The Fed’s Shaggy Defense – It Wasn’t Me
On Monday, the Federal Reserve Board released its bi-annual report assessing the resiliency of the U.S. financial system, otherwise known as the Financial Stability Report
November 13, 2021
Chimerical Bakkt – (NYSE: BKKT)
In 2018, Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), owner of the New York stock Exchange, launched Bakkt. The vision for Bakkt was to serve as a regulated
November 6, 2021
Fintech Strategy – Wells Fargo’s Staked Partnership w Trovata
Earlier this year, Wells Fargo & Company, through its subsidiary Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, led a $20 million Series A funding in Trovata, a US
October 30, 2021
Ethereum-Based Blockchain Enables Real Time Payments
Earlier this year, New York City based fintech Tassat Group Inc. earned headlines when it announced it was initiating the roll-out of its Ethereum-based blockchain
October 24, 2021
Jack Henry’s BIG Open Banking Move
On Tuesday, Jack Henry (NASDAQ: JKHY) announced three new integrations with open banking providers Plaid, Mastercard-owned Finicity, and Fidelity 2020 spin-off Akoya. Jack Henry (JHA),
October 16, 2021
Fintech Fail – USPS Wants “in” on Banking
Serving up a legitimate head-scratcher this week was a report from the Washington Post providing an update on the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) pilot
October 9, 2021
Mastercard’s BNPL Bomb
Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) dropped a bomb this week, a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) bomb that is, when it announced the launch of a new set of
October 2, 2021
Lemonade Bearing Fruit – Fintech/Insurtech
Fintech disruptor and SoftBank-backed insurtech Lemonade went public July 2, 2020 (NYSE: LMND) and marked the most successful IPO of the year (at the time),
September 25, 2021
China/US Smackdown Big-Tech -Apple, Tencent, Alibaba
It was definitely a humbling week for three of the world’s largest, high-profile ecommerce and financial technology companies. In a span of 10 days, Apple, Tencent and Alibaba were forced to
September 23, 2021