How will digital wallets be regulated?

How will digital wallets be regulated?

The CFPB—at least in its current form—may attempt to rally public opinion around its idea of digital wallets and their underlying risks.

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A look into the FIS Fintech Accelerator Program

A look into the FIS Fintech Accelerator Program

Onsite at Fintech Meetup, The FR met with Tatyana Kratunova, Head of the FIS Fintech Accelerator Program.

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Cross-border strategies for payment giants

Cross-border strategies for payment giants

With Mastercard opting to make its latest tie-up with Alipay but not Tencent, might Visa opt to partner with Alipay’s competitor? 

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Evaluating Meta's payment strategy

Evaluating Meta's payment strategy

What sort of antitrust implications arise when the world’s largest social media conglomerate partners with the world’s largest e-commerce company? How does it affect consumer and business wellbeing?

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The “Give to Get” data strategy

The “Give to Get” data strategy

From Matt Ober: In the financial industry, some of the best datasets were contributory datasets and many of them started as give to get.

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4 questions about a TikTok ban

4 questions about a TikTok ban

President Biden has indicated that he would sign the bill if it also passes in the Senate—but questions remain, many of which directly impact the future of fintech.

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The evolution of fintech data

The evolution of fintech data

Onsite at Fintech Meetup, The FR met with Sarah Biller, Co-Founder of FinTech Sandbox and a contributor to The FR.

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Fintech is operating at scale, with huge growth potential

Fintech is operating at scale, with huge growth potential

From Abdul Abdirahman: In our recent State of Fintech report, my colleagues and I took stock of the sector’s progress over the last decade, identifying the companies that have reached (or are about to reach) enterprise scale. 

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Predictions for Wall Street technology in 2050

Predictions for Wall Street technology in 2050

From Matt Ober: If data solutions can make the firm money, save the firm money or help the firm raise money, then there is no budget.

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What does MIcrosoft’s AI work mean for fintechs?

What does MIcrosoft’s AI work mean for fintechs?

Onsite at Fintech Meetup, The FR met with Priya Gore, General Manager, Data & AI, US Financial Services, at Microsoft

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Insights from the 2023 Fintech Index

Insights from the 2023 Fintech Index

FR Contributor Alex Lazarow shares his takeaways from F-Prime’s 2023 Fintech Index report.

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Do hedge funds have data budgets?

Do hedge funds have data budgets?

From Matt Ober: If data solutions can make the firm money, save the firm money or help the firm raise money, then there is no budget.

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Incubating community bank-fintech ecosystems

Incubating community bank-fintech ecosystems

To Charles Potts, EVP and Chief Innovation Officer of ICBA, the ThinkTECH accelerator program represents a “key pillar” of ICBA’s work and arose from community banks' drive to be “on par with the biggest fintechs and banks on the planet.”

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Should dating apps mingle with credit scores?

Should dating apps mingle with credit scores?

It’s hard to think of dating apps as a space where finance isn’t traditionally discussed; if anything, it’s one of the most overtly wealth-driven spaces that millions of users encounter every day. 

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