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Fintech Stories to Watch in 2021
1/11/21 Financial Times

Fintech Stories to Watch in 2021

While many firms will be hoping the new year marks the start of a calmer period after a rollercoaster 2020, beneficiaries of the tumult are trying to consolidate their gains. Here are some of the key fintech stories FT reports will be watching as we head into 2021.

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Federally Chartered Banks and Thrifts May Participate in Independent Node Verification Networks and Use Stablecoins for Payment Activities
1/4/21 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Federally Chartered Banks and Thrifts May Participate in Independent Node Verification Networks and Use Stablecoins for Payment Activities

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published a letter clarifying national banks’ and federal savings associations’ authority to participate in independent node verification networks (INVN) and use stablecoins to conduct payment activities and other bank-permissible functions.

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Industry Experts Enrich Duke FinTech’s First Year
12/15/20 Pratt School of Engineering

Industry Experts Enrich Duke FinTech’s First Year

Weekly Friday seminar series inspires, motivates and exposes students to the latest developments in traditional and emerging financial sectors

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Online Event: The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime
12/11/20 CSIS Center for Strategic International Studies

Online Event: The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime

CSIS will present the findings of its latest research on the global cost of cybercrime, and more.

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JPMorgan Using Blockchain to Move Billions in Repo-Market Trades
12/10/20 Bloomberg

JPMorgan Using Blockchain to Move Billions in Repo-Market Trades

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is using its custom blockchain to conduct intraday repurchase agreements totaling billions of dollars, an advance that’s helped persuade Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to join the new digital market early next year.