I occasionally fantasize about being the Wizard of Fintech-Oz, then I remember the wizard to be but an average middle-aged man and obviously that is not me nor is it...
As the leader of a young company, the CEO is constantly faced with change. The jargon we use in the industry is "pivot". There are two types of pivots: a)...
Juan Llanos reached out on twitter to remind me of one very important point following my recent post on regulatory issues. Being regulated, being in compliance, getting the proper license,...
Investors and entrepreneurs alike are faced with the unavoidable existence of regulators and regulation in fintech. Few other industries are impacted by regulation, which is why I am always flummoxed...
I had too much fun with my google search post and wanted to find out what type of useless output I could "analyze" with google trends. Same caveat applies, input is skewed...
The "digital banking" conversation is alive and kicking within the fintech world, focused on discussing the merits, definitions and initiatives around what it means for a bank to become digital...
In my previous post on remittances (see here) I concluded bitcoin or crypto platforms could play a role in the remittances space (with the necessary caveats). I also mentioned incumbents...
What with all the interest, VC investments and PR around the remittances business in the past 5 years, I decided to pore over the Q1 2015 financial results of Western...
I have recently had this debate with my partners at R66: Why are there not any more global VC funds? Should there be more global VC funds? Does investing globally...
Chris Larsen, CEO and co-founder of Ripple (@chrislarsensf) recently asked me how one could draw a parallel between US and European centers of fintech power alongside three characteristics: technology, capital...
