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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

PYMNTS

The GAO said it had seen — through interviews with 11 FinTech firms — loan volume grow by sevenfold, while collaborative efforts with banks continued to grow from 2013 to 2017. According to the banks that have linked with FinTech firms, such guidelines would help relationships between the parties. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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How the OCC is building Crypto America

Lex Sokolin

Instead, they have either (1) been directly owned by retail investors through crypto exchanges or decentralized apps, or (2) been packaged and secured for safe handling by newly buy-side funds for the largest endowments and family offices in the world. We love the robot as much as the next Fintech commentator. Second, Fintechs (e.g.,

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How the OCC is building Crypto America

Lex Sokolin

Instead, they have either (1) been directly owned by retail investors through crypto exchanges or decentralized apps, or (2) been packaged and secured for safe handling by newly buy-side funds for the largest endowments and family offices in the world. We love the robot as much as the next Fintech commentator. Second, Fintechs (e.g.,

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