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X gains money transmitter approval in Utah

Payments Dive

X has been collecting money transmitter approvals in recent months to launch peer-to-peer payments in the app.

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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License

PYMNTS

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). The headquarters will be in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Coronavirus Refunds: Utah Jazz To Provide Season Ticket Fans With Reimbursements

PYMNTS

The Utah Jazz is providing reimbursement and credit choices to season ticket holders for the 10 home games left to be played for the 2019-20 regular season, Deseret reported. An e-mail from the Jazz said per the report, “With the postponement of games since March, our intent has been to honor your season tickets when the games resumed.”

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Could You Live Your Life on Bitcoin? [Video]

Bank Innovation

That’s more of a challenge, according to this Utah County couple who tried paying for life’s necessities only in bitcoin. Investing in bitcoin is easy. Buying a tank of gas with bitcoin…uh.

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Utah: The fintech frontier

BankInovation

Fintechs looking to expand beyond their Bay Area or New York City headquarters have welcomed an unlikely visitor in recent years: Utah Gov. The governor is a great salesperson,” said Val Hale, executive director for the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Gary Herbert. “The

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Chris Peterson, former CFPB staff member, announces candidacy for Utah Governor

CFPB Monitor

Former CFPB Senior Counsel for Enforcement Strategy Chris Peterson, who is currently a Professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has announced his candidacy for Utah Governor. Chris also currently serves as the Financial Services Director and Senior Fellow of the Consumer Federation of America.

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Utah legislature passes consumer privacy law

CFPB Monitor

Following the lead of California, Colorado, and Virginia, Utah is set to become the fourth state to pass a comprehensive privacy law. As of March 4, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act ( SB 227 ) cleared both houses of the Utah legislature. If signed, the law will go into effect December 31, 2023.

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