If Facebook banned everything false on their site, would they have a business?

Your curated links for January 22, 2020:

• Closed banking
• Falsifying
• Mountain out of an Anthill
• Judgment
• Something you should download for later
• Some regulatory announcements
• The Fintech (Company) Draft

 

Trends and Research:

 

Closed banking: While Britain, Europe and Australia and charging ahead with various open banking mandates, Canadians are...calmly debating. We want to be nice to our global competitors by giving them a head start. 

 

Falsifying: Facebook is banning something fake? Say it ain’t so. 

 

Mountain out of an Anthill: The rumour mill is buzzing about an Ant Financial private share sale and maybe an IPO...if the Chinese gubment ever lets them do one.

 

Judgment:. McKinsey digs into the role of AI in the future of corporate decision-making. This is an interesting thought exercise and worth a read.  

 

Digital banking: FT Partners Report (Jan 2020): The Rise of Challenger Banks. This is a big report designed as a presentation. Download and flip through at your leisure. Lots of interesting fintech insights.

 

 

Regulation:

  

Raise a glass for service: Maureen Jensen to step down from OSC

 

Crypto asset guidance: Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Additional Guidance for Facilitating Crypto Asset Trading

Press Release:

 

Wealthsimple launches its first spending account

 

 

The first Fintech Draft is finally open for applications. There’s three category competitions, scouts, pitching, feedback and loads of opportunity for exposure.

 

Draft finalists will get:

• A dedicated profile page on the FFCON20 website
• Profiled in the post-conference digital magazine, podcast, and media interviews
• Curated introductions
• Invaluable pitching / showcase experience and feedback from industry experts
• Personal networking opportunities with a wide range of investors, partners and customer prospects
• Prizes!
• Bragging rights: That’s right, you don’t just get an award for winning, you get to tell everyone about it!
• To find out more and get in front of the scouts, go here
  

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