HOW BANKS CAN COMPETE IN THE EVOLVING PAYMENTS LANDSCAPE
A slide summarizing strategies for legacy banks to compete with fintechs and emerging payments.
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HOW SHOULD CENTRAL BANKS EXPLORE CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY? – INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
This report explores the context that central bank digital currency (CBDC) should be evaluated if designed appropriately.
JPMORGAN IS EXPLORING BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DEPOSIT TOKEN FOR PAYMENTS, SETTLEMENTS
This article from Bloomberg describes how if approved by regulators,the token could speed up transactions and mark an expansion of JPMorgan?s blockchain push.
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HERE’S HOW ALTERNATIVE CREDIT SCORING DATA ENABLES FINANCIAL INCLUSION VIA OPEN BANKING AND AI
Open Banking within alternative credit scoring; enabling credit bureaus and other providers to access bank account transaction information.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PUSH AND PULL PAYMENTS
In this brief adapted from a Linkedin post, Monica Jasuja describes the difference between push and pull payments.
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CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC) – SECURE ECOSYSTEM
A brief description of the steps that might be taken to create a retail and a wholesale central bank digital currency. This was originally a Linkedin post that was shared publicly.
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MOBILE MONEY IN ETHIOPIA: ADVANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND DRIVING GROWTH
This publicly available report by GSMA sows that mobile money might add US$5.3 billion to Ethiopia;s GDP through greater financial inclusion.
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HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
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