Fintech Playlist 💿 Week 57
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What if all the newsletters and posts you read about fintech were a weekly playlist? Here I attempt to answer that question. Come for the playlist, stay for the Star Wars memes #SorryNoySorry #OkStillSorryImAPoliteCanadian 🇨🇦 Am I missing one? I mean I can only waste so much of my life on the internet. Hit me up @barbmaclean and tag in your fav
Massive playlist for a massive week 🤯
Digital Banking Didn’t Kill Bank Branches—But Chatbots Will Why haven't bank branches been closed at a faster rate? Because the digital banking experience isn’t that good. The chatbot experience isn’t very good, either. But it will get better, and it will improve faster than the branch and contact center experiences will.
Welcome to the Machine by Pink Floyd — music.apple.com
Three big CBDC stories! Is crypto rockstar David Chaum's eCash 2.0 the future of CBDC? Digital euro progress, and shocker the Fed gushes support for wCBDC! Digital banks takeoff in Southeast Asia! QR Codes Past Present and Future! Video and podcast!
Rockstar by Nickelback — music.apple.com
Varo Trims Losses, But Can It Last Til VC Market Thaws? CFPB Not Letting Legal Challenge Slow It Down, FTX Reading List, FT Partners Monthly
I Didn't Think It Would Last by Trevor Rabin — music.apple.com
Like many of you, I’m sure, I was caught up last week watching the downfall of FTX unfold. It was a startling development in the world of crypto, and while I don’t cover the space directly, I couldn’t help but be fascinated by the goings-on — and not in a good way.
What Goes Up... by The Alan Parsons Project — music.apple.com
WTF: Binance walks away from FTX takeover 😳🥶; Mastercard really, really loves crypto ❤️🧡; Pyypl is for the people 🧑🤝🧑 You're missing out big time... Weekly Recap 🔁
Walk Away by Kelly Clarkson — music.apple.com
Accelerating Innovation in Payments - by David G.W. Birch
“Some of you may yearn for those quiet times when payments were boring, but to be honest the incredible amount of activity in sector now is energising and I am looking forward to the 2023 survey already.”
Being Boring (Remastered) by Pet Shop Boys — music.apple.com
Blueprint: A personal note on persevering + Tellus real estate savings; Santander crypto pmts ban; Klarna's shopping engine Look, we don’t like this any more than you do. Is this worth it? And if yes, what is it for?
Perseverance by LXGHT — music.apple.com
Fintech 🧠 Food - WTF Happened to FTX? - by Simon Taylor Hey everyone 👋, thanks for coming back to Brainfood, where I take the week's biggest events and try to get under the skin of what's happening in Fintech. If you're reading this and haven't signed up, join the 23,939 others by clicking below, and to the regular readers, thank you.
Wtf!? by Zomboy — music.apple.com
Sporting Crypto - Nov 14th: Leading Sports Crypto Sponsor FTX File for Bankruptcy We welcome 14 new subscribers to the Sporting Crypto Newsletter who have joined us over the last week! You’re part of a 0.68% week-on-week increase in Sporting Crypto subscribers! Join 2073 readers who are interested in exploring where Sports meets Crypto
Bankrupt by The Lonely Wild — music.apple.com
The People's Financial Institution -
“So What? This story is framed as a win-win for both companies, but if we look more closely, I think it’s fairly clear that one is winning a lot more than the other. Let’s break it down.”
Break It Down Again by Tears for Fears — music.apple.com
Bait & Switch by KMFDM — music.apple.com
FTX’s Balance Sheet Was Bad - Bloomberg Serum, customer money, etc.; plus Elon Musk’s Twitter debt and anti-ESG antitrust.
Honey, Where's The Money Gone by Kenny Rogers — music.apple.com
COP27: On the Money? - by Matthew Sekol - The ESG Advocate COP27's Finance Day brought the focus to the Private Sector, but what was missing?
Right On the Money by Alan Jackson — music.apple.com
How we're taking the awards show to the next level • 11:FS We’re not like other consultancies. So don’t expect an awards show like other awards shows.
Next Level (feat. Busta Rhymes) by Mary J. Blige — music.apple.com
Patricia Kemp, Oak HC/FT Co-Founder & Managing Partner – The Future of Fintech, Crypto Regulation, & Why 2023 Could Bring a Wave of Fintech M&A Listen now (28 min) | Miguel Armaza sits down with Patricia Kemp, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Oak HC/FT, a $5+ billion VC investing in companies driving transformation in fintech and healthcare.
Wave by Justin Timberlake — music.apple.com
Tuesday, Nov 15, 2022 - by Noelle Acheson
“Papers, please. More details on FTX’s blanket bankruptcy are trickling in. The filing was presented on Friday with a minimal 23 pages and, unusually, no additional documentation or explanatory statements.”
Papers, Please by Mick Gorgon on Wolfenstein: The New Order (Original Game Soundtrack) — music.apple.com
Digital is a mindset, not a project - Chris Skinner's blog FedNow is a new faster payments service for America. It’s been developing for years, and will go live in 2023 and yet, in conversation with an American friend, only 1 in 10 banks are ready for this. Why? Well, the issue lies in change. Fast change or slow change? In fact, a friend recently resigned...
Mindset by Ruze on Apple Music — music.apple.com
Confirmation of Payee: It pays to get started now - Join me online on Wednesday 16 November! Issue 413 | 15 November 2022
Let's Get It Started (Spike Mix) by Black Eyed Peas — music.apple.com
Openness by Mewtwo — music.apple.com
Future of FinTech | Edition #44 – Nov 2022 - by WhiteSight
“The Open Banking phenomenon has been playing a pivotal role in forging the future of finance worldwide, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is among those embracing this imperative rapidly.”
