Fintech Banks Look to State Charters
/State charters — while not as appealing as a national charter — are proving to be an attractive alternative for some fintech banks until the national charter process is ironed out.
Read MoreState charters — while not as appealing as a national charter — are proving to be an attractive alternative for some fintech banks until the national charter process is ironed out.
Read MoreWhen the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said last year that it would seek to offer a special-purpose charter so fintechs could get banking licenses more quickly, it caused a lot of hubbub in the industry.
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