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Billion Dollar Fines won't fix AML

Nov 24, 2024

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26 min read

Billion Dollar Fines won't fix AML

Is Finance, Fintech and Crypto so back and will we learn lessons from 2021? Plus, AML is still broken, Robinhoods largest acquisition & Revolut passes 50m users.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Wallet Wars Pt 2 - When Identity meets AI Agents

Nov 17, 2024

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25 min read

Wallet Wars Pt 2 - When Identity meets AI Agents

For AI Agents to work you need a secure place to store them, control them and give them an identity. Wallets will help us KYA. Know Your Agent.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Wallet Wars: The Battle for Your Digital Life

Nov 10, 2024

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26 min read

Wallet Wars: The Battle for Your Digital Life

Digital Identity is about to reshape finance. It's finally happening. Plus; Election analysis for Fintech, why Affirm launched in the UK.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
If Big Banks Win Embedded Finance Innovation Dies

Nov 3, 2024

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18 min read

If Big Banks Win Embedded Finance Innovation Dies

As consent orders have risen, the number of new Fintech companies has cratered. If this continues we'll lose on new financial inclusion, and financing start-ups that create jobs and growth. We must fix this.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Why did Stripe spend $1.1bn on a Series A Stablecoin startup?

Oct 27, 2024

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29 min read

Why did Stripe spend $1.1bn on a Series A Stablecoin startup?

Because Stripe needs a paradigm shift to drive international growth. Stablecoins are exactly that.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Consumer AI Agents in Fintech

Oct 20, 2024

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22 min read

Consumer AI Agents in Fintech

Would you ever trust an AI Agent to manage your finances? Plus; As the great de-risking of banks under consent orders continues, Column is a name that keeps popping up. My take inside.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
We need to talk about scams

Oct 13, 2024

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28 min read

We need to talk about scams

They're the perfect crime. Nobody is liable and with RTP they're easy to get away with. We can fix this, but we've got to up our game.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Why Walmart is doing Pay by Bank

Oct 6, 2024

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16 min read

Why Walmart is doing Pay by Bank

They're motivated, Pay by Bank is increasingly regulated and the consumer experience has never been better. But this is a payments business not an aggregator business.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
The next big Fintech Ecosystem will be MENA

Sep 29, 2024

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28 min read

The next big Fintech Ecosystem will be MENA

Plus; The DoJ's lawsuit against Visa is weird to me and Plaid's plan to revive growth has no obvious right to win, but don't count them out just yet.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
New FIDC rule proposed. Plus does every Neobank need to become a bank?

Sep 22, 2024

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25 min read

New FIDC rule proposed. Plus does every Neobank need to become a bank?

Probably yes. Revolt is. Nubank is. Who's next is a matter of timing and priorities. The new FDIC rule is smart but only a start.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
The rise of AI Agents in Financial Services

Sep 15, 2024

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25 min read

The rise of AI Agents in Financial Services

While 99% of companies are talking a good game, a small few are winning. Ignore the hyperbole; there's a platform shift happening, but not with co-pilots.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
The next cross border rail will be 10x more efficient

Sep 8, 2024

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29 min read

The next cross border rail will be 10x more efficient

International Wires, local clearing all have a last mile problem. There's a third rail now finally, getting traction. Stablecoins.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
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