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Links to News Sources from Today's Episode

Notes on the Crises | How Can We Know If Government Payments Stop? | Link
TechCrunch | OpenAI Plans to Shift Compute Needs from Microsoft to SoftBank | Link
Payments Dive | Global Payments to Sell Issuer Business | Link
Payments Dive | Block Rolls Out Afterpay on Cash App Debit Card | Link
Payments Dive | CFPB, 23 Attorneys General Push Back Against Musk’s Baltimore Public Interest Case | Link
NPR | Banking System Shifts Amid Policy Changes | Link
Banking Dive | Morgan Stanley Faces DEI Backlash and Pay Equity Scrutiny | Link
Banking Dive | OPM Email Leak Reveals FDIC, OCC Employee Firings | Link
Banking Dive | Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, RBC Fined by UK Watchdog | Link
Bloomberg | JPMorgan Earmarks $50 Billion More for Direct Lending | Link
Financial Times | UK Watchdog Cracks Down on Banking Violations | Link
Yahoo Finance | Mastercard Partners with ACE Money Transfer | Link
CCN | JP Morgan to Emulate Tencent’s PalmPay for Biometric Payments | Link
Reuters | UK Court Approves Mastercard Settlement | Link
The Defiant | Safe Wallet Pauses Operations Amid Bybit Security Breach | Link
The Defiant | SEC Launches Cyber Unit to Combat Blockchain Fraud | Link
Digital Transactions | Coinbase Off the Hook as SEC Pulls Case | Link
Digital Transactions | How Zelle Became a Key Part of BofA’s Digital Strategy | Link
Digital Transactions | Crypto Payment App Finds a Home in Fiserv’s Clover | Link
Apple Podcasts | How Banks Turned Into Giant Synthetic Hedge Funds | Link
Fintech Magazine | Visa Report: Digital ID Could Transform Payments | Link
Fair Observer | Crisis at Evolve Bank: A Wake-Up Call for Fintech | Link
The Fintech Times | Fintech Overview of Algeria in 2024 | Link