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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License
Banking // March 19, 2020

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). Square Financial Services will originate commercial loans to the retailers that...

Rakuten Applying For US Banking Charter
Banking // July 26, 2019

A Japanese FinTech company is applying for a banking charter in the United States, according to a report by American Banker. The eCommerce firm Rakuten currently runs a shopper rewards program in the States, and said would file the necessary paperwork on Friday (July 26)...

Banking Trade Group Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank
Bank Regulation // October 11, 2017

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the trade group for community banks, is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deny a federal deposit insurance application by payment terminal company Square. In a press release announcing the news, the trade group contends,...

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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License

March 19, 2020
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). Square Financial Services will originate commercial loans to the retailers that use Square for payments. The headquarters will be in Salt […]

Rakuten Applying For US Banking Charter

July 26, 2019
A Japanese FinTech company is applying for a banking charter in the United States, according to a report by American Banker. The eCommerce firm Rakuten currently runs a shopper rewards...

Banking Trade Group Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank

October 11, 2017
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the trade group for community banks, is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deny a federal deposit insurance application by...