Celebrating Financial Literacy Month: Your Roadmap to Financial Health and Success April marks Financial Literacy Month, a time to highlight the importance of financial education and encourage the pursuit of financial health for everyone. I’d love to reflect on where we stand on financial literacy and safety. According to Standard…

The nature of commerce is conversation. Sometimes, the exchange is verbal, like an employee helping you find things, and other times, it’s non-verbal, like eye contact and a quick nod between you and the cashier. In their pursuit of efficiency and convenience, businesses have tried eliminating the “inefficient conversations” to…

Are we on the cusp of another roaring 20s? Is it the beginning of a global economic boom now that the pandemic is over? Or are we staring at another “once-in-a-lifetime” recession in just two decades? We’ll explore these questions against the broader context of technology and global economic changes. …

AI has come of age. They are smart enough to beat the world’s best players at the board game Go; they are creating award-winning art and solving humanity’s most significant scientific challenges. Surely, they can handle some writing to help you downsize spending, can’t they? AI is Already Doing Marketing Marketers are already using AI…

When we think about the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), we usually think of cutting-edge fintech startups working on open blockchain projects. Conversely, when we think of traditional finance, we usually think of large financial institutions that work with closed and proprietary technologies and data. …

Dynamic and challenging year of FOMO and YOLO to NOMO in the Markets Although fintech as a category has been around for quite some time, it seems like the industry continues to grow every year. This is different from traditional financial services and the broader economy. And 2022 was no…

The past couple of years have been the most turbulent times in recent memory. That’s saying something for a generation that has overcome one of the worst recessions in human history. Even before the world could recover from the tragic deaths of millions of people due to the pandemic, the…

When we talk about fintech, we’re frequently discussing how the industry is disrupting traditional banking. And is there any technology that’s more disruptive than cryptocurrencies? Although it hasn’t fully replaced our banking system, cryptocurrencies have long offered an alternative way to conduct commerce. But that’s just the tip of the…

I recently moderated a panel on “Inclusive Growth in a Digital Era: Priorities for the Future” during Financial Inclusion Week, powered by the Center for Financial Inclusion in which senior executives shared their insights in a lively conversation. …