CFPB Monitor

JUNE 5, 2019

Earlier this year, Wyoming became the second state to create a financial technology (fintech) sandbox by enacting the “ Financial Technology Sandbox Act ” (Sandbox Act). Thus, unlike Arizona’s sandbox, a person receiving a waiver under the Sandbox Act can be exempted from Wyoming’s civil usury laws.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

while cryptocurrency exchange Kraken Financial won a bank license in Wyoming last month, and state financial regulators have had a contentious debate with OCC regulators over a special charter for FinTech firms. Revolut has seen losses tripling as recently as August, with $139.6

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

“Square Appointments on Square Register is the perfect solution for our salon since we can now do everything all in one place whereas before we were having to use multiple devices,” said Teresa Kuhbacher, owner of Lil’ Tiffany’s Spa in Gillette, Wyoming.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Initially, the loans are available in the following states via the waitlist: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Nebraska, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Bitcoin.com reported Coinbase will compete with Nexo and Blockfi.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The company, which left New York in 2015 to avoid its regulations on virtual currencies, has found a more welcoming state.

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American Banker

JULY 6, 2023

Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, has pushed for digital-asset regulation in her home state of Wyoming. Now she's working on a national scale.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

” And, Avanti Financial Group, which is said to be the first company to publicize its application to be a Wyoming special purpose depository institution (SPDI), is bringing five new executive hires on board who will also serve as co-founders, CoinDesk reported.

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Banking Exchange

JULY 5, 2021

American CryptoFed is the country’s first decentralized autonomous organization Compliance Technology Feature3 Feature Cryptocurrency Blockchain Bitcoin.

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BankDeals

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

First State Bank Nebraska offers its First Rate Checking with competitive rates to residents of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

The Jackson Hole, Wyoming, conference was comprised of current and former central bankers, including Bank of England Governor Mark Carney , who has challenged the dollar’s position as the world’s reserve currency.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Charles Hoskinson, founder of IOHK , which makes Cardano, said in a recent Cointelgraph interview that the crypto-native chip is being created at the IOHK lab at the University of Wyoming. Albania’s Parliament has signed a comprehensive law to regulate the conditions for licensing all activity of cryptocurrency in the country.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Mark Zaback, Jonah Bank of Wyoming. Mark Zaback , Jonah Bank of Wyoming. The importance of following your words with deeds, the only path that leads to results, is one of the principles that guide Zaback’s decisions and those of everyone involved with Jonah Bank of Wyoming. We let our actions speak for the bank.” Casper, Wyo.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Closer to home, in Wyoming, a bill has debuted in the state legislature to create a FinTech sandbox. “We are examining whether any changes in laws are required in terms of its dispensation, which may be needed when you try to have a sandbox and allow an activity which otherwise needs registration that the Act may not provide.”.

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American Banker

APRIL 4, 2024

The Federal Reserve issued an enforcement action against Mode Eleven Bancorp, the holding company for Summit National Bank, which engages in banking-as-a-service.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2018

One person familiar with the plans told the Wall Street Journal that in the Rocky Mountain region Whole Foods employees have visited retail spaces in Idaho, the southern part of Utah and Wyoming, areas where Whole Foods doesn’t have a presence.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Wyoming bank has launched its signature service, amid a legal tug-of-war with the Federal Reserve.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Wyoming Highway Patrol Association (WHPA) has reportedly considered the inclusion of Bitcoin on its balance sheet.

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American Banker

APRIL 11, 2023

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Banking Exchange

JANUARY 30, 2023

Wyoming-based Custodia Bank’s request was “inconsistent with the required factors under the law”, the Fed said Compliance Lines of Business Duties Feature3 Feature Blockchain Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Digital

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American Banker

APRIL 25, 2022

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Consumer appetites for new loans have slowed in the face of record interest rates, but Sunlight Federal Credit Union's partnership with Avana Capital helps identify commercial real estate opportunities in markets both local and national.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Southern California-based credit union would add a fourth branch in the Cowboy State if members of the merging credit union approve the deal.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay has acquired Money Transmitter Licences (MTLs) in Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Wyoming.

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American Banker

JANUARY 29, 2021

A rule change that allows farms with just one employee tap the Paycheck Protection Program means more pandemic relief funds are flowing into such states as Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming and North Dakota.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Jonah Bank of Wyoming, Casper, Wyo. . – Central Region Award Recipient. Jim Gowen Sr. Merchants & Planters Bank, Newport, Ark. – Western Region Award Recipient. Mark Zaback. President and CEO. Industry Insight People slide'

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American Banker

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Federal Reserve issued two enforcement actions, one against a bank in Montana, the other against a former information technology employee in Wyoming.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

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Payments Source

JANUARY 14, 2019

Today: German court rules against Amazon Dash; Georgetown professor says shutdown's hurting fintech; Sandbox advances in Wyoming; Yapstone hires former Amazon Pay executive. The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Some of the top states by basket size were Alaska, California, New York and Wyoming. Online sales reached $80.3 billion from Nov. 6, according to data from Adobe Analytics – an increase of 18.6 percent from last year. It’s the largest online shopping period ever, beating out last year’s total of $67.7 31, to reach at least $124.1

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

In the eight states with no shelter-at-home orders – North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Utah – spending was still down, but by less. In these states, credit card spending was down 32.1 percent and debit card spending was down 15.2 Credit card spending was down 27.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We are grateful to have a partner that shares our mission of connecting loved ones,” said Gino Greco, Red Cross regional CEO for Colorado and Wyoming. “We “The work we do through the Restoring Family Links program would not be possible without donors like the Western Union Foundation. To make a donation through the app, U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

States like Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland and Wyoming, and even the District of Columbia, have already piloted the use of digital driver’s licenses in recent years. Digital licenses and other electronic ID cards promise to provide increased convenience for consumers and law enforcement officials when confirming ages or identities.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

States like Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, Wyoming and even the District of Columbia are currently testing or have already piloted the use of digital drivers’ licenses. This evolution isn’t confined to the EU, though.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 27, 2023

We then discuss compliance and licensing issues under District of Columbia, California, Utah, and New York debt collection laws and the Wyoming “debt buyer” licensing requirement. . We first look at the impact of the CFPB’s most recent rulemaking agenda on debt collectors. Continue Reading

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Founder Caitlin Long says the blockchain bank plans to issue a virtual currency and help hedge funds and family offices trade digital assets now that it has a special-purpose banking charter in Wyoming.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

The affected power company provides electricity to Los Angeles, Salt Lake County in Utah and Converse County in Wyoming. “DOE continues to work with our industry partners through the ISACs to ensure the dissemination of the appropriate mitigation information to manage their associated risks.”.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

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