Remove Operations Remove Regulation Remove Security Remove Utah
article thumbnail

Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Bob Hickok.

Data 91
article thumbnail

Why The ICBA Is Fighting Industrial Loan Charters For FinTechs

PYMNTS

An industrial bank is an FDIC-insured depository institution that is generally subject to the same banking laws and regulations as any other bank charter type, with the important exception of the Bank Holding Act of 1956. All industrial banks are chartered in Utah – and there are only 17 such charters issued, 15 of which are currently active.

Industry 108
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

NY federal district court deals blow to OCC fintech charter

CFPB Monitor

The OCC also argued that the NYDFS’s claims were untimely because it can no longer challenge the OCC’s long-standing regulation (12 C.F.R. The OCC argued that the NYDFS’ complaint failed to state an APA claim because this regulation is entitled to deference under the U.S. e)(1)) interpreting the term “business of banking” in the NBA.

Fintech 68
article thumbnail

CFPB finalizes product sandbox proposal and changes to trial disclosure, no-action letter policies; discloses plans to propose interpretive letter program

CFPB Monitor

In addition, the CFPB has announced the creation of the American Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN) to facilitate coordination between the CFPB, other federal regulators, and state regulators and the CFPB’s issuance of the first NAL under the revised NAL Policy. The CAS Policy revises the structure of third party applications (e.g.

article thumbnail

Bring Your Own Token

Tomorrow's Transactions

There are examples of existing tokens already being used to access multiple services, which include: Utah ski pass being accepted on local buses during the validity period of the ski pass. It is no longer tenable to say TfL achievements are only possible because London operators are regulated. And to them I say, look at TfL.

Cards 54
article thumbnail

Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

This regulation reduced trading profits and created a need to cut costs, spurring investment banks to spin off unprofitable divisions or eliminate them entirely. While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. Some banks have collapsed.

article thumbnail

Chime, Uniswap, and the future of finance could soon struggle

Lex Sokolin

This generated a good $6 billion of revenue in 2016, though that number is likely further compressed given attempts at regulating this sector. It doesn’t have an ILC charter from Utah, or a crypto bank charter from Wyoming, or a straight-up bank charter like Varo, nor has it acquired any banks like Lending Club or Jiko. No shenanigans.

Capital 52