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Beyond Bitcoin, Token Regulation Looms, While Dodd-Frank Still in Bloom?

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Bitcoin may be the marquee name in cryptocurrencies, but regulation may loom for its digital dollar brethren. Recent inquiries from regulators in the federal securities and commodities realms have centered on Ethereum. of Massachusetts. Dodd-Frank. Dodd-Frank lives.

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State Regulation, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Financial Services, FinTech, Charles Clark, Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, License, Regulation, Bank of Indonesia, FinTech, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, News

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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. Can the states make licensing – of the money movement kind – any easier?

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Payfone Nabs $24M In Funding; Partners With TransUnion

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Payfone announced that it has secured a $24 million funding round, led by TransUnion. The funding also included participation from existing investors Synchrony, MassMutual Ventures, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and Wellington Management.

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CFPB Set To Sue Santander Over Auto Protection Product

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The same unit in March agreed to fork over $22 million as part of an inquiry by the Massachusetts Attorney General over subprime auto loan securitizations. The same unit in March agreed to fork over $22 million as part of an inquiry by the Massachusetts Attorney General over subprime auto loan securitizations.

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GOP lawmakers question CFPB’s relationship with state attorneys general and take aim at interpretive rule on state enforcement authority

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Three Republican House members sent a letter last week to CFPB Director Chopra raising questions about the Bureau’s relationship with state attorneys general and its interpretive rule issued in May 2022 regarding the authority of state attorneys general and state regulators (State Officials) to enforce the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA).

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Main Street SMBs, Digital AP, GoodRx’s IPO Tops This Week’s News

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The global tech firm has teamed with payment processors Fiserv, PTS, FIS, CoreCard, Galileo, i2c, TSYS and Marqeta to give them digital guidelines that will let clients get almost instantaneous access to card information and peace of mind to make secure transactions, among other benefits. Time on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at the earliest.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Lifetime Achievement Award (Bank) Cambridge Savings CEO Wayne Patenaude looks to end a long and successful career at one of Massachusetts’ 10 largest banks. We remember his architecting the legendary Bank of America and Security Pacific merger on the West Coast. The Bank Regulator Working for Merchants Award!

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