What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Sep 24, 2021
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CoinDesk
Circle Taps Plaid for ACH Payments as USDC Market Cap Hits $30B
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Bloomberg Law
Visa Reshuffles Legal Group in Wake of Scuttled Plaid Purchase
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TechCrunch
Ocrolus lands $80M at a $500M+ valuation to automate document processing for fintechs and banks
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The New York Times
Here Come the Crypto Rules
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Reuters
Kakao Pay pushes back planned $1.3 bln IPO to November
Sep 23, 2021
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Bloomberg
Crypto and Big-Bank Critic Saule Omarova Set to Be Nominated to OCC
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PYMNTS.com
Robinhood Crypto Wallets Due Next Month
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Wall Street Journal
When to Buy Now, Pay Later, and When to Just Pay Now
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Fortune
There are new scams on mobile payment apps—and teens aren’t immune
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Bloomberg
DST Global Joins $40 Million Investment in Crypto Wallet Cobo
Sep 22, 2021
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American Banker
PayPal's 'super app' escalates battle against banks, fintechs
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TechCrunch
Instacart shopper activist group asks customers to delete the app until demands for better conditions are met
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Bloomberg
Wells Fargo, Mastercard Back Bilt, Which Turns Rent Into Points
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Chicago Booth Review
Why you’re paying Bitcoin’s energy bill
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Reuters
Fintech startup TrueLayer raises $130 million at over $1 billion valuation
Sep 21, 2021
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Wall Street Journal
Banks Oppose Strict Basel Rules Targeting Cryptocurrencies
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CNBC
Wise launches investing feature
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American Banker
Amazon, Square streamline payments as their push into banking ramps up
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PYMNTS.com
Stripe to Add Dozens of London Employees
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Reuters
Egypt to sell minority stake in state payments firm e-finance
Sep 20, 2021
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MarketWatch
Critics fear SEC’s Gensler is seeking 'unlimited powers' in crypto regulation
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Black Enterprise
Facebook To Buy $100 Million Worth Of Invoices From 30K Small, Minority Owned Businesses
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Barron's
Inside the Coming War Over Money and Cryptos
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Bloomberg
How Did Venture Capitalist (and PayPal co-founder) Peter Thiel Game Silicon Valley, Trump, Democracy?
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PYMNTS.com
Square Expands in Europe, Where SMBs Dominate
Sep 17, 2021
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PYMNTS.com
UK Cardholder Could Own First Mastercard NFT
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The Washington Post
What Was Coinbase Thinking When It Dissed the SEC?
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Bloomberg
Treasury to Flag Stablecoin Perils as U.S. Readies Clampdown
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Wall Street Journal
U.S. to Target Crypto Ransomware Payments With Sanctions
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WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta
Mastercard announces $5M grant for Morehouse, Spelman to help Black entrepreneurship
Sep 16, 2021
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PYMNTS.com
JP Morgan Powering US Credit Cards On Alibaba
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Reuters
Theater chain AMC to accept other cryptocurrencies along with bitcoin
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Associated Press
Problems continue to plague El Savador's bitcoin rollout
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Forbes
Debit Card Startup Which Builds Credit For Women Raises $5.7 Million In Total Funding
