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Strength in Numbers
Empire Startups Contributor Trisha Kothari dives into how harnessing collaboration and consortium data can lead toward a fraud-free future.
Old Payment Systems Never Die
Empire Startups Contributor Shamir Karkal illustrates that once a payment system is broadly adopted, it can never truly go away.
More Users Are Coming to Crypto, Here’s How To Not Screw It Up
Empire Startups contributor Alice Nawfal shares how the ‘tipping point’ is more in our hands than we think.
Getting to the “Top of the Wallet” Part II
Saira Rahman, VP of New Investor Initiatives at Fundrise, brings financial literacy into the question of how products earn ‘top-of-wallet’ status.
Navigating the Solo-Founder Storm
Carmelle Cadet, Founder & CEO of EMTECH, gets personal when detailing her journey toward building for resilience.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Startup neobank Mercury is taking on Brex and Ramp with new bill pay, spend management software
Mercury says that it has over 200,000 customers sending $4 billion in outgoing payments every month via its platform.
Robinhood Crypto gets Wells notice from US SEC
The SEC has adopted a tough stance toward the digital currency industry, arguing most cryptocurrency tokens are securities and subject to its registration rules, while crypto firms have accused it of overreach.
Pay-by-bank holds promise
“Merchants win from drastically lower payment costs and consumers win from lower prices,” writes one fintech executive.
Republic First Bank seized by regulators, sold to Fulton Bank
The Fed’s rate hikes have slashed the value of many banks’ assets. When those banks are losing money, as Republic was, they’re likely to fail.
Stripe reopens crypto payments with USDC focus
The decision to support stablecoin payments offers a less volatile alternative to traditional cryptocurrencies and aligns with Stripe’s positive stance on the potential of digital currencies.
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What’s one of the easiest ways to stay up on FinTech trends? Here’s a short list of a few of close friends of Empire who just happen to have :fire: podcasts.
FinTech Family Hour
Kansas City
FinTech Family Hour is a broad look at the world of fintech. Building the future of financial services requires deep understanding of both technology and finance. We will explore the stories at the intersection of finance and technology from the perspectives of Founders, Investors, and Incumbents.
Don’t miss Zach on stage at the Empire FinTech Conference.
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Are You Human #2 with Eli Wachs & Kristen Anderson
10 months ago
FinTech Takes
Bozeman
As creator of the Fintech Takes newsletter, podcast host, and self-confessed Fintech nerd, Alex dives deep with his fellow nerds into innovative business models, emerging players, and the upcoming trends that matter. Each week you’ll hear expert analysis between Alex and his guest: a Fintech operator actively working in the field.