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Yes, Virginia, There Are Women Leaders In Fintech

Tech and Finance

She chairs the European Banking Federation Payments Regulatory Expert Group, the European Payments Council Payment Security Group and the Global Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs Committee of BAFT. In her spare time, she mentors FinTech start-ups in London and the U.S., Wandhöfer is active in several European regulatory bodies.

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Connecticut poised To become fifth state to enact privacy law

CFPB Monitor

The CTDPA follows the form and content of other privacy laws passed in the prior year, including the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), and Utah Privacy Act (UPA). This language was likely drafted with Connecticut’s fintech and payment processing industries in mind. Biometrics.

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Digital Disruption

Independent Banker

A mix of players, FinTech firms pose threats and opportunities. Call them disruptors, upstarts or the voguish FinTech companies. FinTech customers have no idea they are exposing themselves to identity and financial risk. Illustration by Getty images / Chris Ede. By Kelly Pike. Siphoning customers.

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US B2B Startups Dominate $337 Million Worth Of Funding

PYMNTS

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Kenna Security. SpyCloud identifies exposed employee and customer accounts to safeguard them before any malicious activity can occur.

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Don't Bank. SoFi

Jeff For Banks

billion in asset Union Bank & Trust in Virginia had $1.1 How good is their system compared to FICO, or other FinTechs that feel they are more evolved in credit risk management? Banks likely felt it more in their investment portfolio as they were chock full of collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage backed securities.

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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

PYMNTS

On June 9, JPMorgan Chase recently announced that it secured a multi-year deal with Shell to accept Chase Pay at all of its gas stations. Now, as part of its new deal with Shell, it appears Chase is on its way to securing more support for its mobile wallet service that’s likely to be launched into market soon. In comparison, the U.S.

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

Here are the fintech deals by size from 12 March to 18 March 2016: Future Finance. HQ: Reston, Virginia. HQ: Charlottesville, Virginia. Ghaio Fintech. Tags: Financial institutions, enterprises, security, fraud prevention, Wipro (strategic investor), Finovate alum. Alt-lender to students. Total raised: $31.85

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