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Trump EO directs agencies to integrate fintech into regulatory frameworks

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Federal financial agencies must examine rules to identify directives that “unduly impede” fintech firms from partnering with US-regulated institutions.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday, announcing his administration wishes to remove any barriers that might be stifling fintech innovation or preventing access to banking partnerships and payment servicers.

The order directs the heads of the main US financial regulators to review their rules over the