https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/deep-fourth-turning-darkest-hours-are-dawn?utm_source=daily_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6410 This article...
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AI data centers and shadow banking. A study in bubbles and risk for financial institutions of all types
https://publicenterprise.org/wp-content/uploads/Bubble-or-Nothing.pdf The rapid buildout of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data centers—referred to as the “AI boom”...
To Perry Sook CEO Nexstar Broadcasting..Bolster your markets organically. We have the answer..
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nexstar-tegna-fcc-application-perry-sook-1236430334/#recipient_hashed=d4463f77c50725884e7d91b5b805c5eaf46bb9c45a75a58267796...
With Chicago as pilot. laying out the national hyperlocal market roll out for the Metro Pulse dataweb ecosystem
https://www.crnrstone.com/hubfs/Smarter%20Bank%202025/Cornerstone%20Advisors%20-%20Smarter%20Bank%20Report%202025.pdf Here’s the frustrated executive’s-eye view: “While X...
2026 banking and fintech trends explored
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-banking-fintech-trends-define-2026-bernard-marr-kvh7e/ The attached article outlines seven definitive trends that will shape banking and...
A new MAJOR competitive element arises to modern day banking and financial services
https://www.levernews.com/get-ready-to-pay-in-zuckbucks/ The passage of the GENIUS Act has opened the way for technology firms to issue stablecoins, provoking major debate...
AI and hyperlocal LLM models defined in the brave new world of SEO via Metro Pulse dataweb ecosystem.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/llms-are-changing-search-and-breaking-it/560346/?user_id=d4463f77c50725884e7d91b5b805c5eaf46bb9c45a75a582677966fd4bb13e4e&utm_campaign=daily...
Defining our market abilities with a nod to Fintech
https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/celtic-bank-faces-another-lawsuit?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=95427&post_id=178976680&utm_campaign=email-pos...
Defining the Metro Pulse Dataweb Ecosystem for financial institutions
https://www.crnrstone.com/hubfs/Smarter%20Bank%202025/Cornerstone%20Advisors%20-%20Smarter%20Bank%20Report%202025.pdf In the current banking environment, upper-level...
Fintech ROCKED!!
The impact and severity of the recent news—involving Coinbase’s failure to properly screen over 30 million transactions amounting to over €176 billion—underscore the ongoing...
Bank branches… Out on a limb?
https://www.thestreet.com/retail/70-year-old-bank-chain-closing-51-locations-across-13-states-td-bank The Toronto-Dominion Bank TD · NYSE · $80.90 +$0.47 0.58% 1D At...
Ominous rumblings (read statistics) from the commercial real estate and office loans sector
Record Delinquency in Office and Multifamily CMBS Threatens U.S. Financial Sector Stability: Hyperlocal Banking Ecosystems as Mitigating Forces The latest data highlights a...
BMO stepping up
5 questions, Payments “I have seen firsthand how payments can be a strategic entry point to deepen relationships and solve real business challenges”: BMO’s new U.S. Head of TPS...
Community banks and restoring faith in them compared to the mega banks. A case study
Metro Pulse's media banking ecosystem offers a powerful hyperlocal solution for reinforcing community faith in local banks, in direct response to regulatory, technological, and...
FINTECH NEWS of consequence from our main man Marcel
Daily News PayPal + OpenAI Introduce Agentic Commerce in ChatGPT Marcel van Oost Oct 29, 20258 min PayPal + OpenAI Introduce Agentic Commerce in ChatGPT Hey FinTech Fanatic!...
The Grok take on Blueprint for Implementing Metro Pulse Media Banking Ecosystem A different look
Blueprint for Implementing Metro Pulse Media Banking Ecosystem: Strategic Review, Vendor Guidance, and Pilot DeploymentIntroduction: Aligning Innovation with Institutional...
Metro Pulse Media Banking system as purchase target. The vendor checklist and insights
https://thefinancialbrand.com/news/banking-technology/the-4-overlooked-questions-in-the-institution-vendor-relationship-190930?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_H-qaFzcEBMADJQzC0AsFKhx8-695vqanct2Qn...
The Cornerstone Advisors Smarter Bank 2030 report summarized with real world impacts for real life bankers
https://www.crnrstone.com/hubfs/Smarter%20Bank%202025/Cornerstone%20Advisors%20-%20Smarter%20Bank%20Report%202025.pdf The 2025 Cornerstone Advisors “Smarter Bank” report...
US community banks and potential Basel Accord impacts om the broader economy
https://nypost.com/2025/10/27/opinion/basel-accords-expanded-banking-rules-could-tank-trumps-economy/ The Basel Accords—most recently Basel III “Endgame”—are a series of...
Stablecoins in a brave new world. A “GENIUS” move
The GENIUS Act, passed in July 2025, marks the most significant overhaul of stablecoin regulation in the US, establishing a robust framework for payment stablecoins and shaping...
Fundamental and foundational security protections in a brave new world
https://nypost.com/2025/10/27/lifestyle/terrifying-high-tech-bank-scam-drains-your-life-savings-in-seconds-and-devastated-victims-are-sounding-the-alarm/ The hyperlocal...
Highlighting fiscal and AI flexibility in the age of banking disruption
https://thefinancialbrand.com/news/payments-trends/banks-must-get-up-to-speed-on-faster-payments-stablecoins-and-agentic-commerce-193138?_hsenc=p2ANqtz--drsu9OQDwI05J0sJYrA_12ZZsvB...
The Charlie Munger less is more mantra in the Metro Pulse world of banking, finance and broadcast
Charlie Munger’s investment philosophy of “less is more” in stock picking is an enduring lesson on focus, discipline, and compound growth—an approach that parallels and amplifies...
Fintech Business weekly from our main man Jason Mikula
https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/ FBI Raids Embattled Evolve, Arrests CEO, “Boy Scout” Bob Hartheimer, on Child Porn Allegations Trump Pardons Binance Founder,...
Your Sunday morning 10/26 Fintech Brain food feeding from our main man Simon Taylor
https://www.fintechbrainfood.com/p/stablecoin-linked-cards?_bhlid=4eaa234680798ad3bdb45514b5705f029891f88c Stablecoin-linked Cards Show The Future of Credit Cards...
Zelle on the march
Zelle, operated by Early Warning Services—a consortium of major U.S. banks—announced on October 24, 2025, its intention to expand internationally using stablecoins as the basis...
AI and deposits . A new dynamic pricing frontier for banks and financial institutions to conquer
https://thefinancialbrand.com/news/artificial-intelligence-banking/banks-flirt-with-ai-deposits-but-fear-dynamic-pricing-backlash-192467?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8T28L_ryfz7b2sdIa8Wh2HDAcYIg...
Crypto is coming. Are YOU ready?
https://thefinancialbrand.com/news/payments-trends/white-label-crypto-strategy-isnt-risk-free-192887?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ZdBCeuDx0VuP5wcbRUVRJc6kdD2MgBBDQ8D3aFAfcZKqUNalvF98JmJVr0tCeJt...
Interesting machine learning sales tool developed
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/sumble-emerges-from-stealth-with-38-5m-to-bring-ai-powered-context-to-sales-intelligence/
Banks as tech companies ?
https://thefinancialbrand.com/news/digital-banking/why-banks-must-stop-pretending-theyre-not-tech-companies-191346?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8t6D_3VsmFMeuO6LqNp443Z5Uzc9GO9YtSN0rOE1JuGcCUkQdT...