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Democrats on House Financial Services Committee Forward Letter to GAO Inquiring About Alternative Data and Access to Credit

Democrat members of the House Financial Services Committee have sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) inquiring about the usage of alternative data by lenders and credit agencies. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Committee, Congressman Al Green (D-TX), Chair of the… Read More

China: WeiyangX Fintech Review

Cross-Border Payment Company iPayLinks Wins Hundreds of Million-Yuan B1 Round of Financing led by Tencent On March 28th, cross-border payment company iPayLinks announced that it had completed, at the beginning of this year, a hundreds of million-yuan B1 round of financing led by Tencent and… Read More

Here is the GAO Report on Fintech that was Delivered to Congress

This one falls under recently discovered. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on Financial Technology, or Fintech, for Congress this past April.  The report, subtitled Information on Subsectors and Regulatory Oversight, was at the behest of several members of Congress including; Senator Sherrod… Read More

GAO Publishes Report on SEC Cybersecurity: Opportunities Exist to Improve Controls

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received a detailed report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding controls over financial systems and cybersecurity. In November of 2015, the GAO identified “deficiencies” in the SEC’s internal controls over financial reporting. This new report is a… Read More

Three US Senators Ask the GAO to Research Fintech & Peer to Peer Lending

In a letter addressed to the General Accounting Office (GAO), signed by Democratic Senators Jeff Merkley, Sherrod Brown, and Jeanne Shaheen, a request was made to research and make recommendations regarding Fintech and Peer to Peer / Marketplace Lending. The letter, dated April 18, 2016,… Read More

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