FinTech News
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Federal Reserve Chairman Joins Chorus of Libra Critics
Earlier this week, United States Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified before Congress. While the meeting’s big headline was Powell’s suggestion that a rate cut was likely later this month — news that brought market indices to all-time highs — one company that was likely not too happy with everything Powell had to say was…
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Utah Unveils FinTech Sandbox Program
Attention FinTechs: the Beehive State is calling. As Deseret News reports, this week the Utah Department of Commerce Tuesday announced the formation of a regulatory sandbox. Under this program, participants will be allowed to test various new financial products and services that would typically require a license. However these overrides will be limited and participants…
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Congressional Committee Asks Facebook to Reconsider Cryptocurrency Plans
After months of speculation, Facebook finally announced the first details about the planned debut of Libra just a few short weeks ago. While the news was well-received in many circles and arguably helped push the price of Bitcoin north, it seems that not everyone is on board with the plan. As Marketwatch reports, Democrats in…
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Bank of America Introduces Digital Debit Card Option For Customers
Bank of America is introducing a new feature that will make it easier for customers to access their debit cards from their mobile phone. Now, using the Bank of America app, customers will be able to request a digital version of a new or replacement debit card. These cards can then be used immediately via…
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Automated Finance App Tally Raises $50 Million
When Silicon Valley looks at FinTech, they still see dollar signs. At least that’s what the recent string of investments would suggest, with the automated finance app Tally being the latest recipient. As Fortune reports, the app has just closed a $50 million funding round. The Series C round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)…
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Bitcoin Price Returns to $10,000+
For the first time in more than a year, the price of a single Bitcoin is now higher than $10,000. While that’s nearly half of its all-time high, it’s more than double where it was late last year and into early this year. So could the world’s largest cryptocurrency be making a comeback? At the…
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Google, PayPal Reportedly Nixed OCC Bank Charter Opportunity
It’s now been nearly a year since the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency opened up applications for their Special Purpose National Bank charters — more commonly referred to as FinTech bank charters. In that time state regulators have taken issue with the plan, with some filing lawsuits against the agency. Meanwhile few firms…
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Facebook Officially Unveils Libra Cryptocurrency Plans
After months of speculation, reports, and some incorrect guesses to what its name would be, yesterday Facebook finally announced plans for its cryptocurrency – Libra. As expected the project includes partnerships with multiple brands and companies that will accept the token. Meanwhile Facebook will launch a wallet called Calibra for users to hold the currency,…
