Nico Simko, CEO and founder of Clair Hi guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break. I’m your host, Isabelle Castro. This week, I shared my coffee break with Nico Simko, CEO and founder of Clair, an earned wage access and banking app. Now, I’ve covered earned wage access before, but Claire is a different player […]
Crypto’s history of centralized custody is not a positive one. For most of the crypto-curious, high-profile failures of crypto custodians spring to mind. MtGox, FTX, and Prime Trust are just some that have left investors with little hope of recovering their assets in full. Now, for many, self-custody is the only way forward. But when […]
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It has been a mixed earnings season so far for public fintech companies. With many companies reporting this week, we have had some good news, some bad news and some really bad news. It is a brave investor who holds a pool of fintech stocks today. But our top story is another proposed rule from […]
Argentina’s leading presidential candidate and finance minister has unveiled a central bank digital currency project as part of the nation’s financial system modernization efforts, but this initiative has raised skepticism among crypto enthusiasts regarding the nature of the project. Sergio Massa, Argentina’s finance minister and presidential candidate. Sergio Massa, the Peronist candidate for this year’s […]
For years, Big Tech has been edging in on financial services, largely without the regulatory constraints befitting a bank or credit union, despite operating similar services. But that may all come to an end soon if the CFPB’s latest proposal comes to pass. One of the big appeals of digital currencies has been it’s programmability. Being able […]
Most of the economic and social policies that dominated the COVID-19 pandemic era are gone. Masks, vaccine cards, and negative COVID tests are no longer required to enter restaurants or travel. One of the last policies to change will only be visible in consumer bank accounts: the resumption of federal student loan payments. These loans […]
While America waits (very very patiently) for their stablecoin bill, the UK has put together a proposal for regulating stablecoins and bringing them into the “real economy” as an alternative payment option for goods and services. As outlined by the proposal, stablecoins would be regulated under existing traditional finance rules, and the Bank of England would supervise […]
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Out of the “wild west” of the crypto industry, stablecoins have arisen as a first point of call for widespread regulation. Earmarked for their near-stable value while still incorporating the programmability and cross-border capabilities of cryptocurrencies, lawmakers have praised their capacity for driving innovation. “Stablecoins have the potential to make payments faster and cheaper for […]