Greetings, This week, the employment picture is looking promising and there are signs inflation may be moderating. Fed consensus is shifting towards interest rate hikes as soon as next year. 2021 is a record year for IPOs, and it’s only half over. BNPL and EWA remain...

Greetings, This week, inflation pressures continue, and employment indicators improve. Consumer credit expands, slightly. Corporate treasurers are holding too much cash. Fintech-SPAC dealmaking remains active. And some banks begin offering the fintech-like feature of...

Greetings, This week, the economic picture continues to improve, with the job market looking more robust than traditional indicators may suggest. Inflation remains a concern. The OCC declined to revisit its “Valid When Made” rule. The SPAC market faces headwinds, but...

Greetings, Happy Memorial Day Weekend. This week, we cover the economic recovery, Senators launching a caucus on financial innovation, SPACs developments, and big bank CEOs facing questions from the Senate Banking Committee. New here? Subscribe here to get...

Greetings, This week, we look at what the COVID recovery means for forbearance protections, the latest crypto crash, and Marqeta’s S-1. New here? Subscribe now to get our newsletter each Sunday. COVID Recovery Keeps Rolling Unemployment claims dropped...

Greetings, This week we look at the return of the “True Lender” question, big banks becoming fintech-y for new credit card customers, and Upstart earnings highlights. New here? Subscribe now to get our newsletter each Sunday. Unemployment Falls and Good...

Greetings, What an exciting week. Apps are gaining superpowers. Cryptos are powering to all-time highs. And the lines where fintech begins and ends is blurring. This week, we look at key highlights from PayPal and Square’s Q1 Earnings and Klarna’s role in the BNPL...

Greetings,This week, we look at our LendIt FinTech Conference highlights, Visa’s push into crypto payments, and Barclays’s entry to the BNPL party.New here? Subscribe now to get our newsletter each Sunday.GDP Growth is Scorching HotUnemployment claims dropped by...

Greetings,This week, we dive deeper into Goldman vs. JP Morgan Q1 earnings, the new Apple Card Family, and Affirm’s latest acquisition.New here? Subscribe now to get our newsletter each Sunday.Unemployment Drops to Pandemic Low; Biden Proposes $4 Tn+ in...

Greetings,This week, we look at Coinbase’s Q1 earnings, new digital payment methods from Facebook Pay and Dwolla, and China’s new digital yuan.New here? Subscribe now to get our newsletter each Sunday.Uneven Labor Market Recovery; K-Shaped Inflation Unemployment...