PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

China has ordered a lockdown of Beijing’s financial district Monday (August 6) to prevent individuals from protesting a crisis in the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending marketplace. Leading up to the police action, investors have been withdrawing funds from P2P lending platforms amid a wave of defaults across the industry in China.

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. They must not only comply with regulations aimed at protecting the safety of the FI but also those protecting the customers/members. So, what are the other benefits of regtech for banks?

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Abrigo

JULY 27, 2023

Of course, banks and credit unions are highly regulated industries, and this is increasing. They must not only comply with regulations aimed at protecting the safety of the FI but also those protecting the customers/members. So, what are the other benefits of regtech for banks?

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

It feels like 2014 again with the ongoing popularity of alternative lending startups. It’s even more surprising given that 2016 could be the year that regulation begins to really kick in for these lenders — in the U.S., Alternative Lending. Find out how the more than $26.5 MarketInvoice. Seed funding for U.S.-based

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2016

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began accepting complaints regarding online marketplace lending. While no official regulations have yet been placed on online marketplace lending or investors, many industry watchers suspect this move is a prelude to the introduction of formal regulation in the online marketplace lending sector.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

regulations have been working to elevate business banking competition and expand access to capital for corporate and SMB borrowers, but the latest reports from the government suggest those efforts are falling short. billion decline in net lending to companies in the month driven by the $2.43 Reports in The Irish News on Saturday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending upstart Lendify has reportedly secured $115 million of funding, while international trade platform Contour has teamed with information technology (IT) solutions firm Mphasis. Swedish Startup Lendify Closes $115M Funding Deal.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is placing pressure on the nation’s alternative lending space in a notice issued earlier this month, reports said on Friday (Sept. Reports said there are several of these platforms in operation today, including Grex, LetsVenture, Equity Crest, Tracxn and Termsheet. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

The Bank of Japan ( BOJ ), Japan’s central bank, has joined in with other regulators and officials around the world in its worry over Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra , according to reports. . The bank is worried that the currency will be difficult to regulate and that it could potentially harm the existing financial system. “It

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

challenger bank Metro Bank, the financial institution is reportedly looking to reduce its corporate loan exposure and wind down commercial lending operations. law firms had opened investigations into the bank on behalf of investors over concerns of alleged securities fraud. Following a series of setbacks for U.K.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Asset management, payments and lending are being offered by Microsoft, Amazon, eBay, Baidu, Apple, Facebook and Tencent — all which have colossal databases. Last month , ongoing security concerns prompted the Federal Reserve to further scrutinize Big Tech firms that serve the banking industry.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

As Mark Rockefeller, co-founder and chief executive officer of small business lending-as-a-service provider StreetShares , told PYMNTS in a recent interview, that pressure to digitize expands to credit unions and community banks in their SMB lending offerings, too, and do it profitably. “This is an extraordinary thing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The banking firm has been talking with London regulators about the idea, according to The Financial Times on Saturday (Feb. The operation will likely include savings and lending products, and it comes just two years after U.S. JPMorgan Chase is taking steps to open a digital bank in the U.K. by the end of the year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2018

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. Outside the U.S. The goal is to reduce the risk of digital currency theft. PHH and the Supremes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

China’s Ant Group is mulling the creation of a new consumer loan unit that would allow it to continue making loans throughout the country while complying with new Chinese banking regulations. Ant currently has two lending units that handle consumer loans, Huabei and Jiebei. China TransInfo Technology Corp. On Tuesday (Jan.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 23, 2023

Analysts, regulators, legislators, and bankers have been attributing the root cause of SVB’s failure in the past month. Some blame the dilution of the Dodd-Frank provisions, others the lack of oversight by regulators, and others still blame social media for exacerbating the deposit run.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

A federal judge late last week ordered a stay on the August 2019 compliance date tied to the “ payday lending rule ” mandated roughly two years ago by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Those firms, noted The Chicago Sun Times , would still be subject to federal laws (and possible prosecution under those laws).

