In less than a month, the long-awaited FedNow real-time payments system is set to launch, aligning the US monetary system with much of the rest of the world. While the Clearing House, for some time, has had its own real-time payments network widely available, the adoption of FedNow marks the first attempt at a federal […]
Over the last few months, fintechs have been facing a critical period in Latin America, triggered by a banking and inflationary crisis with consequentially high-interest rates that has put the period of high venture capital investments in the region on pause. The share of fintechs in total venture capital investments had declined considerably in recent […]
In a move that perhaps came as no surprise, the SEC followed up their complaint against Binance with another against Coinbase. This one was nowhere near as spicy. In late March 2023, the SEC issued a Wells notice to Coinbase alleging possible violations of securities law. While Coinbase maintained at the time that the allegations […]
We could have devoted this entire newsletter to the crypto crackdown, but that would have been needlessly punitive for all of us. Truth is, we do need to focus most of our attention on World War Web3 (I mean, close enough for alliteration’s sake). If we’re going to do so, why not feature arguably the best opinion […]
The following is a guest post by Convera CEO Patrick Gauthier. The list of challenges facing companies trading internationally is ever-mounting. Geopolitical tensions are leading to shifts in global trade flows. At the same time, companies are being forced to respond to a growing list of internal and external pressures, from record highs in inflation […]
On June 5, 2023, the SEC made headlines again, filing a complaint of 13 counts against the largest crypto exchange worldwide, Binance. Another day, another alleged securities violation from the SEC in the “war against crypto,” this time directed at Binance — watching CEO Chengpeng Zhao’s Twitter, this is the angle you would be led […]
The following is an excerpt from today’s Global Newsletter. So much for a slow news week. One day after dropping 13 counts against Binance, the largest crypto exchange worldwide, the SEC set its sights on Coinbase. These two cases only share one common thread, yet they’ll likely be grouped together by mainstream media outlets to make crypto […]
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While the fintech lending space is maturing with a number of lenders achieving significant scale today, the longevity of most platforms goes back barely more than a decade. But there is one lender today that was already seven or eight years old during the financial crisis of 2008-09. I am not saying the turbulent times […]
Hi Guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break. I’m your host, Isabelle Castro. This week I shared my coffee break with Len Covello, CTO of Engage People. Len Covello, CTO Engage People Customer Loyalty programs are an area that has become increasingly important to brands, in the US, an Accenture report found that there are […]