FinTechs

Fed’s Brainard Says Banks Play Key Role In Holding FinTechs Accountable
Fed’s Brainard Says Banks Play Key Role In Holding FinTechs Accountable
November 17, 2017  |  Regulation

Lael Brainard, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, thinks that traditional lenders need to demand that online financial companies protect consumer privacy...

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Faster Payments And The Fed, Two Years On
Faster Payments And The Fed, Two Years On
November 15, 2017  |  Faster Payments

The year 2020 looms large in the payments realm, marked off by the Federal Reserve as the year faster payments are to be truly commonplace,...

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Mouth, Meet Money In Payments Innovation
Mouth, Meet Money In Payments Innovation
November 07, 2017  |  Innovation

Financial institutions know they have to innovate against a hyper competitive and changing landscape. Firms large and small are eyeing opportunities to keep customers happy and...

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Striking The Balance Between Consumer And Corporate Banking For Small Businesses
Striking The Balance Between Consumer And Corporate Banking For Small Businesses
November 03, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Until quite recently, small businesses (SMBs) have been stuck with their financial institutions (FIs) either providing them with sophisticated, expensive treasury management offerings or simply...

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Fed President Says Banks Too Vulnerable To FinTechs
Fed President Says Banks Too Vulnerable To FinTechs
October 13, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, warned Thursday (Oct. 12) that banking regulators in the U.S. need to pick...

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ECB Could Require Fintechs To Have More Liquidity, Capital Buffers
ECB Could Require Fintechs To Have More Liquidity, Capital Buffers
September 22, 2017  |  Digital Banking

The European Central Bank (ECB) may start requiring bank startups that want to enter the FinTech zone to have more liquidity and capital buffers. According...

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For Banking’s Future, The Hub’s The Rub
For Banking’s Future, The Hub’s The Rub
September 21, 2017  |  Banking

To modernize payments is no small task. That’s especially true for banks. Cheryl Gurz, CGI’s payments solutions director, weighs in on what works when innovation...

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Regulatory Tracker: Cryptocurrency Dominates Amidst Controversy
Regulatory Tracker: Cryptocurrency Dominates Amidst Controversy
September 18, 2017  |  Blockchain

Countries are monitoring cryptocurrencies as a means of cutting down on money laundering incidents. Think the furor over cryptocurrencies will abate? Think again. In the...

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EU Finance Ministers To Meet To Find Ways To Lure FinTechs
EU Finance Ministers To Meet To Find Ways To Lure FinTechs
September 12, 2017  |  International

European Union (EU) finance ministers are gearing up to hold talks next week centered on finding ways to lure more FinTech companies their way, reported Reuters. Citing...

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