Moving money faster remains a persistent challenge in the United States. Consumers continue their wary adoption of mobile payments; cards remain the primary payment method of choice at the point of sale, and cash in circulation continues to grow faster than U.S. gross domestic product. Corporations, for their part, still prefer checks. The situation is changing, and it’s a … [Read more...] about Making Money Move Faster in the United States
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FinTech Advertising On the Go in Chicago
Transit advertising for FinTech solutions has been a Chicago trend for awhile now. German Direct Bank N26 has joined in, making the rounds on Chicago transit to promote its high-speed banking service. The recently-launched Gemini Crypto Exchange is taking the train. … [Read more...] about FinTech Advertising On the Go in Chicago
Payments Marketing: Transit Temptations
Mastercard is using transit payments in Chicago and New York as a way to get consumers used to contactless payments. With volumes estimated at less than .25%, contactless payments need all the push they can get. Transit advertising in Chicago goes beyond contactless payments, however, with campaigns for Venmo's debit cards, Zelle's person-to-person payments, Marcus's banking … [Read more...] about Payments Marketing: Transit Temptations
Making the Stock Market Fun with Rapunzl Investments
SPONSORED CONTENT Too many people are never exposed to the stock market and the huge returns that come from investing. It’s easy to see why not: market trading can have a steep learning curve, and existing tools for learning have traditionally been dry and academically focused. That’s the problem Brian Curcio and Myles Gage set out to solve in co-founding Chicago-based Rapunzl … [Read more...] about Making the Stock Market Fun with Rapunzl Investments
What Cashless Means for a Retailer
Mobile payments adoption continues to increase in the United States, and branded mobile payments apps and cards continue to drive usage. Branded cards and apps reward consumers for increased use, which can drive consumer loyalty. Following that premise, Tyler M. Forbes, community manager at Chicago-based mobile payments startup AeroPay, invited me and Nancy K. Brooks, an … [Read more...] about What Cashless Means for a Retailer
New SEC Framework Charts a Narrow Way Forward for Token Developers
Are Initial Coin offerings (ICOs) legal? It's hard to know, with a number of vague hints - and enforcement actions - suggesting that the SEC largely views the answer to be no. And while the market is still well ahead of formal regulatory policy, some hints have finally been offered in a recently-issued "Framework for 'Investment Contract' Analysis of Digital Assets." What … [Read more...] about New SEC Framework Charts a Narrow Way Forward for Token Developers