All FinTech articles – Page 3

  • Article

    The future of FinTech may involve unified regulation

    2017-09-19T10:00:00Z

    Many FinTech firms concede that regulation may provide a needed imprint of safety and security. A new plan calls for a singular regulatory point of contact.

  • Blog

    CFTC launches LabCFTC, a major FinTech initiative

    2017-06-02T10:45:00Z

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced the creation of LabCFTC, a new hub for the agency’s engagement with emerging technology and FinTech innovators.

  • Blog

    SEC issues new guidance on ‘robo-advisers’

    2017-02-23T14:30:00Z

    The Securities and Exchange Commission this week published information and guidance for investors and the financial services industry on the fast-growing use of robo-advisers. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

  • FinTechOnline
    Article

    Battle lines are drawn; OCC debates charters for FinTech firms

    2017-01-24T09:45:00Z

    FinTech firms could be chartered as special-purpose national banks under a proposal being developed by the OCC. The plan, however, writes Joe Mont, could be challenging for firms and has unleashed a flurry of criticism.

  • Blog

    FINRA digs deeper into blockchain challenges

    2017-01-20T10:45:00Z

    A new FINRA report looks at how blockchain technologies will be used throughout the securities industry and is seeking feedback from the marketplace. Joe Mont reports.

  • Blog

    OCC sets stage for FinTech firms to charter as national banks

    2016-12-05T12:45:00Z

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will consider applications from financial technology (FinTech) companies to become special purpose national banks. Charters would come with heightened risk management and liquidity requirements.

  • Blog

    SEC debates regulatory approach to FinTech

    2016-11-14T13:30:00Z

    The need to balance FinTech innovations with investor protections was the underlying message at a day-long forum held by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 14. Joe Mont reports.

  • Blog

    SEC announces agenda, panelists for FinTech forum

    2016-11-07T13:30:00Z

    The SEC will hold a daylong forum on the evolving use of FinTech in financial services and what it may mean for investors.

  • Blog

    SEC will hold FinTech forum on Nov. 14

    2016-09-30T10:30:00Z

    The SEC will host a public forum to discuss innovation in the financial services industry and the evolution of FinTech at the SEC’s Washington D.C. headquarters on Nov. 14, with a live webcast on the Commission’s website. Joe Mont reports.

  • BlockChain
    Article

    Is blockchain technology FinTech’s magic bullet?

    2016-03-01T20:45:00Z

    Image: Bitcoin is dead; long live blockchain. To be fair, bitcoin, the much-hyped virtual currency, is hardly ready to fade into oblivion. The technology underlying those online exchanges, however, is poised to become the hottest technology to hit the financial world in years, albeit not without significant business and regulatory ...