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AFC Writes to OCC: Partnerships and Regulatory Clarity Key For Community Banks to Take the Next Step

The Fintech Times

AFC commends OCC for its focus on community bank digital transformation and encourages the agency to recognise the value of technology partnerships as part of its broader mission to ensure fair access, consumer protection, and financial stability.

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Free ride or firm hand? Bankers split on OCC's fintech charter

Payments Source

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's plan to offer a national charter for fintech firms immediately sparked a battle between consumer advocates and state regulators, who see it a dangerous move, and fintech firms and certain banks, which hailed it as the future.

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Beyond Bitcoin: Cryptocurrencies Flirt With Mainstream Commercial, Consumer Commerce

PYMNTS

Bit by bit — but more than bitcoin by bitcoin — cryptos are inching into the mainstream, for both consumer and commercial applications. But he cautioned that there are risks tied up in those coins, as consumer data can be misused, and the fight against money laundering could be hindered by traceability issues.

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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

PYMNTS

The House committee held a hearing on the idea after Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks in July proposed a new special purpose national banking charter for payments companies. That last measure aims to ensure that banks lend money and provide banking services to underserved and minority consumers.

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Varo Achieves Milestone As First Consumer FinTech To Get National Charter

PYMNTS

On Friday (July 31), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Varo Bank has been granted its full-service national bank charter. Varo is the first consumer FinTech to receive a new national bank charter from the U.S. Since then, the skepticism has evaporated and the CEO of Varo Money Inc. ,

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Bitcoin Daily: US National Banks To Hold Reserve Currencies For Stablecoins; Stripe To Pay Massachusetts $120K In PlexCoin ICO Role

PYMNTS

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a letter that explained the authority of federal savings associations and national banks to keep “reserves” for clients who are issuers of stablecoins in some cases, according to a Monday (Sept. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian P.

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US agencies provide advice for combatting elder financial exploitation

Finextra

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and state financial regulators issued a joint statement this (..)