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FinTech Firms On The New FinTech Charter
FinTech Firms On The New FinTech Charter
August 03, 2018  |  Regulation

Getting bogged down in a maze or taking unnecessary risks — the current climate for FinTech in the United States often leaves players with only...

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Stock-Trading Platform Robinhood Eyes Banking Services
Stock-Trading Platform Robinhood Eyes Banking Services
June 21, 2018  |  Banking

Sources say Robinhood Markets is in talks with regulators about offering banking services to its more than 4 million users. According to Bloomberg, one source...

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 In Asia, Finance Trade Groups Advocate For FinTech In Regulatory Efforts
 In Asia, Finance Trade Groups Advocate For FinTech In Regulatory Efforts
June 18, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Financial firms have their work cut out for them when battling the bad guys, trying ensure that funds go where they need to go, and...

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Bank-Friendly OCC Head To Testify Before Congress
Bank-Friendly OCC Head To Testify Before Congress
June 11, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

The White House’s move to appoint Joseph Otting as the Comptroller of the Currency in November underscores the changing relationship between the nation’s largest banks...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Last Mile Sizzles, Banks Fizzle And Snapchat Splits The Difference
Sizzle Fizzle: Last Mile Sizzles, Banks Fizzle And Snapchat Splits The Difference
June 09, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Snapchat’s Sizzly Fizzle, or Fizzly Sizzle  Usually in this column the sizzles and the fizzles are pretty distinct. But every so often there’s a player...

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OCC Does A 180: Fake Accounts Not A Common Problem
OCC Does A 180: Fake Accounts Not A Common Problem
June 08, 2018  |  Banking

Wells Fargo was fined $185 million in 2016 for opening millions of potentially fake accounts, prompting the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to...

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OCC Report Uncovers Problems With Sales Practices At Banks
OCC Report Uncovers Problems With Sales Practices At Banks
June 06, 2018  |  Banking

After reviewing sales practices at more than 40 large and mid-sized banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) found multiple systemic issues,...

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 FinTech Reg Sandbox Takes Shape Via CFPB
 FinTech Reg Sandbox Takes Shape Via CFPB
June 04, 2018  |  Regulation

The sandbox is getting a bit bigger — the regulatory kind, that is. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said this past week that it is...

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Across Regulatory Headlines, (Not) All GDPR, All The Time
Across Regulatory Headlines, (Not) All GDPR, All The Time
May 28, 2018  |  Regulation

It wasn’t all about GDPR. Well, a lot of it was. You may be forgiven for thinking that the regulatory environment last week was all...

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