Is Musk’s Twitter deal such a good idea? Interesting story from The Daily Telegraph questioning the wisdom of the controversial takeover by Elon Musk of Twitter. This saga began in April this year there have been many twists and turns along the way. However, the biggest must be the seismic changes in the capital […]
Warren Buffet, who has a way with words, said only when the tide goes out can you see who has been swimming naked. During 2022 the tide has been out in a tough bear market and FTX has been swimming naked. So I decided to dig in and try to get some perspective amid all […]
The FTX blow up has highlighted this strategic question. This is one WITHOUT a magic quadrant. Crypto is either a regulated asset or a disruptive technology – but it cannot be both. If you believe that crypto is a regulated asset, the easy trade is to buy Coinbase stock (COIN). Coinbase is fully regulated in […]
Here is our pick of the 3 most important stablecoin stories during the week. As FTX blows up stablecoins hang in there. This week while FTX burned down to the ground, thankfully stablecoins managed to stay for the most part stable. With volumes of trades at unprecedented levels as customers rushed to the exists, USDT transactional […]
The ambitious fintech innovation plan the Brazilian central bank put forward will likely prevail in the upcoming years, even as recent elections mandate a change at the country’s top office as of next January. Last month, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva bested incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a close presidential contest, winning 50.9% to […]
Thanks again for tuning into this week’s episode of PitchIt. I sat down with Klavi’s Co-Founder & CEO, Bruno Chan. Bruno Chan of Klavi Klavi is a SaaS platform that provides Open Finance (or Open Banking) solutions. The company has a mission of becoming a leader in Open Finance solutions in Brazil. Open finance has the potential […]
Rishi Sunak became Britain’s latest prime minister on Oct. 25. In light of his reputation as a tech-friendly conservative, many members of the fintech community have questioned whether or not this will be a good thing. As a candidate for the Conservative Party leadership and as chancellor under Boris Johnson, Sunak made his aspirations for […]
The card space (both debit and credit) has seen tremendous innovation over the last decade. Use cases that were inconceivable 10 years ago are now commonplace due to the steady march of fintech innovation. The company that has been at the very center of these developments is Marqeta. They have basically invented a new category […]
The race is on to reduce carbon emissions. The target year for a global net zero is silently looming, and many declare we are running out of time. Despite current efforts to reduce emissions, the amount produced worldwide continues to rise. Reports of a slower rise in 2022 than the year before are celebrated but […]
Since crypto’s recent bull run began, it has been plagued by scams, frauds, and other disappointments. NFTs copied, pasted, and illegally resold. Pump and dump schemes. Collapsing stablecoins and funds. False Prophets. Fake accounts. Cryptocurrency bros. Users playing super boring games to generate crypto earnings. Get quick rich schemes. The list goes on. And so, […]