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CFPB’s Chopra Proposes Structural Remedies for Repeat Offenders
CFPB’s Chopra Proposes Structural Remedies for Repeat Offenders
March 29, 2022  |  Regulation

In a speech at the University of Pennsylvania Monday (March 28), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra urged regulators and enforcers, including the...

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FinTechs Adding Brick-and-Mortar Banks Becomes Global Trend
FinTechs Adding Brick-and-Mortar Banks Becomes Global Trend
March 29, 2022  |  Banking

There are some trends within payments and within financial services at large, that are undeniably global in scope.   Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Financial Firm MetaBank Rebrands as Pathward
Financial Firm MetaBank Rebrands as Pathward
March 29, 2022  |  Banking

MetaBank, a financial empowerment company, announced Tuesday (March 29) that it is changing its name to Pathward to unite the company under a single identity....

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Today in Crypto: Climate Activists Target Bitcoin; MicroStrategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin
Today in Crypto: Climate Activists Target Bitcoin; MicroStrategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin
March 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin will be facing more criticism over its environmental footprint, Bloomberg wrote Tuesday (March 29), and climate action groups have launched a new campaign to...

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Transparent to Launch Privacy-Focused B2B Payment System
Transparent to Launch Privacy-Focused B2B Payment System
March 29, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Transparent Financial Systems will be rolling out a new service called Xand Alpha, which will come along with a confidential transactions feature, according to a...

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EMEA Daily: UK Consumer Lending Rose in Feb.; ArK Kapital Raises $183M; Zimpler Plans Expansion; Medius Acquires OnPay Solutions
EMEA Daily: UK Consumer Lending Rose in Feb.; ArK Kapital Raises $183M; Zimpler Plans Expansion;...
March 29, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, consumer lending in Britain swelled in February, the most in five years, the Bank of England...

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Today in B2B: Crypto-as-a-Service Emerges as Viable Option in FinTech; Digital Payments Become More Popular Across B2B Landscape
Today in B2B: Crypto-as-a-Service Emerges as Viable Option in FinTech; Digital Payments Become More Popular...
March 29, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Crypto-as-a-Service has something for everyone across the payments landscape, while more than half of businesses that use checks are making and...

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White House Budget Projects $11B in New Crypto Taxes, Calls for Enforcement Funding
White House Budget Projects $11B in New Crypto Taxes, Calls for Enforcement Funding
March 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Hot on the heels of an executive order tasking federal agencies to collaborate on a coherent crypto strategy, the Biden Administration has issued a proposed...

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CredPal Raises $15M for BNPL Improvements
CredPal Raises $15M for BNPL Improvements
March 29, 2022  |  Investments

CredPal, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm based in Africa, has raised $15 million in a bridge round comprising equity and debt, TechCabal reported...

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