Regtech

Miami vice: This bank using AI to thwart financial crime

08/09/18

Bci Miami is one of the first banks in the U.S. to publicly acknowledge using AI this way, when many still consider the technology to be new, risky and unsanctioned by regulators.

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Who's on first? The confusing state of federal fintech regulation

08/09/18

A week after the Treasury Department laid out a plan for federal fintech regulation, it is already unclear which agency is leading the charge.

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Flagstar, LendingClub and Toyota: Bankers on the move

08/08/18

In recent weeks, several banks and fintechs have added new branches or new units, and in the process brought aboard new leadership. Here's a roundup of key hires.

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CFPB to collaborate on fintech issues with foreign regulators

08/07/18

The bureau announced the creation of the Global Financial Innovation Network for regulators to discuss joint policy work and offer a cross-border product testing process.

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What funding bubble? Banks, VC firms pour more money into fintechs

08/07/18

The skeptics keep waiting for investment in financial startups to dry up, but it doubled in the first half of 2018. KPMG's Safwan Zaheer explains why.

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6 takeaways from Treasury fintech report: National charter, breaches and more

07/31/18

The Trump administration is making more than 80 recommendations to encourage financial innovation within a regulated space, including endorsing the creation of a federal fintech charter.

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Hard part of reg relief, pot banking regtech, Mulvaney's twist: Top stories of the week

07/27/18

Federal bank regulators consider roughly a dozen new rules; firms tout tools to help financial institutions bank legal marijuana-related businesses; Mick Mulvaney defends CFPB enforcement powers; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Pot banking regtech is ready for its moment

07/24/18

Several firms are touting tools to help financial institutions bank legal marijuana-related businesses, an industry expected to yield $10 billion in retail sales this year.

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Code names and flowers: Rabobank's novel approach to protecting customer data

07/23/18

Europe's new data privacy rules have forced banks to get creative to protect sensitive data from in appropriate access or breaches.

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An ally at Goldman Sachs and a payoff at BofA

07/20/18

Goldman’s next CEO pushes for more women in senior roles. Fifth Third’s program to retain new moms is working. And there’s good news and bad news at Bank of America, as it bulks up on female summer interns but pays out millions to an exec fired over sexual harassment claims.

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