Fintech Groups Express Support for OCC Charter

The curtain closed this week on the comment period regarding the special purpose national bank charter the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed for financial technology companies in December.

The Electronic Transactions Association and Financial Innovation Now were two of the organizations that submitted comments prior to Tuesday’s deadline. Both said they welcomed the discussion about devising a regulatory framework that can support innovation in financial technology while effectively protecting the financial services system and the consumers it serves.