Bitcoin is soaring. After 18 months of steady growth, it’s value is $1275, and only looks to be growing. As today’s guest, Brock Pierce, puts it- it is GOLD 2.0. But in 9 days, the SEC will decide whether to approve the Winklevoss twins filing of a Bitcoin ETF (Exchange Traded Fund). Whether it is…
Read MoreDuena Blomstrom is the antithesis of everything you think of when you imagine a banker. Talented, brash, and never shying away from controversy, she always goes right to the heart of the matter. She has created a platform for what she calls Emotiona…
Read MoreOne of the hottest topics in the financial services industry is “Open Banking”. While it is true the barbarians are at the gates, the reality is the gatekeepers at the banks need to provide access past their walls and unfortunately,
Read MoreLinda wears many hats at Citi FinTech, as someone with her experience and passion for the customer should. She is the Chief Marketing Officer and Managing Director – Head of Growth for Citi’s innovation team. Or, as she puts it,
Read MoreThe ‘startup’ Wise Banyan has received quite a few accolades from industry experts and the media this past year. All of it well deserving. The company’s co-founders Vicki Zhou and Herbert Moore are the quintessential fintech founders.
Read MoreI have the both the pleasure of working with and presenting with Lisa over the past few years. She simply rocks at both. Whether she is leading her Digital Experience team at NTT, lecturing at Rutgers, or singing in her band. –
Read MoreToday, Brett King, Marc Hochstein of American Banker, and Peter Renton, Founder of LendIt Academy, talk about the upcoming Digital Identity Crisis Webinar, The LendIt Conference at the Javits Center in NYC, and the proposed Fintech Charter and what that can mean for changes in banking in the US. Sam Maule takes the helm in…
Read MoreJim’s just about seen it all throughout his career when it comes to financial services. He’s witnessed the rise of the internet, mobile, and pure digital solutions when it comes to banking. And yet Jim remains grounded it facts when it comes to the i…
Read MoreAnna has been writing about financial services since she joined Dow Jones back in 2012 when she moved to the UK from Rio de Janeiro. Her move to London at the beginning of the FinTech boom demonstrates her great timing (or great luck).
Read MoreAnna has been writing about financial services since she joined Dow Jones back in 2012 when she moved to the UK from Rio de Janeiro. Her move to London at the beginning of the FinTech boom demonstrates her great timing (or great luck).
Read MoreMPESA, the Swahili word for money, is Kenya’s mobile money system developed by Safaricom. It has literally transformed the ability for people to work, save, pay for everything from groceries, bills, rents, and everything else. Kenya reports that use of MPESA has helped to lift 186,000 families out of poverty. That is nearly 2% of…
Read MoreI’ve had the opportunity to speak with multiple start-up founders who have gone through the Startupbootcamp Accelerator Program. And every single one of them have stated this was, without a doubt, the best and most intense program they’ve ever been th…
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