Bank-fintech partnerships have exploded in recent years! Instead of viewing each other solely as competitors, banks and fintechs are choosing to collaborate, working together to build and bring more innovative products to customers. The benefits of these partnerships are clear 🤝
⚡For banks: being able to adopt new technologies faster and cheaper than building them in-house.
⚡For fintechs: banks offer greater resources and the opportunity to reach thousands - perhaps millions - more customers around the world.
And for those customers, bank-fintech partnerships unlock more innovative ways for them to send, spend, and manage their money 💰💳However, these partnerships supported by BaaS providers could be under threat, as examples of companies falling down on compliance have inspired fresh regulatory scrutiny across the #US, UK and #Europe 🚫 Most recently in the #UK, BaaS provider Railsr is being monitored by the Financial Conduct Authority (#FCA) following concerns about the business’ health. Following emergency M&A talks, #Railsr now looks like it will be sold through pre-pack administration. This follows an investigation by Lithuania’s central bank over Railsr’s #AML failures. Regulators may increase oversight of partnerships facilitated by #BaaS providers, but there is a risk that what is in reality isolated incidents could lead to a backlash that makes bank-fintech partnerships appear far riskier than they are, and put banks and fintechs off of them for good ⚠️ Let's not forget that BaaS providers and early-stage fintechs already have limited and often stretched resources. Even for big banks with strong #compliance arms, partnerships may start to look like regulatory quagmires that suck up resources and nullify the biggest benefit of working with a fintech, which is making innovation faster and cheaper 💸💻 The truth is that regulation in its current form should prevent compliance failures and keep customers safe. 📌Regulators can help by providing specific lessons from incidents that allow all banks, fintechs and BaaS providers to revisit their compliance procedures with fresh eyes and make sure they have the tools in place to meet demands. This will give banks and fintechs the confidence to move forward with partnerships, and ensure that the industry and customers around the world continue to benefit from the products and services made possible by cross-industry collaboration in the years to come 🌎🌍🌏 Let's work together to make sure that bank-fintech partnerships continue to drive innovation and provide the best possible services to customers 🙌 _🤝 Dr. 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐔𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐒.
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