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 14, 2021

The new law became effective immediately upon signing notwithstanding the authority it gives the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) to adopt rules “consistent with [the] Act.”. Proposed Regulations. The IDFPR has proposed regulations to implement the Act.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 6, 2021

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR) has issued Predatory Loan Prevention Act Frequently Asked Questions (PLPA). Payday and title-secured loans after the PLPA. The PLPA became effective on March 23, 2021 , the day it was signed into law by Governor Pritzker. State database reporting. Examination.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Sound loan administration software or systems will generate accurate, timely information in a secure environment. Loan administration is a basic and yet far-reaching process of lending. Find out about upcoming free lending/credit webinars. Your loan administration should help detect emerging problems and improve auditability.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Because of these new regulations, however, businesses of all types are seeing their relationships with their customers change. Security, verification and the benefit of data. He was quick to add that data security was made visible to foster consumer trust — they understand exactly how their data is protected.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Last month, Canada’s Competition Bureau released its final study on tech-led innovation in FinTech, offering regulators some thoughts on competition in the payments sphere, along with suggestions on where the competitive landscape could be improved. and the EU. We looked north of the border.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

The alternative lending space is crowded — oversaturated, some may say — and in the U.S. regulation is likely headed its way. marketplace lender OnDeck, alternative lending is likely to be mainstream in Australia as soon as the end of the decade. “We are not concerned about regulation,” Bertoli stated.”If

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Cisco

JUNE 7, 2022

The past 20 years have visibly demonstrated the impact large scale events have on market, credit, and operational risks in financial services. In between these events, a different crisis began in the US sub-prime lending market. The subsequent regulatory activity in response to these events focused on operational risks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Two years ago today, Lending Club was ringing the bell on an IPO that one early investor called “a no-brainer.”. Lending Club’s model does not need bank branches on each street corner, and it can turn around in minutes and hours, not days. “I So what went so right for LendingClub two years ago today at its IPO — and then so wrong?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

Santander, a Spanish bank, and eBay have teamed up to offer lending services to small businesses, in an attempt to stave off competition from not only larger companies but smaller ones as well, according to a report by the Financial Times. Business lending is a ripe sector for banks as it tends to be less regulated that consumer lending.

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Abrigo

MAY 24, 2023

Bipartisan support The SAFE Banking Act's long road to the Senate Many in the AML/CFT community have been watching the unfolding of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act for some time now with no significant progress. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, in the same hearing.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

.” The statement highlighted the financial, legal, consumer protection, and operational risks that will result from LIBOR’s expected discontinuation. In June 2020, the CFPB proposed amendments to Regulation Z to address the discontinuation of LIBOR.

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Celent Banking

JANUARY 22, 2015

Peer to Peer (P2P) lending is one of those situations and banks have started to experiment with it, taking P2P lending to main street. Banks are certainly not playing hide and seek with P2P lending. Regulation is an important issue for banks to get into P2P lending and depending the country, there may be restrictions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2017

The alternative lending industry continues to scoff at doubters, and the latest B2B venture capital roundup suggests confidence is growing in the space — and not just in the U.S., Last month was a booming time for alternative lending when top names, like BlueVine, scored hefty sums. Alt-Lending. 10) it secured nearly $13.5

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Although bank lending partnerships with fintechs continue to receive OCC attention, recent remarks by OCC officials indicate that OCC scrutiny is now also directed at partnerships outside of the lending arena. Mr. Hsu expressed significant concern about the safety and soundness implications of these developments.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Since Square purchased Afterpay, customers can get an Afterpay card to use with participating retailers that operate with Square, which lets customers use Afterpay for in-store purchases. This illusion of feeling more financially secure than one is that often comes with using BNPL services is where they garner a lot of criticism, however.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 30, 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) includes the following key provisions that affect financial institutions and regulation of financial institutions: Section 4003 – Emergency Relief and Taxpayer Provisions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). This means getting regulation right is critical.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

At the same time, asset-based liquidity options at some community banks have been constrained by large unrealized losses in available-for-sale securities. The best lending software for small banks, for example, is flexible enough that it can be customer-facing for only those product types the bank chooses.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Soon after Lending Club revealed its ex-CEO may have artificially inflated the company’s lending volumes, the U.S. Treasury Department released its report on the sector and concluded that the market would likely benefit from greater oversight from regulators. Alternative Lending. Lendingkart.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

20), as the P2P lending industry continues to be plagued with problems. Earlier in August, PPMiao said the company could no longer continue operations because of investor withdrawals. At the time, China ordered a lockdown of Beijing’s financial district to prevent individuals from protesting a crisis in the P2P lending marketplace.

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