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What happened to the bitcoin bubble?

Chris Skinner

Now that it has burst, the interview seems quite prescient so, here it is … UBS interview with Chris Skinner Cryptocurrencies – digital currencies based on encryption – are in the midst of a bubble, but that should not overshadow the genuinely transformative change that is taking place within the financial services industry.

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SMB Challenger Banks A Hot Spot With VCs

PYMNTS

challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small business (SMB) financial services (FinServ). Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations.

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The absurdity of how the Internet and memetic infection of Finance

Lex Sokolin

corporations, companies, communities) are making markets for value exchange. If you read the stories of the types of self-radicalization experienced by members of QAnon (a conspiracy theory community) in the pandemic, those who fall down the rabbit hole are looking to anchor to meaning in a swirling, crazy world. Bain and Andreessen.

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How Have the Finovate Best of Show Winners Fared?

Fintech Labs Insights

FinGoal: Personal finance tools powered by AI, enhancing user financial decision-making, partnerships with major financial institutions growing. Horizn: Continues to excel in digital adoption platforms for financial services, expanded to additional markets. CoinJar: Raised $1.1M

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Provident Financial Services, Inc. Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. Bravo April!

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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37 Corporate Innovation Labs In Finance

CB Insights

With recent advances in blockchain, cryptocurrency, contactless payments, and more, finance is primed for disruption. As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs.