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PYMNTS

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. That comes as Open Banking bowed in Europe last month.

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Fintechs Face Difficult Regulatory Realities on Charters

Bank Innovation

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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.

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The Crypto Brat Pack Just Earned Themselves Regulation

Gonzobanker

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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Seven US States Seek To Simplify FinTech Licensing

PYMNTS

Reuters reported news on Tuesday that banking regulators from seven states across the United States are working to, as the newswire reported, “streamline” the FinTech reporting process, with an eye on those tech firms having an easier road toward offering their products and services across the nation.

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OCC’s FinTech Charter’s Uncharted Legal Seas

PYMNTS

Lights out for the FinTech charter idea? The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) debuted a special purpose charter in 2016 that would have given FinTechs a leg up on competing with traditional financial services companies. Regulation, Law and Going Forward. As reported , the U.S.

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What Bank & Fintechs Must Know About Washington’s New Guidance on Partnerships

The Financial Brand

This article What Bank & Fintechs Must Know About Washington’s New Guidance on Partnerships appeared first on The Financial Brand. Does your bank have or is it contemplating a relationship with a fintech? Get to know banking regulators' new guidance on the subject.

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FDIC order against First Fed Bank latest example of third-party scrutiny

American Banker

The Port Angeles, Washington-based bank said it has already invested "significant resources" into enhancing its compliance management for fintech partnerships, after self-reporting a problem last year.