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The Asian Countries That Actually Need A CBDC
At the recent Singapore Fintech Festival, the city-state’s announcement that it would pursue a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot next year was big…
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Platform Companies Battle It Out In Indonesia’s Digibanking Market
Indonesia is the most important digital financial services market in Southeast Asia, given its overall size, unbanked population of 181…
When VCs Benefit from FDIC Funds: Examining the Implications
According to a new Bloomberg report, in the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation…
Why Credit Card Adoption Is Rising In India
In recent years, the biggest credit story in India has been buy now, pay later (BNPL). Tremendous demand for credit…
How Fintech Startups Can Pivot To Profitability Despite Any Recession
We have exited the growth-at-any-cost era, so the startups that are able to extend their runway and drive profitable growth…
Payments Has Entered A New Era
Earlier this month, the payments world met in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, for Money20/20 Europe, one of the biggest events on…
The End Of Innovation (As A Management Fad)
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANK They say that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. They…
A Fintech Vision For The Apple Vision Pro
Now that Apple AAPL has entered the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) field with its Vision Pro headset,…
On The Road To Becoming A Top Global Financial Services Hub
In late May, Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulator Authority (VARA) hosted some of the world’s most successful digital assets and Web3…
AI’s Impact On Financial Services In The 2030s And Beyond
As a follow up to our exploration of how next generation AIs such as ChatGPT will change the financial services…
Can Next Gen AI Upend Financial Services Over The Next Five Years?
The next generation AI revolution started with the launch of ChatGPT-3 in November 2022. Since then, venture capital activity has…
Carbon Charges Can Put Investors’ Money Where Their Mouth Is On Climate Change
Over the past decade, many countries and companies have made ambitious pledges to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions to…
The Hidden Risks Of BaaS And Embedded Finance: Inside Apple’s Struggle
The honeymoon between Apple and Goldman Sachs may be over. Recent complaints from Apple Savings customers about their inability to…
Fintech Leaders Unite To Advance Gender Parity, Reverse Climate Change
The recent smoky air in New York City caused by Canadian wildfires is a stark reminder to fintech leaders of…
Digital Identity Is new kind of Financial Market Infrastructure
Perhaps this is really, as Mike Tuchen of Onside said on Forbes in the spring, the year when digital identities…
Will Apple’s Vision Pro Revolutionize Banking?
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANK When Apple speaks, people listen—and pundits pontificate. The pundits came out in force after…
The Embedded Finance Opportunity In Asia
As technology has improved over time, so have financial services. Embedded finance – financial services provided via non-financial platforms or…
Chairman Gensler Discusses Crackdown On Crypto Following Binance And Coinbase Lawsuits
There is a lot going on with regards to digital assets this week. The future of digital assets seems uncertain…
Plastiq Files For Bankruptcy As Fintech Troubles Mount
5/26/23, 5:00 pm: The fourth paragraph of this story has been updated with new information obtained after publication. As the…