Sponsored
‘How blockchain can replatform the financial system’: Paxos’ Charles Cascarilla
- With the versatility of blockchain and the security of physical asset backing, stablecoins are on the rise as an important digital asset.
- Trust is key to the long term success of stablecoins; infrastructure must be built on regulation and oversight.
Paxos | July 27, 2021
4 charts
The pesky, persistent gender gap in personal finance, in 4 charts
- Millennials and Gen Z in the U.S. are saving and investing more money than their older counterparts.
- However, there’s still a considerable gender gap in money management behaviors across younger generations.
Ismail Umar | July 27, 2021
Payments
QuickBooks introduces new payments hardware for small businesses as everyone guns for Square
- Intuit has introduced a new innovative, inexpensive card reader targeting small businesses.
- Square's rising dominance over the SMB payment ecosystem is increasing competition around SMB payments.
Zachary Miller | July 26, 2021
Podcasts
‘It’s all about embedding financial solutions at a customer’s point of need’: Plaid and Accenture on the future of embedded finance
- Embedded finance is enabling new players from outside of finance to offer financing products.
- Plaid and Accenture have released research on embedded finance, its roots and history, and where it's headed.
Zachary Miller | July 23, 2021
Data
‘Leveling the playing field’: Could rent reporting pave a path to greater financial inclusion?
- Timely rent payments aren't taken into consideration by credit bureaus, missing an opportunity to score thin- or no-file people.
- Rent reporting could turn out to be a solution.
Rivka Abramson | July 22, 2021