I’m absolutely delighted that Brookings will be publishing my study on (the absence of) Black financial regulators, and hosting a forum on the topic with a range of participants including Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters, Minnesota … Continue Reading
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Digital Dollar Projects Should Go In Big on Inclusion
In the fintech community, financial inclusion isn’t usually a question about whether it’s needed, but is instead about which one of a growing number of technologies is best suited to achieve it — or will be first out the gate … Continue Reading
Happy 90th, BIS!
I have the wonderful occasion of contributing to the BIS’s new book, Promoting Global Monetary and Financial Stability, The Bank for International Settlements after Bretton Woods, 1973-2020. The collection of essays are designed to highlight the significant role in the … Continue Reading
A Shrinking Fintech Ecosystem?
Big companies are, by their very nature, usually better suited to survive economic crises. When economies go into recession, capital markets tend to freeze up as banks and other financial institutions become skeptical (and scared) of lending money to firms. … Continue Reading
New Slides on Care Act Funding for Gig Workers
Davis Polk has released some of the best slides I’ve seen geared towards walking gig workers through the CARES Act. Worth a look for anyone counseling those in need. The CARES Act for Gig Workers and Those Who Work for … Continue Reading
Fintech Should Play a Role in Saving Small Business
At least that what the panelists said in a Virtual Town Hall conducted in partnership with CQ Roll Call, FintechPolicy.org and Georgetown’s Law and Business Schools. The Conversation was elaborate, ad hoc, but powerful, with interesting insights from fintech firms … Read More
Fintech Risks, and Potential, in the Age of Coronavirus
The chaos wrought by the novel coronavirus is sure to upend companies big and small, in every industry, and fintech is no exception. Still, even in the face of unprecedented turmoil, the sector could yet prove helpful in getting the … Continue Reading
Washington DC’s Fintech Week Scheduled for October!
A little earlier than usual, but the new website is up for Washington DC’s Fintech Week 2020, with a new graphic and an overview of the conference. As in each year, experts around the world will come to Washington to … Continue Reading
Georgetown’s First Annual Seminar on Sustainable De-Fi and Financial Inclusion
Many thanks to the Barbados Financial Regulatory Commission for co-hosting with Georgetown our first annual Seminar on Sustainable De-Fi and Financial Inclusion. We had the pleasure of welcoming an all star cadre of thought leaders from the IMF to Kenya’s … Continue Reading
Lower interest rates aren’t a panacea for fintechs
Perhaps the most widely desired news coming from the world of monetary policy is the continued lowering of interest rates around the world, especially in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. As seen just this week, the stock market reached its … Continue Reading