What’s New with Regulation in the Mobile Payment and Fintech Space?
MPIW January 2017 Meeting with Regulators Report
Periodically, the Mobile Payments Industry Workgroup (MPIW) meets with representatives from federal and state regulatory agencies[1] to gauge their level of activity in the mobile/digital payments space and share perspectives on developments, challenges, and potential gaps in coverage or education.[2] Topics discussed at the most recent January 2017 MPIW meeting included: the role of financial technology (fintech) companies in U.S. financial services; regulatory framework for mobile/digital wallets; and an overview of the European Union’s (EU) Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) and implications for U.S. payment industry stakeholders. No major surprises emerged from the discussions with the regulators, but the MPIW identified several issues and opportunities for further analysis.
About the Authors
Susan M. Pandy
Marianne Crowe
Endnotes
- Regulators who attended the MPIW meeting represented the Federal Reserve Board of Governors ("FR Board") Division of Consumer and Community Affairs and Division of Supervision & Regulation; U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); National Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS); and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
- The MPIW met previously with the regulators in April 2012 and May 2014. The summaries from these meetings are available at https://www.bostonfed.org/publications/mobile-payments-industry-workgroup/the-us-regulatory-landscape-for-mobile-payments.aspx and https://www.bostonfed.org/publications/mobile-payments-industry-workgroup/update-on-the-us-regulatory-landscape-for-mobile-payments.aspx.
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- fintech ,
- OCC and fintech ,
- mobile payments ,
- mobile wallets ,
- PSD2