February 11, 2025 | Former Treasury Secretaries weigh in | AI encroaching | Should I get a bunker in NZ?

In today’s episode:

Crises Notes, The New York Times, The Clearing House, Fintech Takes, Business of Payments, This Week in Fintech, Morning Brew, The AI Report, Pomp Substack, The Phenom Crypto Letter, Superhuman AI, The Motley Fool, Fintech Futures, Disruption Banking, Fortune, Block Telegraph, Fintech Finance News, Athletic Director U, The Global Treasurer, InformaMail, Banking Dive, Lex Substack, and Payments Dive.

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Links to the Newsletters in Today’s Episode:

1. Crises Notes | Day Eleven of the Trump-Musk-Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025: Marko Elez’s Resignation, Return, and Irrelevance | Link

2. The New York Times | Treasury Secretaries, Doge, and Musk | Link

3. The Clearing House | BNY Mellon Sends $10M Payment Over RTP Network | Link

4. Fintech Takes | Who You Gonna Call? | Link

5. Business of Payments | Business of Payments – February 2025 | Link

6. This Week in Fintech | UK & Europe – 10/02/25 | Link

7. Morning Brew | The Indirect Costs of Fintech | Link

8. The AI Report | Andrew Ng Backs Google’s Military Pivot | Link

9. Pomp Substack | Production of Pennies Could Help Solve the Financial Crisis | Link

10. The Phenom Crypto Letter | Pro Report: The Merge of AI & Blockchain | Link

11. Superhuman AI | Meta Unveils Breakthrough Mind-Reading Experiment | Link

12. The Motley Fool | This Fintech Sold Off Hard After Earnings—But It’s a Buy | Link

13. Fintech Futures | Fintech News (US) | Link

14. Disruption Banking | How the Collapse of Synapse Has Affected the Fintech Landscape | Link

15. Fortune | Plaid, Fintech Summer, Trump, CFPB, and Open Banking | Link

16. Block Telegraph | How Fintechs Can Create & Manage Subscription Revenue Models | Link

17. Fintech Finance News | Trust Bank & TerraPay Launch First-of-Its-Kind International Payment Solution | Link

18. Athletic Director U | Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create an Immigration Crisis for Universities | Link

19. This Week in Fintech | Deals Aren’t Slowing Down – TWIF Africa 01/10 | Link

20. The Global Treasurer | Trump Orders Treasury to Halt Penny Production—But Can He? | Link

21. InformaMail | [No Title Available] | Link

22. Banking Dive | Banking News & Insights | Link

23. Lex Substack | Recommending Fintech Meetup for Growth | Link

24. Payments Dive | Payments News & Trends | Link

25. Banking Dive | Banking News | Link

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