Last year, 16 fintechs were authorized in Mexico. Among them, Albo, Belvo, Todito Pagos, Mercado Pago and Femsa's Spin by Oxxo.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published details on its fintech charter in a 16-page supplement to its existing OCC licensing manual; the fintech charter supplement addresses capital requirements, liquidity, financial inclusion plans, consumer protection and the application process; Lend Academy provides an analysis in their article; the release of the fintech charter will now be followed by an open comment period which ends on April 14; also noteworthy is that Thomas Curry's term as comptroller ends on April 9 however he can serve until a replacement is confirmed. Source
Collectibles — call centers—rumored legislation... There have been many developments in Reg A and Reg crowdfunding, yet the same old challenges persist.
I first wrote about the GAO report on p2p lending last year. The GAO have been doing an analysis of...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will appeal the court's unconstitutional ruling in the case of CFPB v. PHH in which PHH argued the CFPB's authoritative powers were too broad following enforcement actions that resulted in penalties primarily for referring consumers to mortgage insurers for compensation; the CFPB is requesting that the case be heard by all judges in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rather than a panel of only three judges which provided the October ruling; if the verdict in the case is unchanged, the president will still be able to replace the CFPB director at his discretion; it's likely that Director Cordray could be replaced by President-Elect Donald Trump given his plans for Dodd-Frank. Source
Parliament and the Council agreed to track crypto transfers continuously and block suspicious transactions in a provisional agreement.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved LendingCrowd for full FCA authorization which allows the company to offer investments through IFISAs; the approval follows a £2.75 million Scottish Enterprise investment in the platform's small business loans last week; the FCA's last approval was in October for P2PFA member firm, Lending Works. Source
When LendingClub’s founder and then CEO Renaud Laplanche testified before congress in December 2013 he was asked what the federal...
A comprehensive 380-page document was released that explained the policy and future legislation.
Javier Milei's deregulation agenda raises hopes in the sector, with rental contracts settled in crypto. But the economy remains in dire shape.