Bitcoin’s Big Week
Both social and traditional media were ablaze this week with anticipatory hype over what appears to be the final countdown to the SEC clearing the first
January 7, 2024
Banging the Drum – Apple and Payments Still No Good Together
I’ve been banging this drum for years. I suspect I will continue to do so. This week marked the formal “beginning of the end” of
December 3, 2023
Crypto in Financial Services Continues to Lean Stablecoin
The role of cryptocurrency in payments and financial services continues to take shape, and the outline continues to look more and more like the future
November 12, 2023
On the Fed’s Proposal to Cap Debit Card Fees, Powell Said…
…not much, if you only read the transcript. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell discussed why the central bank held interest rates steady at a 22-year
November 5, 2023
Government Intervention Week for Fintechs & Banks
Both the Fed and CFPB came in hot this week with announcements that will have direct bearing on the payments and banking sector. On the
October 21, 2023
Private Equity Trends – LP & Market Scrutiny Pile Up, Inhibit Fundraising
Private equity, especially buy-out shops, found themselves on the receiving end of unfavorable headlines this week. One of which came from the WSJ on Wednesday
October 15, 2023
Experian’s Debit Card Strategy
Experian, the multinational data analytics and consumer credit reporting company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, that collects and aggregates information from 235 million individual U.S. consumers
October 7, 2023
SMBs to Fintech Originators “you have the good money, right?”
Just a little note this week stemming from a curious marketing tactic employed in a press release from Irish fintech originator Wayflyer. On Wednesday, Reuters
June 18, 2023
Stripe’s Collison on AI, Crypto, and Valuations
On Wednesday I got the chance to listen to one of Stripe’s ‘Brothers Collison’ (John) live at AXIOS’s BFD event in San Francisco. It was
May 14, 2023