In an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, Katelyn McCarthy, VP of Payments Strategy and Business Development at Discover Global Network, discusses key insights from Discover's recent report on fintech, and shares how this information guides Discover's core decision-making around product and growth.
Read MoreFrom Alex Lazarow: In 2020, I was convinced that the gospel of Silicon Valley—for startups to grow at any cost—was incompatible with the reality of the rest of the world. At the time, this flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Today, it has become best practice.
Read MoreTo Jennifer Lee, Partner at Edison Partners, the firm’s investment in fintech is central to its efforts to modernize core parts of the economy.
Read MoreS&P = Markit + IHS. Does someone make a move to compete? S&P is a data & information services powerhouse and has no competition.
Read MoreTo Sunil Sachdev, Head of Embedded Finance at Fiserv, the company’s new points-focused product is a timely response to current macroeconomic conditions.
Read MoreTo David Scola, US CEO of Form3, the company’s operational and revenue models can help US-based players modernize their tech stacks to accommodate instant payments.
Read MoreFrom concerns over fraud to questions about CBDCs, a dynamic set of regulations will shape how peer-to-peer payments scale over the long term.
Read MoreThe introduction of FedNow and Real Time Payments is an opportunity for new players to shake up the space, and a challenge for incumbents to grow their user base.
Read MoreThrough the introduction of new technologies, asset classes, and legal frameworks, P2P payments has seen product features and use cases evolve significantly over time.
Read MoreWealth management has stuck to a fairly traditional operational strategy since its genesis—emphasizing high-touch relationships, trust, and superlative service.
Read MoreLike other financial sectors, wealth management has had to keep pace with rapidly changing regulations and geopolitical realities.
Read MoreMatt Ober, General Partner at Social Leverage, questions whether we’ll see new verticalized Twitter winners if proprietary data is the most valuable asset.
Read MoreA range of products have helped democratize access to this crucial sector, and have upended how incumbents have had to do business, too.
Read MoreFrom an operational standpoint, fintechs have to make key decisions and undertake significant preparations before rolling out these solutions.
Read MoreDecentralized identity solutions may fundamentally reshape how consumers and businesses carry out transactions.
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