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Links to News Sources from Today's Episode

Popular Industry News Sources

Let’s check in with the fintech news titans—what are the big names talking about this week?

• This Week in Fintech | TWIF 3-2-2: Fintech Roundup | [Live Link]
  Funding rounds, regulatory shifts, and M&A drama. Just another week in fintech.

• Fintech Business Weekly | FDIC & CFPB Reverse Course on Key Policies | [Live Link]
  Regulators are backtracking, banks are celebrating, and fintech firms get a bit of breathing room.

• Rich Turrin’s Substack | Innovation Crisis: The US and Its Lagging Fintech Sector | [Live Link]
  The U.S. is falling behind in fintech. Why? Red tape, and lots of it.

crypto & Web3: The Wild, Wild Blockchain

Let’s talk about the crypto world—where rules are made up, regulations are unclear, and everything is either the future of finance or a complete scam.

• Fortune | Crypto and Fintech Enjoy Trump Bump, But for How Long? | [Live Link]
  The crypto market is up on pro-crypto policies… but no one knows for how long.

• Electronic Payments International | Wirex Pay Expands Stablecoin Payments in the US | [Live Link]
  Stablecoin adoption is growing, but regulators are watching closely.

• The Defiant | SEC Rules Memecoins Are Not Securities | [Live Link]
  Crypto Twitter is celebrating, but legal experts are saying, "Not so fast."

• Digital Transactions | Flexa Launches Tap-to-Pay for Crypto Transactions | [Live Link]
  Seamless crypto payments at POS terminals? We’re one step closer to buying coffee with Bitcoin.

AI in Fintech Report: The Robots Are Here (But Not Quite Ready to Run Things)

AI is taking over fintech! Well, kind of. Mostly, it’s causing headaches.

• Fintech Brainfood | The AI Problem: Why Finance Can’t Have Nice Things Yet | [Live Link]
  Financial firms are struggling with AI adoption, and regulators are very concerned.

• A16Z Fintech Newsletter | Voice AI is Transforming Banking | [Live Link]
  AI-powered banking assistants are on the rise, but can we trust them?

• Auto Finance News | Capital One Uses Agentic AI at Dealerships | [Live Link]
  AI is changing car financing—whether customers like it or not.

• The Fintech Times | The Key to Combat AI Over-Reliance in Fintech | [Live Link]
  AI is great, but human oversight is still essential.

Final Bits and Deep Dives

A few more highlights before we wrap:

• Banking Dive | CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against Capital One | [Live Link]
  Regulatory inconsistency? Maybe. Stock boost for Capital One? Definitely.

• Payments Dive | Durbin-Marshall’s Credit Card Competition Act Gains Momentum | [Live Link]
  Retailers love it, card issuers hate it, and regulators are still debating.

• The Paypers | Revolut Lacks a License to Operate in Ukraine | [Live Link]
  Oops. Revolut might need to rethink its expansion strategy.

• Fintech Wrapup | Stripe vs. Adyen: A Deep Dive Comparison | [Live Link]
  Two fintech giants, one payments showdown.

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