FinCEN eyes no-action letters as aid for FinTech rollouts
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-07-06T17:49:00
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network will launch rulemaking for a no-action letter process that would give financial institutions another way to enter dialogue with the regulator about innovative and newly emerging technologies.
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