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Pound, Euro Instability Signals Stress Ahead for Europe’s FinTech Ecosystem
Pound, Euro Instability Signals Stress Ahead for Europe’s FinTech Ecosystem
September 26, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

How a currency trades on the world stage is a form of shorthand for how traders and investors view the prospects and the perils facing...

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Can Blockchain Help Banking-as-a-Service Leap From Commodity to Capital Access On-Ramp?
Can Blockchain Help Banking-as-a-Service Leap From Commodity to Capital Access On-Ramp?
September 26, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

In the bid to change financial services, to broaden financial inclusion, the promise of challenger banks was that they’d upend the way financial products could...

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Spanish Bank Sabadell Begins Discussions to Sell Payments Arm
Spanish Bank Sabadell Begins Discussions to Sell Payments Arm
September 23, 2022  |  International

Spanish financial services company Banco Sabadell is in discussions to sell its payments business and has thus far received bids from three companies, according to...

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Senate Hearing Spotlights Rifts, Risks on Push Payment Fraud
Senate Hearing Spotlights Rifts, Risks on Push Payment Fraud
September 23, 2022  |  Regulation

On Capitol Hill, by now the cast of characters — and the flash points — are familiar. The CEOs of the nation’s largest banks have,...

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Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, Crypto’s First Banker, Steps Down
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, Crypto’s First Banker, Steps Down
September 21, 2022  |  News

Update: Adds background.   Jesse Powell, the CEO of the first U.S. cryptocurrency exchange to receive a banking license, is stepping down. Powell made history...

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Japan’s Rakuten Picks Goldman to Run Potential Banking IPO
Japan’s Rakuten Picks Goldman to Run Potential Banking IPO
September 21, 2022  |  IPO

Japan’s Rakuten Group has tapped Goldman Sachs and Daiwa Securities to oversee an initial public offering (IPO) for its banking unit. That’s according to a...

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Bank CEOs’ Congressional Testimonies Spotlight Digital Strategies, Inclusion
Bank CEOs’ Congressional Testimonies Spotlight Digital Strategies, Inclusion
September 21, 2022  |  Regulation

The hearing is titled: “Holding Megabanks Accountable: Oversight of America’s Largest Consumer Facing Banks.” And the appearance of and testimony by executives from the seven...

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Treasury Prime: API Banking Will Be ‘Table Stakes’ in Five Years
Treasury Prime: API Banking Will Be ‘Table Stakes’ in Five Years
September 20, 2022  |  API

A growing number of non-traditional financials, from the large neobanks of the world to small and mid-sized corporates, are looking to fashion new user experiences...

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Report: SEC Accounting Guidance Creates Hurdle for Banks’ Crypto Plans
Report: SEC Accounting Guidance Creates Hurdle for Banks’ Crypto Plans
September 16, 2022  |  Regulation

Despite demand from an increasing number of their clients for cryptocurrency products and services, many banks are reportedly holding back on offering them because accounting...

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