Fintech regulations

State regulators expand multistate licensing process for fintechs

06/24/19

Nearly half the nation's state regulators have agreed to a new multistate licensing business for money servicers, including fintechs.

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As California mulls rules for payday loan alternative, rifts emerge

06/24/19

Companies that offer early access to earned wages want a regulatory framework for their fast-growing industry. But the bill under consideration in Sacramento is exposing big divisions in the sector.

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Google flirts with bank charter, digital disruption, Truist fallout: Top stories of the week

06/21/19

Google explored the OCC's fintech charter, then walked away; the biggest changes in digital banking could be just ahead; 'Truist' rebrand prompts lawsuit by N.C. credit union; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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'The OCC needs to get its house in order': Comments of the week

06/20/19

Readers weigh in on big tech companies walking away from OCC's fintech charter, House committee wanting Facebook to halt Libra, calls to stop Congress from delaying CECL, and more.

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Senate Banking panel sets hearing on Facebook's Libra

06/19/19

Senators will examine the social media giant’s plan to offer a digital currency. House Financial Services Committee leaders have already criticized the idea.

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Waters calls for halt to Facebook's crypto plans

06/18/19

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters and Rep. Patrick McHenry, the top GOP panel member, said Facebook must testify about Project Libra.

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Google and PayPal explored OCC’s fintech charter, then walked away

06/16/19

Dozens of companies, including Google and PayPal, met with OCC officials last year in part to discuss obtaining a new fintech charter, but many ultimately decided not to pursue it, according to sources. Here's why.

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Fully automated compliance is big hurdle for this fintech's APIs

06/14/19

Synapse is working to refine its application programming interfaces to meet know-your-customer and other complex requirements, but it's a tall order, the head of the back-office-services platform says.

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Warren, Jones press regulators on fintech lending discrimination

06/12/19

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Doug Jones, D-Ala., cited research that found algorithmic lending can lead to higher interest rates for minority borrowers.

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The year of the fintech merger

06/10/19

A trio of big deals in the payments and financial service provider area and continued bank and venture capital interest in fintech investments are creating expectations for a banner year.

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