The big international news of the month will be–alongside of course the impeachment hearings here in Washington–the formal departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union at the end of the month. What this means for global economics, much … Continue Reading
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Folks (on twitter) seem to thing digital currencies are where the action is in Fintech
On my twitter feed, I decided to do a bit of year end fun by asking folks which of four key developments: whether they be in open banking, AI/machine learning, digital currencies or quantum computing/big data, would prove to have … Continue Reading
Regulators and lawmakers actually do have different jobs
It was quite interesting listening to the venerable Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee talk fintech on Fintech Beat–and the conversation got me thinking about how legislators make decisions as compared to regulators. And how those subtle … Continue Reading
The Libra White Paper Is Undergoing Changes….
…and the results are available in a document comparing the June and November versions here. You’ll notice, above all, a change in the project’s dividend policy. And, as I talk about in a new op-ed, the Libra website has removed tabs … Continue Reading
BIS Issues New Open-Banking Report
The (now traditional!) end of the year push for new guidelines continues: On 19 November 2019, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision released a cutting edge report on open banking and application programming interfaces (APIs). In the report, available on … Continue Reading
Thinking about the Future of Money
The Institute of International Finance’s recent panel on the Future of Money is now out, and I really enjoyed the back and forth, especially hearing folks on the front line discussed what they see and hear everyday about the evolution … Continue Reading
Another One in the Books
From Georgetown Law to Capitol Hill and “The Showroom”–and from the International Spy Museum to rooftop views of the Washington Monument–Washington’s Fintech Week is a wrap! Thanks to all the many people who came through to support the initiative, it … Continue Reading
The Libra Association Sinks…Right Before Congressional Hearings
The fintech news of the week was, of course the departure of the major payment processors including Visa, Mastercard and Stripe from Facebook’s Libra project. The news followed on the high profile departure of PayPal from the venture the week … Continue Reading
Rethinking the SEC’s Regulation CF study
A new study was released by the SEC investigating incidents of fraud under Regulation CF fundraises. Under Regulation CF, enabled by the JOBS Act, entrepreneurs can raise up to $1 million dollars for essentially start up ventures without having to undergo … Continue Reading
Thoughts on Digital Custodians
As one expert recently recounted to me, cryptoassets are, at their core, a kind of digital bearer instrument, meaning the holder is presumed to be the rightful owner, and is entitled to any associated privileges. This in turn creates significant … Continue Reading