Market Movements
A Banking Stampede for Tech
If I learned anything from this week’s Fintech MeetUp event in Las Vegas, it’s that thousands of fintech, banking, and payments professionals speed dating at
Bank-to-Nonbank Lending Breaches $1TN
Over one trillion dollars. That’s what the Federal Reserve’s weekly H.8 report started showing for the week ending January 24, 2024. The report tracks the
Quantum’s Here
No fintech, payments or software deal made it to the top of my list for most noteworthy funding to start off the year. Instead, it’s
Generative AI Takes On Vertical Software – Fault Lines Appear
I began reading about it last year. In dribs and drabs, articles appeared noting how adept generative AI systems had become at producing workable scripts
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cash Discount Speculation- A Liability Shift?
In the payments space, one of the hottest topics of discussion in the first quarter of the year has been Visa’s policy changes surrounding its