Category: Economy
Countries are starting to settle trade in local currencies rather than U.S. dollars, and warnings of the dire consequences are heating up. They range from serious policy analyses on …
Supply chain disruptions will continue to create uncertainty in the real economy well into next year. This is not my usual Week in FinTech overview. But how current supply …
Who can easily take advantage of the benefits of digital financial services and who cannot? Taken together, this list of articles and research papers shows that cash is no …
There’s a lot of investment money sloshing around the economy these days, and a record amount is flowing into FinTech projects this year. Most of the data and investment …
It’s broadly agreed that the rails that exist for payments – both domestically and globally – are antiquated. While there has been any number of advances and shifts toward …
The global pandemic, beyond the crisis it represents for public health, has had a drastic effect on business sectors around the world throughout 2020. And while news that many …
The world of digital transactions is in the middle of a meteoric rise, spurred by major lifestyle changes in the face of Covid-19. Ecommerce has developed more in the …
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) launched its physically-settled bitcoin futures trading platform, Bakkt, on September 23. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has been doing futures trading in bitcoin for even …
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 1/23/2017 In January 2016, the global banks proclaimed that they are all FinTech innovators now, reported Bloomberg in its coverage of the annual World …
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 11/27/2016 In the wake of the election of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote, and the uncertainly surrounding financial regulation, tensions are certain to escalate …
