This Week in Fintech

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PayPal just rolled out AI-powered scam alerts across PayPal and Venmo Friends & Family payments. The alerts pop up in real time before money is sent, helping catch suspicious transactions, especially scams that start on social media and aren’t eligible for refunds. Read more:…

🎭 Edinburgh friends, join TWIF and CMS for an evening where fintech meets the arts. We’re bringing together some of the brightest founders, operators, and investors in fintech for an evening of great conversation—set against the iconic backdrop of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.…

📰Breaking: $557B bank @PNCBank and @Coinbase have formed a strategic partnership. The goal: broaden digital asset solutions and enhance banking services for PNC’s clients, including institutional investors. 🔗 What Each Party Brings - PNC contributes its longstanding…

Trade finance is having a moment. As global trade hits $33 trillion, this centuries-old system is drawing fresh interest from banks, fintechs, and private credit funds. In this week’s Signals we explore how trade finance is offering modern investors up to 10% returns and real…

Congrats on 200k subscribers! @NikMilanovic

The Stablecon Salon is back in NYC 🗽 Join us Wednesday, July 30 from 18:00–21:30 for the next edition of our monthly series, powered by @Blockfinexcom @Dollarcoinxyz and hosted by @Sei_FND. We’re bringing together the stablecoin community for an evening of real conversation,…

The Stablecon Salon is back in NYC 🗽 Join us Wednesday, July 30 from 18:00–21:30 for the next edition of our monthly series, powered by @Blockfinexcom @Dollarcoinxyz and hosted by @Sei_FND. We’re bringing together the stablecoin community for an evening of real conversation…

The latest UK & Europe newsletter is live. From a fresh wave of fintech fundings to stablecoin drama & new product launches, we’ve rounded up the biggest moves in banking, payments, & crypto. Plus: We’ve got three upcoming events you won’t want to miss.…

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There's still so little understanding of how stablecoins actually work. I get that this article is engagement bait from a bank consultant, but it's just blatantly untrue. None of these claims is right. Op-eds like this are why banks and fintechs don't understand stables.

The Friday Fintech Fix is here 👇 💳 Citi’s launching a premium card + exploring a stablecoin 🛒 OpenAI adds native checkout to ChatGPT 📱 Coinbase rolls out its stablecoin-powered ‘everything app’ ⚖️ Hester Peirce: “Tokenized securities are still securities.”…

Such a great turnout at this month’s NYC Fintech Coffee, hosted in partnership with HSBC Innovation Banking and Baker Tilly. Thanks to everyone who joined us we’ll see you at the next one!

In the latest Weekly Stable, @Chuk_XYZ breaks down: 📲 Coinbase’s new onchain Base App 💡 Why fintech chains are the new app stores 🏦 How Citi’s thinking about stablecoins Plus updates from Ripple, Crossmint, OKX, Ondo & more. thisweekinfintech.com/fintech-chains…

In the latest Weekly Stable, @Chuk_XZY breaks down: 📲 Coinbase’s new onchain Base App 💡 Why fintech chains are the new app stores 🏦 How Citi’s thinking about stablecoins Plus updates from Ripple, Crossmint, OKX, Ondo & more. thisweekinfintech.com/fintech-chains…

OpenAI is testing in-chat checkout 🛍️ It’s building a native payment system in ChatGPT so users can shop directly in chat. Merchants would pay a commission — creating a new revenue stream beyond subscriptions. Shopify is already in the mix: reuters.com/business/opena… #AI #ChatGPT…

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Citigroup is exploring its own stablecoin as part of its push into digital assets. The move would put Citi in direct competition with JPMorgan and challenge stablecoin giants like USDC and USDT. investing.com/news/stock-mar… #Fintech #Crypto #Stablecoins #Citi #DigitalAssets

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