Tagged: AFC

April 3, 2024 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) has added ZayZoon as a member. ZayZoon was founded in 2014 and it is a Fintech that provides Earned Wage Access (EWA) for small and mid-sized businesses. Phil Goldfeder, Chief Executive Officer of the AFC, said that ZayZoon is a… Read More

March 18, 2024 @ 8:44 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing fintech companies and banks, delivered testimony before the Rhode Island Senate Committee on Commerce and Policy and the D.C. Council Business and Economic Development Committee opposing recently introduced legislation. Phil Goldfeder, AFC CEO and former member… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 2:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) last week spoke about proposed legislation in Maryland and Minnesota, while CEO Phil Goldfeder also commented on the reintroduction of the Financial Services Innovation Act. The week began with the AFC supporting the Maryland Commercial Financing – Small Business Truth… Read More

December 11, 2023 @ 9:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elizabeth Gorz, a former Legislative Aide in the Michigan State Senate, Senior Policy Advisor to former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (from 2011 to 2019), has been selected as the American Fintech Council as Head of Legislative Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer. Gorz was most recently… Read More

December 3, 2023 @ 3:28 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing fintech companies and banks, released policy and regulatory standards for fintech companies offering earned wage access (EWA) products this week. The AFC also announced support for federal EWA legislation introduced by Rep. Bryan Steil. AFC CEO… Read More

November 19, 2023 @ 11:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), the industry association representing responsible fintech companies and innovative banks and credit unions, has announced a strategic partnership with Alloy Labs, a consortium of community and mid-size banks that drive innovation, develop best practices and build benchmarks and tools for… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 12:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) has thrown its weight behind the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2023. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Sheldon Whitehouse… Read More