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Your quarantine links for April 2, 2020.  Stay safe out there.

  • Covid credit
  • Punishing
  • Virtual banking
  • Blockchain for green finance
  • Failing the test
  • Uncashed
  • Title fight
  • Cybercrime
  • Overplayed hand

 

News & Insights

 

Covid credit: UK Fintechs have gotten together to show the power of open banking. Sole proprietors can now get the help they need during the crisis. 

 

Punishing: The Candian government is attempting to provide support for businesses that see at least a 30% drop in revenue. ...some of which will be recycled into the recent carbon tax increase.

 

Virtual banking: Hong Kong is quickly embracing a variety of virtual banks. When you look at the backing, you can see several well known powerhouses from the mainland. 


Crowdfunding during crisis:  The alternative finance industry should not be ignored when creating the right response to the COVID-19 pandemic. What the government could do.

 

ADBI Podcast:  Marco Schletz from the United Nations Environment Program Technical University of Denmark Partnership discusses Blockchain and tokenized securities and the potential for green finance

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Research and Analysis 

 

Failing the test: Rich Turrin is back with an insightful commentary on how neobanks are facing their first big test. They’re still standing, but that interest rate spread, means they’re bleeding out. 

 

Uncashed: A good report by McKinsey about the evolving payment landscape due to the virus. 

 

Title fight: Better Buy: Square vs. American Express ?

 

Cybercrime: The biggest monetary providers breach occurred in Sept 2017 when Equifax, uncovered the private data of 147 million individuals. Handling the threat.

 

Overplayed hand: The argument here is  the increasing corporate digital divide due to the virus. However, what we are in the process of discovering is the necessity of the carbon based life form.


 

  

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