From Around the USA
Wyoming
On February 19, the Wyoming Governor signed HB 57, which creates a fintech sandbox program in the state. Wyoming is the second state to introduce a regulatory sandbox program after Arizona.
Texas
Senate Bill 860 filed on 2/15/2019 would create a regulatory sandbox in the office of the Texas Attorney General, modeled on Arizona's.
See Blog post dated 2/18/2019
Illinois
From the Heartland Alliance & the Illinois Asset Building Group
Financial Technology & its Impact on Low-Income Families
Analysis Framework for Sandbox Proposals
Arizona's Regulatory Sandbox In The News
Have you heard of fintech? It can help with your finances, but beware of these risks, by Russ Wiles | Arizona Republic, March 17, 2019
FINTECH AND CONSUMER PROTECTION: A Snapshot, by Lauren Saunders | NCLC, March 2019
Comments submitted to the CFPB re: Policy on No-Action Letters and the Product Sandbox, feature an Overview of the Arizona Sandbox, Section 10.3.1, pp 48-52. February 11, 2019
Are fintech sandboxes a consumer protection desert?
Lauren Saunders, Opinion Contributor | The Hill | November 29, 2018
Arizona sandbox gives fintech start-ups a regulatory path to US
Jemima Kelly, Financial Times | November 11, 2018
Two more companies accepted into Arizona’s Fintech sandbox
Tim Gallen – Digital Editor, Phoenix Business Journal | November 1, 2018
Arizonans are unwitting subjects of state’s tech experiment
Tim Steller, Arizona Daily Star | March 31, 2018
CEI Brief
Arizona Regulatory Sandbox Program
CEI Factsheet
Title Lenders and Consumer Lenders Should Play by the Same Rules in AZ
Coalition Letter
Letter to Attorney General on 07/24/2018
Attorney General's Office
Cooperation Agreement Relating to Innovative Functions between the Financial Supervisory Commission, Taiwan and The Office of the Arizona Attorney General - signed 09/26/2018
Memorandum Of Understanding obtained via Public Records request, October 16, 2018. On file with CEI.
Arizona Sandbox Participants