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...
by Michael E. Dehn | Jan 27, 2026 | Banking and finance, Fintech insights, International banking impacts, News of the day
3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: This isn’t advertising. It’s a tax. What happened? Shopify merchants now have the ability to sell their products directly within ChatGPT. And they will pay for the privilege: When Shopify enables sales through artificial intelligence...
by Michael E. Dehn | Jan 19, 2026 | Banking and finance, Crypto considerations and insight, Fintech insights, Government impacts and rulings, News of the day
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-the-slow-death?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=l7jd2&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email The article “Monopoly Round-Up: The Slow Death of Banking in America” frames U.S. banking as drifting...
by Michael E. Dehn | Jan 13, 2026 | Banking and finance, Fintech insights, International banking impacts, News of the day
Klarna is a Sweden‑based fintech whose core is “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) and card-based installment credit, funded largely by merchant fees rather than high revolving APRs; in a 10% APR world, its transparent, low-friction installment model directly attacks the...
by Michael E. Dehn | Jan 9, 2026 | Fintech insights, News of the day
Predictions for 2026 I have loosely organized the predictions I received into different themes. The most popular theme, you’ll be shocked to learn, was AI. AI Folks’ thoughts on AI are decidedly mixed. Agentic AI and agentic commerce are popular areas of...
by Michael E. Dehn | Nov 30, 2025 | Fintech insights, Government impacts and rulings
Here’s a review of the article “Financial Nihilism Has a Cure” from Fintech Brainfood — with a focus on what it reveals about recent fintech-driven shifts in banking/finance in general, and how those shifts align with the opportunities for growth that Metro Pulse (via...
