Interest among institutional investors in digital currencies as an investible asset continues to grow while money movement and payment use cases gain traction. An investment survey shows that institutional investors are increasingly seeking exposure to the yields digital assets can bring, while a panel at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s annual Payment Symposium … [Read more...] about FinTech Rising Weekly: Digital Money Use Cases
FinTech Rising Moves to Paid Subscriptions
As we head toward our 10th anniversary in October, we are changing to a paid subscription business model. Current readers can subscribe on Substack for free until October 31. After that, subscriptions will cost $5 a month or $50 per year. The paid model will help us maintain our current weekly publication schedule supplemented by in-depth interviews, comprehensive FinTech … [Read more...] about FinTech Rising Moves to Paid Subscriptions
FinTech Rising Weekly: The AI Revolution in Finance
AI in finance, from wealth management to instant payments and beyond, is a balance between innovation and ethical database. Whether it's revolutionizing how advisors interact with clients or making personalized credit accessible, the integration of AI is sparking innovation across the fintech and banking sectors. But with great power comes great responsibility—particularly when … [Read more...] about FinTech Rising Weekly: The AI Revolution in Finance
FinTech Rising Weekly: Legal and Regulatory Challenges
The business of payments and digital transactions is getting shaken up by some major legal battles and regulatory challenges. From Visa facing accusations of monopolizing the debit card market to Apple being challenged over its App Store practices, the Department of Justice is taking a hard look at how big players are using their power. Meanwhile, Illinois' bold move to ban … [Read more...] about FinTech Rising Weekly: Legal and Regulatory Challenges
Business and Technology Partnership Powers Financial Products
The FinTech revolution has transitioned to a product-development revolution for traditional financial institutions. What I heard at the MoneyLive North America conference, held September 16-17 in Chicago, sounded more like product- and software-development, not FinTech disruption. Conference speakers and presentations that covered both the business and technology sides of … [Read more...] about Business and Technology Partnership Powers Financial Products
FinTech Rising Weekly: The Carbon Credit Revolution
As finance continues to evolve to address broader global problems, carbon capture and the carbon credit market have become key areas of focus for a number of industry players. With climate change mitigation increasingly taking center stage for governments and people around the world, FinTech is taking a significant role in enabling companies to reduce their carbon footprint … [Read more...] about FinTech Rising Weekly: The Carbon Credit Revolution