Phenomenon by LL COOL J — music.apple.com
Fintech Talents 2022: Where are we with open finance? At the Fintech Talents Festival in London, six banking experts sat down for a panel discussion on the state of play with open finance and open banking.
Woo Boost by Rusko — music.apple.com
The Dark Side of the Tech Layoffs Wave I find it nothing short of astounding how willing we are to turn a blind eye to some horrendous things in the knowledge industry. There's so much that's common knowledge and we still carry on about our day trying to fit sideways around major elephants blocking the room and ignoring naked emperors.
The Dark Side by Muse — music.apple.com
The Latest Domino to Fall - by Marc Rubinstein Plus: Sculptor Capital Management, Goldman Sachs, Retail Trading
Domino by Kiss — music.apple.com
The BaaS Value Chain is Broken - Rebank Listen to this article in podcast form: Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) has been the subject of much excitement in fintech over the […]
Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day — music.apple.com
All the light we do not see - FinTech Futures Gaslighting is insidious. If you see it happening in your organisation, shine a light on it. Don't tolerate it. Teach them what is acceptable.
Won’t Stand Down by Muse — music.apple.com
Fintech Law TL;DR (Nov 16) - Fintech Law TL;DR Open (the) Banking (Floodgates)
Floodgates by Big Wreck — music.apple.com
Do banks really need a new core? - FinTech Futures For me, it’s easy to understand why banks don’t change their core too often. So, what are the main reasons or drivers for changing your core?
New Foundation by Daytona — music.apple.com
"Let's begin with new energies this week."
YES Bianca!
New Energy (Mixed) by Dominik Fröhlich — music.apple.com
Sunrise, Sunset The only constant is change. That's just one of a ton of lessons we can take away from this visualization of America's demographic shifts over the last 100+ years.
Sunrise, Sunset by Perry Como — music.apple.com
Digital-Only Grasshopper Bank's Recession-Beating Strategy Branchless business bank supplements a fintech lending specialty with an SBA division, both funded by its growing banking as a service unit.
Grasshopper by J.J. Cale — music.apple.com
False Idols: How Billionaire Worship Is Blinding Us to Reality - Placing toxic billionaires on a pedestal and idolizing them as saviors is as American as apple pie. We can do better. Here’s how.
False Idols by Siren — music.apple.com
Embedded Bridging Loans – Future or Fad? | BLD Imagine if your clients could access your bridging loan product at the checkout of any property or auction site. Using the latest machine learning and
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel — music.apple.com
This week’s hidden track
The author of the Flash Boys won`t write about the FTX debacle | by Efi Pylarinou | Nov, 2022 | Medium You don`t need me to point out that we are fascinated by businesses that have scaled exponentially and we worship white men that take risks (especially, when they are younger than 50ish). I am…
Skeuomorphism by DJ Intranet o — music.apple.com
Liner notes
Check out other things I read, or wanted to read or listen to, or reposted without reading that you might find interesting
Dave Wallace on LinkedIn: #BAAS #banking #embeddedfinance — www.linkedin.com In this episode, Dharmesh and I chat with Michael Zyber, CEO of METRO AG Financial Services, and Sass Wojciech, Co-founder of Vodeno, about how the Vodeno...
Lasting Dynamics on LinkedIn: Digital Transformation with Alex Jimenez Part 1 by Digital Transformation — www.linkedin.com "Digital Transformation is an ongoing transformation." In this episode "Digital Transformation with Alex Jimenez Part-1", our guest Alex Jimenez talks about…
Blockchain Chatter with Chloe White — tieronepeople.com Welcome to episode 001 of Blockchain Chatter, Chloe White joins Dexter Cousins to chat about the FTX collapse.
Interview: Hristo Borisov, Cofounder & CEO at Payhawk — fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com Listen now (27 min) | Competing in the buzzy "spend management" space, scaling into 32 countries & more
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS: 680. News: Apple and PayPal call a truce – but who wins? — fi.11fs.com Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor are joined by some great guests to talk about the most interesting stories in financial services over the last 7 days, including: PayPal and Apple call a truce, Stripe and others make tough layoffs, and Glastonbury festival ticket issues. All this and more on today's show!
Hey Fintech Friends #11 ft Kiaan Pillay — thisweekinfintech.substack.com Listen now (42 min) | Helen Femi Williams looks at the latest fintech news, discusses serious and non-serious fintech matters, and shares some of our most recent "Signals" article. This week's friend is Kiaan Pillay!
Episode 468: Rapping Up M20/20 '22 - Provoke.fm Media The party goes on….or does it? Are we back to normal before things went crazy? Jason kicks this episode off with a conversation with Jason Mikula, Fintech Business Weekly. They dive into one of JH’s favorite topics….interchange! Listen as The Jasons discuss payments, rewards, mobile wallets and the rise of commerce players (Walmart and Amazon)...
Exploring the intersection of RtP, VRP and DD's — northeypoint.substack.com Watch now (16 min) | Issue 414 | 18 November 2022
World Tour 🌎
Australia - Women in Payments | Women in Payments Australia 2022 Symposium Be inspired by women making waves in the Australia payments industry and beyond.
Thread 🧵 of the week
Anytime you get Shamir, Cokie, Jason, Kiah and more weighing in, you know it’s been a good conversation
Fintech Playlist 💿 Week 57 by Barb MacLean — music.apple.com
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