What We're Reading: Page 130
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 25, 2021
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Business Insider
A new cryptocurrency called worldcoin wants to scan 1 billion people's iris by 2023 to speed up digital currency adoption
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Reuters
Fed's Quarles says he doesn't see rationale for central bank digital currency
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TechCrunch
Stripe backs India’s Clear in $75 million funding
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Bloomberg
Walmart Offering Bitcoin at Some Coinstar Kiosks
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Reuters
Mastercard expands cryptocurrency services with wallets, loyalty rewards
Oct 22, 2021
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MarketWatch
American Express sees consumer spending recovery as earnings easily top expectations
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Wall Street Journal
Bitcoin Is Back Near Record Highs, and a Houston Pension Plan Dives In
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PYMNTS.com
Fed Debuts Website, Tools in Prep for FedNow
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TechCrunch
Tiger Global and a slew of high-profile investors make a $35M bet on LatAm fintech Pomelo
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Reuters
Australia's central bank tells 'buy now, pay later' firms to drop surcharge ban
Oct 21, 2021
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Wall Street Journal
Plaid Pushes Into Payments Business After Scuttled Visa Deal
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Bloomberg
Jack Dorsey Tweets ‘705742’ and Sets Crypto Twitter Abuzz
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PYMNTS.com
FinTech Revolut Offers Fee-Free Crypto Trading
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MarketWatch
Discover Fincl Beats 3Q Earnings Expectations, Investment Losses Hit Revenue
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TechCrunch
Aiven snags $60M investment on $2B valuation, up from $800M in March
Oct 20, 2021
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TechCrunch
Facebook scales back its crypto ambitions once again
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American Banker
Amex will let employees work wherever they want one month a year
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Reuters
Westpac to launch zero-interest digital card with young consumers in focus
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PYMNTS.com
Fed Reserve Pushes Digital Payments Standards
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MarketWatch
U.S. worries crypto currencies could weaken sanctions and dollar's dominance
Oct 19, 2021
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Bloomberg
Stablecoins Like Tether Could Reshape Short-Term Debt Markets, Fitch Says
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PYMNTS.com
Cybersource, EBANX Team Up on Payments Platform
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MarketWatch
Prelude to the future of finance? A major bank is raising a loan from a DeFi protocol to refinance tokenized bonds
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Forbes
How To Attract Cybersecurity Talent And Build A Culture Of Security
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Financial Times
France tests crypto assets in series of government bond deals
Oct 18, 2021
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Finextra
Stripe recruits for new crypto team
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Wall Street Journal
Walmart, With Eyes on Amazon, Tries to Build a Fintech Startup
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MarketWatch
CFTC fines Tether, Bitfinex $42.5 million for misleading customers
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CoinDesk
Crypto Miners Are ‘Literally Printing Money,’ Says Wall Street Firm DA Davidson
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PitchBook
Advent co-leads $300M investment in Global Processing Services
Oct 15, 2021
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PYMNTS.com
Visa's US Spending Momentum Index Drops Again
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Finextra
Synchrony moves into BNPL space with Fiserv Clover
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American Banker
Coinbase makes pitch for crypto regulatory agency
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Bloomberg
Contactless Card Limit Increases to 100 Pounds in Britain
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MarketWatch
Buy now, pay later plans don’t charge you fees—should you take advantage?