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States Can Attract More Entrepreneurs by Sharing Sandboxes | RealClearPolicy
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Pennsylvania Should Consider Creating Regulatory Sandboxes
Click here to view Mr. Knight's testimony (16:43–27:40), and answers to questions (46:40 & 58:00).Chair Bizzarro and
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POLICY SPOTLIGHT: Fintech Sandboxes
In this Policy Spotlight series, Mercatus scholars provide a high-level overview of their positions on key issues facing our
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India Bitcoin Ban Would Be a Terrible Idea
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Will the Biden CFPB Clamp down on Innovation and Regulatory Sandboxes?
Regulatory sandboxes aren't lawless wastelands; they're laboratories for developing common-sense approaches to regulation. Read
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Three Big Banking Challenges for the Biden Administration
The new White House will be pushed for answers on bank consolidation, fintech companies and what banks should do about climate
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Fintech Regulation Needs to Keep Pace With Economic and Technological Evolution
Good day, Chairman Lynch, Ranking Member Emmer, and members of the Task Force on Financial Technology. Thank you for the
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Comment for the Comptroller of the Currency's Proposed Rule Regarding National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders
We appreciate the opportunity to submit a comment to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in response to its
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The Sandbox Paradox: Balancing the Need to Facilitate Innovation with the Risk of Regulatory Privilege
Regulatory burdens and uncertainty in the financial sector can cost companies money and make them risk averse. In such
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Innovation and Competition in Lending Improves Access to Credit
Good morning, Chairwoman Waters, Ranking Member McHenry, and members of the committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify.My
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Congressional Libra Hearings Show It’s Tough to Innovate on Compliance
Facebook made waves with its recent announcement that it plans to launch a digital currency system called Libra. The proposed

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The Limits of AI in Predicting Human Action
Anne Hobson and Walter Stover write on AI predicition of economic decisions.Read the article at Tech Liberation.
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Comment Regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Proposed No-Action Letter and Product Sandbox Policies
I appreciate the opportunity to submit a comment to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) in response to its
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States Need New Arguments against OCC Fintech Charters
Innovation and competition are critical for driving improvement in our economy, allowing new and better ways of solving old

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POLICY SPOTLIGHT: Fintech Lending
In this Policy Spotlight series, Mercatus scholars provide a high-level overview of their positions on key issues facing our
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No Need to Fight over the OCC's Fintech Charter
Brian Knight writes about the challenges that states have brought against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s recent
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Potential Benefits and Risks of the Increased Use of Data in Financial Services Applications
Good morning, Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Brown, and members of the committee. I thank you for inviting me to testify.My name
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The Economist on Innovation Arbitrage
In recent essays and papers, I have discussed the growth of “innovation arbitrage,” which I defined as, “The movement of ideas
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Fintech Sandboxes at the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) Acting Director Mick Mulvaney recently announced his plans to begin a “fintech
