The Conference of State Bank Supervisors has released a list of 33 companies that will serve as members of its Fintech Industry Advisory Panel.

According to the CSBS, the Advisory Panel’s purpose is “to support state regulators’ increased efforts to engage with financial services companies involved in fintech.”  More specifically, over the next twelve months, Advisory Panel members will participate in at least two in-person meetings with members of the CSBS Emerging Payments and Innovation Task Force and other state banking commissioners “to identify actionable steps for improving state licensing, regulation, and non-depository supervision and for supporting innovation in financial services.”  The Task Force consists of regulators from ten states, including the Superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services.

The CSBS and the NY DFS have filed separate lawsuits challenging the OCC’s authority to grant special purpose national bank charters to nondepository fintech companies.  The OCC has filed motions to dismiss both lawsuits.