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FTA Highlights How BNPL and EWA Enhance Affordability in Statement for the Record for HFSC Fintech Subcommittee Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Technology Association (FTA) submitted a statement for the record for the House Financial Services Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and

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FTA Statement CFPB Advisory Opinion on Earned Wage Access

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Technology Association released the following statement on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Advisory Opinion on earned wage access: “Millions

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FTA Statement on Confirmation of Travis Hill as FDIC Chairman

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Technology Association (FTA) released the following statement on the confirmation of Travis Hill to serve as the next Chairman

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FTA Welcomes Innovative Payments Company Rain

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Technology Association (FTA) today welcomed Rain, a new member company that provides stablecoin-powered cards and payments infrastructure for the

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FTA Statement on CFPB BNPL Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Technology Association (FTA) released the following statement on the report released today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

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FTA Announces 2026 Board Leadership

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Technology Association (FTA) today announced its board leadership for 2026, assembling a group of experienced industry leaders to advance

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FTA Launches Annual “Smarter Than Scams” Campaign to Help Consumers Outsmart Scammers This Holiday Season

In partnership with Cash App, PayPal, and Venmo, the campaign empowers consumers to recognize evolving scams and highlights how fintech industry leaders protect people

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What They Are Saying: American Consumers, Financial Experts, and Business Leaders Unite behind Open Banking

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a public comment period on the Section 1033 open banking rule, business leaders, elected officials, hardworking Americans, and experts from

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FTA Statement on Federal Reserve Board Governor Waller’s Payments Innovation Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Technology Association (FTA) released a statement on a speech made by Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher J. Waller at

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Open Banking is Key to America’s Financial Freedom and Future of Innovation 

FTA urges the Trump Administration to uphold consumers’ rights to own and share their financial data WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Technology Association released

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Coalition of Trade Associations Urge CFPB to Preserve Open Banking and Protect Americans’ Financial Freedom

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of trade associations representing fintech companies, digital asset firms, innovative banks, and Main Street businesses today submitted a comment

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FTA Urges Federal Regulators to Modernize Anti-Fraud Tools, Embrace Digital Solutions to Combat Payments Fraud

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Technology Association (FTA) today submitted a comment letter in response to a Request for Information from the Office of

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