by Michael E. Dehn | Dec 25, 2025 | Banking and finance, Government impacts and rulings, Industry news, International banking impacts, News of the day
https://www.fxstreet.com/news/japanese-yen-strengthens-amid-safe-haven-flows-intervention-speculation-202512220329 The article highlights a classic inflection point: Japan’s shift from a decade‑plus of near‑zero rates toward gradual normalization is tightening...
by Michael E. Dehn | Dec 17, 2025 | AI and bank marketing and branding, Banking and finance
Regional and community banks will enter 2026 with structurally higher market‑risk, liquidity, and operational complexity from OTC derivatives, but those that industrialize hedging, outsource derivatives infrastructure, and re-anchor funding locally can turn this risk...
by Michael E. Dehn | Dec 16, 2025 | Banking and finance, Government impacts and rulings
As we explored the banking system as uninformed laymen infused with an insatiable curiosity that defies conventional programmed restraints as we were looking to sell our “DATAWEB” to financial institutions we KNOW who need it, we evolved to this stark...
by Michael E. Dehn | Dec 15, 2025 | AI and bank marketing and branding, Banking and finance, Banking and media considerations
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/15/paypal-seeks-us-approval-to-form-bank-offer-small-business-loans.html?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=69408a40fbf4d40001c94c44&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky...
by Michael E. Dehn | Dec 7, 2025 | AI and bank marketing and branding, Banking and finance, Banking and media considerations, Government impacts and rulings
https://mailchi.mp/tearsheet/weekly-7dec2025?e=d80a8ab49e Gen Z’s “tap now, think later” financial wiring collides directly with the Boomer 401(k) ethic—but that tension is exactly where a Metro Pulse–style hyperlocal, first‑person dataweb can translate...
by Michael E. Dehn | Nov 29, 2025 | AI and bank marketing and branding, Banking and finance, Mindset motivations, SEO and marketing insights
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/process-and-decipher-in-segmen-3aRqD_oFTOKLSl93J5gNAg#0 5 Whys Concept Breakdown The 5 Whys is a root cause analysis technique developed by Sakichi Toyoda and popularized by Taiichi Ohno at Toyota, involving repeatedly asking...