Chicago as the canary in the commercial real estate refi coalmine

by Michael E. Dehn | Feb 8, 2026 | Banking and finance, News of the day

Aren’t you just THRILLED you DO NOT own Chicago commercial real estate?? Stark financial realities described...

Your Super Bowl Sunday Fintech Brain Food “snack”

by Michael E. Dehn | Feb 8, 2026 | Banking and finance, Fintech insights, Industry news, International banking impacts, News of the day

https://www.fintechbrainfood.com/p/re-aggregation-of-banking?utm_source=www.fintechbrainfood.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-great-re-aggregation-of-banking&_bhlid=391adae5c15ee0ca00af16e1028b238b37c09dae   The article argues that after...

Yet another financial risk for bankers from the blind side

by Michael E. Dehn | Feb 5, 2026 | Banking and finance, Crypto considerations and insight, Fintech insights, Industry news

https://futurism.com/future-society/bitcoin-tanking-death-spiral?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=futurism-newsletter&_bhlid=97fd635b8b7cf46231badf424d7828f788772236   Bitcoin’s slide in early 2026 materially increases banker risk...

The Bitcoin siphon on banking deposits.

by Michael E. Dehn | Jan 28, 2026 | Crypto considerations and insight, Fintech insights

Stablecoins and future of payments explained

by Michael E. Dehn | Jan 27, 2026 | Crypto considerations and insight, Fintech insights, Industry news

We have always respected Jim Marous and the Financial Brand and felt this interview with Lamont Black from Wide Open Ventures (lamontblack.com) was key in understanding where financial institutions need to be with the emerging and developing reality of stablecoins and...