kong issue their FinTech strategy today. Does this matter?

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 29, 2016

Regulators have certainly kept a close eye on fintech upstarts. Last month, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) – comprised of 20 world economies – came together in Tokyo to establish a framework and assess the potential of fintech startups “disrupting” traditional banking.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Multinational investment bank UBS has launched the UBS Next platform in order to help invest in FinTechs and the "broader tech ecosystem," according to a press release. UBS Next will pursue direct investments in early stage FinTechs and other such companies.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 11, 2017

As this has happened, we have seen a counter-trend occurring, as the maturing FinTech specialists branch out to create global monoline services in platforms. There are few trusted value stores of bitcoin and the ones that exist are regulated. It’s not universal, just commercial. They are also succeeding. What do you do then?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

IBM has acquired Montreal-based FinTech Expertus Technologies , according to a press release , in a bid to boost its hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) tech as well as its digital payment strategies.

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Bobsguide

MARCH 21, 2022

CompatibL is proud to have been nominated in the following categories in this year’s FTF News Technology Innovation Awards: 5.Best FinTech Person of the Year: Alexander Sokol, CompatibL. Igor Tsitavets, CompatibL’s President and CEO, says: “We are honored to be shortlisted at this year’s FTF News Technology Innovation Awards.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

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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American Banker

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Speakers at DC Fintech Week highlighted ways forward for regulators to keep pace with artificial intelligence, such as by setting up "guardrails" before guidelines.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

A panel established to grow the United Kingdom’s (UK) financial technology (FinTech) sector plans a review of the industry to identify opportunities for growth, the government announced Tuesday (July 21). Much is at stake when it comes to the country’s FinTech businesses. Last year, it attracted 4.1 billion pounds ($5.2

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Insights on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Two years ago I wrote an article on the 6 biggest trends in FinTech. In a landscape where new technology arises, gets implemented and goes mainstream in a heartbeat, I wanted to cover five of the most impactful trends currently impacting the FinTech industry today: 1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Blockchain.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

On February 2, 2024, three Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Chair Martin Gruenberg expressing concern regarding what the congressmen perceive to be the FDIC’s attempts to reduce engagement with industry participants on financial technology and innovation.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 9, 2017

I got a very interesting heads-up yesterday to a campaign the European FinTech start-ups have kicked off to try and stop the big, nasty banks screwing them with their version of PSD2. These legislative acts foster innovation and drive both competition and choice in the market. accountants, Start-ups etc.…) accountants, Start-ups etc.…)

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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.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 30, 2016

If nothing else, 2016 was a year of change—nowhere more than in fintech, where developments in blockchain, payments, artificial intelligence, financial regulations, chatbots, and mobile rippled across the space to do what fintech does best—disrupt.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Well, Gonzobankers, the smart, idealist and self-declared revolutionary crypto kids just bought themselves a future of regulation — intricate, overbearing, and frustrating regulation, and regulation that the market will now demand. Welcome to adulthood, y’all. What’s Next? But please, don’t get cocky.

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Bobsguide

OCTOBER 20, 2018

State regulators are to take a more hands-on approach to regulating and engaging with financial technology developments, according to Chris Camacho, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, who was speaking as part of a panel at this year’s Money20/20. “I can’t.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 5, 2019

I don’t blog about this much these days, as my audience is firmly in the retail and payments technology space, but I still keep close track of the investment markets, clearing and settlement, … The post How does MiFID II and FinTech work? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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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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Payments Source

MAY 22, 2020

The Financial Conduct Authority is pushing for a review of fintechs that provide payment technology, out of concern that the coronavirus may be harming their financial performance.

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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

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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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

With an anticipated wave of de-regulation, neither the U.S. wants to apply the old way of regulation to the fintech firms that are becoming the new norm for financial services. Fintech has started to permeate the [global] economy in one way or another—fintech Read More. nor the U.K. Could regtech be the solution?

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