Fintech regulations

CFPB leadership decision, fintech's future: Five events to watch next week

06/15/18

From a major CFPB deadline to a long-anticipated fintech report, there's a lot to watch for in the days to come.

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Ether is not a security, top SEC official says

06/14/18

It’s possible for a cryptocurrency to begin as a security and then transform into another type of asset, said William Hinman, who heads the regulator's division of corporation finance.

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OCC’s Otting in congressional hot seat: 6 takeaways

06/13/18

In his inaugural hearing as comptroller of the currency, Joseph Otting defended his decision not to publicly rebuke banks for Wells Fargo-like problems.

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California may force online business lenders to disclose rates

06/12/18

First-of-its-kind legislation seeks to tame the largely unregulated world of online small-business lending. It has drawn bipartisan support from lawmakers, but so far has failed to satisfy either the industry or its critics.

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How Treasury could come down on fintech regulation

06/12/18

With the question of a federal charter still looming, Treasury's last report on changes to the financial regulatory system will focus on nonbanks and new tech startups.

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How Capital One sees digital identity as a business opportunity

05/30/18

With the acquisition of Confyrm, the bank is among the few players that are putting themselves in position to sell ID authentication services to other businesses.

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CFPB looking to hop on fintech sandbox bandwagon

05/29/18

Mick Mulvaney, the agency’s acting director, suggests U.S. startups — like their U.K. counterparts — may eventually be able to test products without fear of regulatory action.

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Decision on fintech charter coming this summer: OCC’s Otting

05/24/18

The remarks by the comptroller of the currency came as his agency released a new report on emerging risks in the banking industry.

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Can a mature blockchain industry emerge from the hype?

05/17/18

Fintechs attending Consensus 2018, the annual cryptocurrency event, said they found promise for a market still trying to find a path to unified operations and wider acceptance within financial services.

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Who’s on the hook for a hack? Aggregators team up on answer

05/10/18

A new set of principles by Envestnet’s Yodlee, Quovo and Morningstar's ByAllAccounts aims to settle a much-debated issue in data sharing: which party is liable when a hack occurs.

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