Three payment trends reshaping value exchange, and how businesses can keep up
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Brian Muse-McKenney of Episode Six lays out three trends reshaping payments — and what businesses must do to keep up.
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Tokenization: A tale of three cities (Part III)
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In the last part of The FR’s series on tokenization, we’ll explore the use cases that may drive growing adoption of tokens to digitize a range of assets on the blockchain. We’ll also consider the regulatory roadblocks preventing tokenization’s proliferation at this current juncture.
Read MoreTokenization: A tale of three cities (Part II)
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In this next part of the series, we’ll dive into what this means for fintech and financial institutions. If digital assets are treated as assets, period, how does this shape the financial landscape? And why would these parties buy into such a nascent technology?
Read MoreTokenization: A tale of three cities (Part I)
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If I had started writing this article three years ago, I’d be reporting on the buying frenzy surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based proofs authenticating the uniqueness of digital objects, namely artwork. But now it’s 2024.
Read MoreCan fintech startups navigate the pivot from B2C to B2B?
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From Carey Ransom: Recently, we’ve seen a number of consumer fintech startups pivot from going directly to consumers to trying to sell to banks or through them to reach consumers—or, as we would say, from B2C to B2B2C. Can it work as a better strategy and business, or is it desperation?
Read MoreWhat will the 1099-DA do for tax reporting?
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Many DeFi consumers engage in the space due to its pseudonymous capabilities; that becomes nearly impossible when social security numbers and other identifiers enter the mix, and when DeFi platforms have to adjust for record-keeping and reporting requirements.
Read MoreWhat will happen to Ripple Labs?
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Ripple is positioning itself as a bulwark against regulatory encroachment, with its legal future indistinguishable from the sector’s.
Read MoreMaking sense of bitcoin ETF outflows
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Do these ETFs, like the cryptocurrencies undergirding them, require more investors to buy into their vision in order to become successful and profitable?
Read MoreDoes crypto crime prevention need AI?
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In their official announcement, both CYBERA and Chainalysis framed blockchain-based crimes as a workaday form of financial fraud. That is, official statements made no differentiation between crypto-focused and non-crypto-focused crimes, folding them into a singular locus of concern.
Read MoreThe meaning of “responsible growth” at Binance
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What “responsible growth” at Binance specifically entails is not fully known—but some details are beginning to emerge in the wake of the DOJ’s settlement.
Read MoreDecentralized identity solutions and fintech ops
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From an operational standpoint, fintechs have to make key decisions and undertake significant preparations before rolling out these solutions.
Read MoreRules shaping decentralized identity solutions
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Decentralized identity solutions may fundamentally reshape how consumers and businesses carry out transactions.
Read MoreMaking the case for decentralized identity solutions
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The path to letting these solutions scale will require a delicate balance: outlining the threat that consumers and systems face on the one hand, without resorting to fear mongering.
Read MoreDecentralized identity in fintech
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A mix of blockchain-based and more traditional solutions are building out immutable and resilient identity solutions, which can bolster KYC and AML efforts across a range of use cases.
Read MoreOperating the next wave of crypto solutions
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By emphasizing retention and transparency, surviving crypto platforms—as well as newcomers—have moved to build out their communications, support, and research teams, solving for sustainable and informative relationships with users.
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