Finserv Reading - Week ending June 6, 2021
Bijon Mehta
Chief Operating Officer I Enterprise Software I Adjunct Professor @ Fordham University
Banking
Ally becomes first large bank to end overdraft fees
US Bank launches industry leading video banking options for customers
The digital corporate bank: The secret weapon for the UK economy
US digital banking users name their primary FIs their most trusted banking services providers
Europe's digital banking industry enters its first restructuring wave
Is digital banking killing traditional in Southeast Asia?
How the right banking vendor strategy can speed digital transformation
Meeting younger customers' onboarding needs
Omnichannel banking the key to building long-term relationships
Banks must use real-time insight to improve customer experiences
How open banking is transforming financial services in Europe
How embedded video can advance digital engagement
What's happening in challenger banking, June 2021
Wall Street
IPO market cools as SPACs face downturn
Payment for order flow: my two cents (per hundred)
Citadel Securities gets almost as much trading volume as Nasdaq
Economy
The increasingly credit relevance of cybersecurity
The deeper anxieties of the inflation hawks
Who will will win - and lose - in the post-covid economy
Europe's data strategy: Promoting innovation or undermining competition
Asset Management
Tiger Cubs: How Julian Robertson built a hedge fund dynasty
Revolut will inevitibly get into asset management says Chair Martin Gilbert
Alternative asset managers found their 'sweet spot' in the first quarter
At Wellington, portfolio managers also code
Wealth Management
Yield Street announces $100 million in series C to usher in new ear of investing
A data-driven path to financial wellness
Building the new Merrill Lynch: Where Bank of America's long game is leading
Charles Schwab dials in what it may consider SECs all clear signal on bitcoin
Insurance
Are insurers really behind with digitalization?
8 must haves for insurance telematics transparency
How insurtech could transform the insurance industry
Largest insurtech investment round: London VCs among others to pump GBP 460 million into WeFox
Real Estate
How digital innovation is transforming estate agency
Black Knight continues buying spree, acquires Top of Mind
Payments
Consumer spending changes likely to stick, Visa says
5 minutes with Natalie Kelly, Visa's SVP and global head of payment ecosystem risk
What's pushing growth in proximity mobile payment usage?
Venture Capital / Private Equity
Venture capital fund plays role of credit union, fintech matchmaker
Tech-focused Architect Capital to provide asset-based financing
Cota Capital expands its fintech practice with two new partners
Singapore's iGlobe starts $100 million fund for fintech, biotech
AI / ML
Temenos takes explainable AI product global
Conversational AI to shape future customer experiences
How AI builds and sustains a competitive advantage in banking
Boosting the customer experience
Bigtech
The G7 nations have agreed to make big tech companies pay their fair share of taxes
LG is shutting down its mobile payments service
Amazon's $34 billion makes it an investment hero, study says
eBay and PayPal finally break up for good
Fintech
Square: Expanding globally with fintech ecosystems strategy
Fintech changed the financial world quickly. Here's what's next.
The benefits of early data access for fintech startups
Blockchain / Crypto
Understanding the systemic shift from digitization to tokenization of financial services
Central bank digital currency: the Fed's coming power grab
Silicon Valley bets on crypto projects to disrupt finance
DeFi is helping to fuel the crypto market boom - and its recent volatility
Visa and the cryptocurrency opportunity inside the card networks digital currency plans
Should central banks worry about Facebook's Diem and Alibaba's Alipay?
Regulation / Compliance
UK regulator wants on crypto industry's anti-money laundering practices
US regulators signal bigger role in cryptocurrencies market
Mortgage servicers should prepare to be in CFPB crosshairs
Fintech Global Regulatory Round-up: w/e May 28, 2021
Corporate Venture / Innovation
Rapyd launches venture arm to boost fintech innovation globally
Creating urgency around corporate innovation
When an educated guess beats data analysis
5 models for the post-pandemic workplace
How leaders can encourage imagination
The untapped potential of B2B customer loyalty programs
Visa expands its bank tech matchmaking program to the US
Personal Development / Leadership
This 10 minute routine guarantees success your next morning
Anything is possible if you pay the price
Give your communications a boost
Podcasts / Videos
Banking without banks: Decentralized finance is coming
Adam Grant: Rethinking your position
Running a consumer fintech startup within Goldman Sachs
Speeches / Communications
Christine Legarde, President, ECB: Learning the right lessons from the past
Lael Brainard, Governor Fed Res: Remaining steady as the economy reopens
Research Reports
Lost in transaction: Consumer payments trends 2021
GS: Crypto - A new asset class?
FTPartners: June 2021 Global Monthly Fintech
Central bank digital currency: When price and bank stability collide
McK: The future of business building in insurance
Accenture: The Future of Asset Management
Accenture: Towards the Markets of Tomorrow
IMF: Are passive institutional investors engaged monitors or risk-averse owners? Both!
The impact of fintech startups on financial institutions performance and default risk
FSB: Targets for addressing the four challenges of cross-border payments