by Michael E. Dehn | Sep 6, 2025 | Banking and finance, Crypto considerations and insight, Fintech insights, Government impacts and rulings, Industry news, International banking impacts
Stripe’s unveiling of Tempo, its new corporate blockchain for payments, marks a pivotal attempt to rewrite the story that Facebook’s Libra once sought to tell—but from a banker’s perspective, the narrative is both promising and fraught with familiar perils. Strategic...
by Michael E. Dehn | Sep 5, 2025 | Banking and finance, Federal Reserve implications, Government impacts and rulings, Industry news
This article discusses why the current economy feels strange and unsettling, even as traditional economic indicators show strength—a perspective especially relevant for bankers who rely on quantitative data and market sentiment to make decisions. Critical Reflections...
by Michael E. Dehn | Sep 5, 2025 | AI and bank marketing and branding, Banking and finance, Banking and media considerations, SEO and marketing insights
Musk’s ambition to transform X (formerly Twitter) into a comprehensive financial platform, leveraging AI agent “Grok,” poses significant disruptive risks for banks and credit unions, much like fintech and big tech counterparts such as Walmart and Starbucks have...
by Michael E. Dehn | Sep 5, 2025 | Fintech insights
We have followed Fintich Takes for awhile and found their content to be informative. They have just launched a “network”. Check it out.. https://network.fintechtakes.com/feed
by Michael E. Dehn | Sep 5, 2025 | Fintech insights, Industry news
ID.me’s $340M Funding Powers Digital Identity Expansion ID.me, a leader in digital identity verification, recently secured $340 million in Series E financing plus a credit facility, boosting its valuation to over $2 billion and raising its total funding to $1.1...