The OpenAI story was eclipsed yesterday by monumental news in the world of crypto. The world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, has agreed to pay $4.3 billion in fines to the U.S. government for violating anti-money-laundering requirements.
Today, a new global report was released from Nasdaq and Oliver Wyman on illicit money flows and the numbers are sobering.
The Global Financial Crime Report quantifies the total amount of illicit financial activity and the number is an eye-popping $3.1 trillion. Included in this number is bank fraud covering payments, checks and credit card fraud which is estimated at around $450 billion.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has indeed decided to move on from Goldman in roughly 12 to 15 months. This will mean both the Apple Card and the savings account (that was rolled out just a few months ago) will need a new banking partn
In the kickoff to the Holiday shopping season, consumers are spending, with retail sales up 1.1% and e-commerce sales up 8.5% according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.
The fintech space, and the tech space more broadly, is enamored with company valuations. The term unicorn arose out of that fascination.
Nubank is a fintech phenomenon. The numbers speak for themselves.
Today, the Brazilian digital bank announced that it has surpassed 100 million customers in the three countries it operates in: Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. It is the first digital bank outside of Asia to hit that milestone.
There are big changes coming to the world of interchange. Today, in a historic settlement, Visa and Mastercard have agreed to cap card interchange fees as they seek to end a legal fight that has spanned almost two decades.
Fintech Nexus Newsletter (April 26, 2024): SVB Financial Group’s $2 billion lawsuit against the FDIC
We haven't written about Silicon Valley Bank in almost a year, but the saga of the third-largest bank collapse continues.
SVB's parent company, SVB Financial Group, had $2 billion on deposit at its bank subsidiary. When the FDIC made it clear that all depositors would be made whole, one would assume that included the $2 billion of the parent company's money.
It’s almost a year since those fateful few days that toppled the crypto king from his throne, and at last, Sam Bankman Fried’s trial is over.
When it comes to the adoption of generative AI in finance, we are still at the top of the first inning.
That is why it was really interesting to read Penny Crosman's article yesterday about what is top is mind for bankers when it comes to Gen AI.