Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry defended plans to offer a nonbank charter to fintech firms, disputing, among other things, arguments that his agency lacks the legal authority to do so.
Quona Capital Management raised $141 million for the Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, which will invest in companies that provide financial and other services to underserved customers in emerging markets.
President Trump’s order on “core principles” for financial regulation is succinct and instructive, but interpreting it is difficult when comparing it to more informal statements from Trump and his aides.
Much like how Amazon went from selling books to selling cloud services, the online lenders that succeed well into the future will change how they do business, Scott Sanborn said.
Bankers hope that new tax policy will respect the role of tax-assisted community development programs in encouraging business investment in distressed areas.
The German bank announces another corporate remake plus $8.5 billion in capital raising; China's banking system is now world's largest, although that's not necessarily a good thing.
