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China’s Ant Group Mulling Creation Of New Consumer Loan Unit

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China’s Ant Group is mulling the creation of a new consumer loan unit that would allow it to continue making loans throughout the country while complying with new Chinese banking regulations. Under the new regulations, the units would be limited to operating in China’s Chongquing municipal region. On Tuesday (Jan.

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Hong Kong’s FinTech Strategy

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Here’s the summary: Financial Technology, more commonly referred to as FinTech, looks set to reshape the financial sector in the coming years and present Hong Kong with both challenges and opportunities. Jurisdictions such as the UK, Singapore, Switzerland and Australia are introducing FinTech-friendly policies and regulations.

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Cambodia, Singapore In X-Border FinTech Pact

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Deputy Managing Director of MAS Jacqueline Loh said the relationship demonstrates a FinTech that may extend to other countries in the ASEAN region. Bowman remarked at an event, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, that the Fed could foster collaborative action between those smaller banks and FinTech firms.

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UK Government Commits To Invest £500,000 A Year In FinTech

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is already a hotbed of FinTech startups, but the government is getting behind it in a bigger way, committing to invest £500,000 a year into financial technology companies. government is also gearing up to launch a network of regional FinTech envoys as an effort to enhance the country’s status as a leader in FinTech.

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Brazil’s Big Blockchain Bounce (And Other Digital Payments Advances)

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Digital enterprises are going regional and instant payments are going national (and earlier than originally scheduled). Nubank’s $10B Regional Expansion . The BCB has officially unveiled details of its newly developed blockchain platform, Pier, designed to facilitate information exchange between financial regulators.

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US Finance Crimes Org Calls For Private Sector Innovation

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) is launching an initiative called the FinCEN Innovation Hours Program, as a call to private sector companies that have developed tech to fight money laundering and terrorist financing, the organization said in a release. FinCEN expects to hold events in the Washington, D.C.

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How Cannabis Can Become A B2B Payments Innovation Influencer

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For several years, while state-level legalization has expanded, access to traditional banks remains an issue thanks to their status as federally regulated entities. Today, however, the banking challenge has largely been solved. According to Daniel Muller , CEO of AeroPay , perhaps they don’t need that ability.