A look at the leadership behind Rocket Companies

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Are banks and fintechs stablecoin skeptics or undercover believers?

• Fintechs — and now banks — are moving more deeply into stablecoins, but their playbooks differ based on their respective strengths and constraints.
• Stablecoins bring with them both immediate and far-off opportunities and risks, and how the financial industry navigates these will determine their long-term impact.

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How banks can stay relevant, not relics: Lessons from BNY & Citi

• BNY takes the AI route to improve its operations, and Citi continues to use workplace flexibility to navigate talent challenges.
• Banks willing to embrace change — whether through AI, flexible work environments, or other innovations — can use it to their advantage and stay relevant.

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Klarna and Chime eye IPOs in 2025 — But will the market play nice?

• Klarna and Chime are finally ready to test the public markets, likely this year.
• For Klarna and Chime, the timing makes sense — at least on paper. However, along come fiercer competition and sharper investor scrutiny.

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Cupid’s Got a Ledger: Romance and rivalry in finance

• How did banks-fintechs, once-feuding forces go from wary opponents to strategic allies? And where do these kinds of financial relationships stand now?
• Banks and fintechs working together is as strategic as diversification in investment portfolios.

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Payments Pulse: BNPL’s banking glow-up & Hey Block, you there?

• The payment landscape is shifting — we look at two cases where the tide has turned.
• What’s brewing in Dorsey’s think tank? And will Trump’s policies be a tailwind or headwind for his Bitcoin push?