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'Just a kid from Wyoming': Caitlin Long fights for regulated crypto

American Banker

Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, has pushed for digital-asset regulation in her home state of Wyoming. Now she's working on a national scale.

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Wyoming community bank winds down fintech program

American Banker

The Federal Reserve issued an enforcement action against Mode Eleven Bancorp, the holding company for Summit National Bank, which engages in banking-as-a-service.

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Bitcoin Daily: US Regulators Join Global Financial Innovation Network; Colorado Explores Crypto Banking For Cannabis Firms

PYMNTS

financial regulators represent the interests and needs of the nation and its financial services stakeholders,” according to a statement. The possible law is expected to be similar to the Special Purpose Depository Institutions (SPDI) law passed in Wyoming. “By promoting knowledge-sharing on innovation in financial services, U.S.

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Pentagon’s Vendor Payments Eyed In Bipartisan Bill

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The publication said Wednesday (May 23) that Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland and Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming introduced their bill earlier in the week that would require the DoD to pay small business contractors, as well as large contractors with small subcontractors, within 15 days of receiving an invoice whenever possible.

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Data Dive, Supersize Edition: Warby Parker, Whole Foods And WhatsApp

PYMNTS

WhatsApp Pay began testing its service in that country earlier this year with reports of roughly one million users, processing roughly one million transactions per month, according to people close to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

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How the OCC is building Crypto America

Lex Sokolin

American financial regulation is an alphabet soup, and has grown out of politics and crises. Targeting banks and money services businesses allows for jurisdiction and regulation of the choke points (i.e., You can see that the overall share of regulated banking entities at the federal level is hovering around 20% to 30%.

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How the OCC is building Crypto America

Lex Sokolin

American financial regulation is an alphabet soup, and has grown out of politics and crises. Targeting banks and money services businesses allows for jurisdiction and regulation of the choke points (i.e., You can see that the overall share of regulated banking entities at the federal level is hovering around 20% to 30%.

America 52