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Four Ways Fintech Powers Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic growth, stimulating competition, creating jobs, driving convenience, and bringing new products to market. Start-up rates are rising,

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FTA Member Company Spotlight: Livia Benisty, Chief External Affairs Officer at Banking Circle Group

Let’s start with you: what brought you to fintech, and what keeps you excited about working in this industry? Luck, circumstance, and curiosity brought

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Technology Is Changing the Face of Fraud. It’s Also Key to The Solution

Technology continues to change our daily lives, impacting how we send money to friends or relatives, budget, and pay for purchases. It is also

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Penny Lee in Forbes: This Election Season, It’s Time to Rethink Our Approach to Financial Innovation

The political conventions are over, the balloons have dropped, and the promises have been made. There was a lot of talk about needing to

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Fintech Summer School 2024

Welcome to your crash course in fintech! This summer, learn about the fundamental issues underpinning digital financial products and policies as technology transforms how

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Powered by Fintech: Celebrating International Day of Family Remittances 

Every year, around one billion people in the world—or one in seven—send or receive remittances. The average remittance is small, with migrant workers, who

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How Fintech Powers Small Business Webinar

To mark Small Business Week 2024, the Financial Technology Association hosted a live webinar, “How Fintech Powers Small Business.” The webinar covered the array

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Small Business Week Spotlight: Kelley Legler and PayPal

⭐️ Kelley Legler is an entrepreneur and small business owner. Fifteen years ago, when her first child, Jack, was an infant, she noticed a

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FTA Releases Policy Agenda to Help Small Businesses Start, Run, and Scale

FTA Endorses Slate of Legislation to Mark National Small Business Week WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Technology Association (FTA), a trade association representing leading

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Penny Lee in Forbes: The U.S. Lags Other Countries On Faster Payments – Why?

From the rise of the internet to the first credit cards and ATMs, the U.S. has long been at the forefront of financial innovation.

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Unpacking the Customer Identification Program (CIP) Rule and Its Implications for Financial Inclusion

Recently, Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) released a request for information regarding the collection of a customer’s full social security number (SSN) at

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This Financial Capability Month, FTA Highlights How Fintech Improves Financial Well-Being

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Throughout National Financial Capability Month, the Financial Technology Association (FTA) is highlighting how financial technology – or fintech – companies enhance

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