eBook: To charter or not to charter

Document: Published Mar 19, 2021

Fintechs have and are disrupting the business of banking. It no longer just revolves around taking deposits, making loans and facilitating payments. While some fintechs are specializing in just one aspect, many continue to expand their service offerings, constantly asking the question, “what other customer experience can we revolutionize?” If this sounds like your fintech, you must first ask yourself, do we need to operate like a bank in order to meet our goals?

Learn how regulatory decisions may impact fintechs in 2021, the pros and cons of bank-fintech partnerships and the different types of bank charters and their advantages in this eBook.

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