The top five stories in fintech this week are from the Federal Reserve, Marqeta, Synapse, US Bank and we finally have new CRA rules!
Often marketed as a "force for good," UK fintech's actual impact on issues such as diversity and the climate crisis remains limited.
Fintech Galileo announced an expansion into five new regional markets, driven by an alliance with Mastercard.
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In saturated markets, such as B2C BNPL, differentiators are key to product stickiness. Old-school elements may have a place in some sectors.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) will foster the most change of any technology Ravi Subramanian has seen in his 25 years in finance because it allows visionaries to dream big.
The digital banking shift, digital payments, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence (AI) are critical factors behind escalating global financial crime compliance costs that exceed $200 billion. Those are among the findings in LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ True Cost of Financial Crime Compliance Study for 2023.
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Community banks have faced increased challenges. Open access to generative AI and a possible open banking ruling may be a game changer.
Pagbank reported 30 million customers, a 19% increase from 24.8 million a year earlier, now among Latin America's largest neobanks.
First-party fraud is rife, costing over $100 billion a year. Many say they're accidental, but data sharing could stop repeat offenders.
Proposed regulations recently released by the Treasury Department help bring added clarity to participants in the digital asset economy. But the process is far from over. Investors, centralized crypto exchanges, payment processors, some hosted wallet providers, and some decentralized exchanges are the most affected. Miners, stakers and developers are not impacted.