CNN's Chris Cuomo speaks with Vlad Tenev, CEO of the stock-trading app Robinhood

CNN's Chris Cuomo speaks with Vlad Tenev, CEO of the stock-trading app Robinhood, after the company barred traders from buying shares of GameStop promoted by WallStreetBets, a popular subreddit for investors.

Amid Reddit rally, Robinhood trade restrictions spark outrage from investors

Amid Reddit rally, Robinhood trade restrictions spark outrage from investors

As retail investors on Reddit boosted heavily-shorted stocks like AMC Entertainment, Blackberry, and GameStop – which rose hundreds of percentage points in recent weeks

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Arizona Fintech Council creates pathway for non-US innovators to partner with US fintechs

Arizona Fintech Council creates pathway for non-US innovators to partner with US fintechs

This week, CCG Catalyst Consulting and the Arizona Bankers Association partnered to create the Arizona Fintech Council, an entity that will allow new opportunities for financial institutions and fintechs to work together and build proofs of concept as part of Arizona’s regulatory sandbox.

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Insurtech Openly taps Flyreel for AI-supported virtual property inspections

Insurtech Openly taps Flyreel for AI-supported virtual property inspections

Openly, which offers premium homeowners insurance through independent agents, is partnering with AI startup Flyreel to integrate its toolset as part of a streamlined home inspection process.

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Ant Group to form holding company overseen by Chinese central bank

Ant Group to form holding company overseen by Chinese central bank

Ant Group (formerly Ant Financial), which owns payment platform Alipay and operates a loan marketplace, plans to roll out a series of reforms in response to concerns from Chinese regulators.

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Ant Group to form holding company overseen by Chinese central bank

Ant Group to form holding company overseen by Chinese central bank

Ant Group (formerly Ant Financial), which owns payment platform Alipay and operates a loan marketplace, plans to roll out a series of reforms in response to concerns from Chinese regulators.

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Real-time payments network FedNow announces 110 pilot partners

Real-time payments network FedNow announces 110 pilot partners

FedNow, a real-time payments network run by the Federal Reserve, announced 110 new partner institutions for its pilot program, which includes banks and processors.

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Albert, a personal finance automation startup, raises $100M

Albert, a personal finance automation startup, raises $100M

With 2021 starting off with prospects for the growth of embedded finance, or adding financial services into a range of new use cases (including non-financial ones), the fintech OG – personal finance tech companies – are growing, including Culver City, Calif.-based Albert.

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Sunlight Financial to go public via merger with Apollo-affiliated SPAC

Sunlight Financial to go public via merger with Apollo-affiliated SPAC

We are almost into February and the growth of the SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) route to taking fintech companies public shows no sign of abating.

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Biden’s likely nominee for Comptroller of the Currency draws flak from within Democratic Party

Biden’s likely nominee for Comptroller of the Currency draws flak from within Democratic Party

As the Biden administration gets its ducks in line for a more aggressive financial regulation apparatus post-Trump

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Practitioners speculate on Biden administration’s moves in financial services

Practitioners speculate on Biden administration’s moves in financial services

Banking Dive reports that among the Biden administration’s banking and fintech priorities, credit underwriting and fair lending are likely to figure prominently, though there are other areas that may impact how banks, startups, and investment companies do business.

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Plaid launches diversity-focused fintech incubator

Plaid launches diversity-focused fintech incubator

This week, data aggregator Plaid launched FinRise, an incubator aimed at early-stage fintech founders from underrepresented (BIPOC) backgrounds.

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Treasury Department nominee offers clues on financial industry priorities

Treasury Department nominee offers clues on financial industry priorities

Janet Yellen, the Biden administration’s Treasury Secretary nominee and former chair of the Federal Reserve, outlined some key financial industry priorities in a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

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LendingClub gets green light to acquire Radius Bank

LendingClub gets green light to acquire Radius Bank

LendingClub, the publicly-traded digital-lending marketplace, got the green light from regulators to complete the acquisition of Radius Bank, after getting preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in December.

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Biden nominees to CFPB and SEC to usher in new era of regulatory oversight

Biden nominees to CFPB and SEC to usher in new era of regulatory oversight

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Gary Gensler as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

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