LendIt is returning to London again for the sixth annual LendIt Fintech Europe event. It will be held on 26 – 27 September at the same location as last year, the Business Design Centre. We are expecting well over 1,000 people at the event this year. Planning has been underway now for several months and we close […]
Today’s News
- Will European Challengers N26 and Monzo Gain Traction in the U.S.?Germany-based N26 and UK-based Monzo both have several million customers in Europe and have both recently announced they are entering the U.S. market; despite decent sized waiting lists they have close to zero brand recognition in this country; neither company will have their own banking license initially, they will instead be partnering with an American […]
- State Regulators are Critical to Fintech OversightIn an op-ed in American Banker, the Chairman of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors non-depository supervisory committee, Charlie Clark, lays out the argument why states are best positioned to conduct oversight of fintech companies; states look at the underlying activity being conducted by fintechs and are unconcerned whether this activity is being conducted by […]
- House Democrats Draft Bill Which May Impact Big Tech Entering FintechThe current draft is a starting point for legislation as lawmakers look into the potential issues of tech companies entering financial services; as it is currently written the bill would prohibit Facebook and others like them from becoming a financial institution or issuing cryptocurrencies; the draft of the bill is “Keep Big Tech Out of […]
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