Crypto, Cards & Klarna | Fintech Headlines Tariff-a-Palooza Day | April 2, 2025

This Week’s Regulatory Replay | April 4, 2025

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Crypto, Cards & Klarna | Fintech Headlines Tariff-a-Palooza Day | April 2, 2025

#FintechNews #DigitalPayments #CryptoAdoption #BNPL #Revolut #KlarnaIPO #VirtualCards #Web3 #RegTech #DeFi #CFPB #ACH #Stablecoins #Zelle #BankingInnovation #FinancialCrime #ClimateRisk #Wirex #AIinBanking Fintech Blueprint | The Paypers | Tearsheet | Nacha | Finextra | Payments Dive | Wall Street Journal | The Information | Scientific American | UKTN | Biometric Update IMPORTANT: To get links for all stories included in our daily episodes, please subscribe for free: https://your-inbox.beehiiv.com/subscribe For exclusive content like Press Availabilities, Job Opportunities, A no-sale environment, help from colleagues, events, and more, become an executive member: https://your-inbox.beehiiv.com/upgrade Repurpose our white label our content with a Creators' Membership: https://your-inbox.beehiiv.com/upgrade Links from Today's Episode: Fintech Blueprint | Fintech Klarna IPO primer: Will it deliver? | Link The Paypers | Circle plans IPO, targeting late April filing | Link The Paypers | Mastercard launches initiative to boost virtual card adoption | Link Tearsheet | The story of Erica, Bank of America’s homegrown digital assistant | Link Nacha | Nacha seeks comments on proposals to update IAT rules | Link Finextra | Zelle shuts down standalone P2P payments app | Link Finextra | Fraudsters turning to encrypted messaging platforms to scam users, Revolut warns | Link Finextra | Wearable UK tipping app launches | Link Payments Dive | House plans vote to kill CFPB payments rule | Link Payments Dive | Clearing House sees increase in ACH payments volume: Nacha | Link Wall Street Journal | Affirm’s buy-now-pay-later to appear on credit reports | Link The Paypers | Mastercard launches initiative to boost virtual card adoption | Link The Information | Trump’s stablecoin push set to collide with banks | Link Scientific American | Big banks quietly prepare for catastrophic climate change | Link UKTN | Revolut hires crypto marketing team after launch of mobile trading app | Link The Paypers | Wirex introduces travel booking platform for crypto payments and rewards | Link Biometric Update | Demand for biometric authentication rises among gambling platforms | Link Lex Substack | The Paypers | Tearsheet | Nacha | Finextra | Payments Dive | Wall Street Journal | The Information | Scientific American | UKTN | Biometric Update

April 1 | Banks Dive into Crypto & Open Source, UAE Preps Digital Dirham, CFPB Faces Court Setback

#CryptoNews #OpenBanking #Stablecoins #DigitalCurrency#CFPB IMPORTANT: To have this episode delivered toyou daily, and to be on the waitlist for our new app, please sign up HERE: ⁠⁠⁠https://your-inbox.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠ [https://your-inbox.beehiiv.com/subscribe] Toget links for all stories included in our daily episodes, please subscribe forfree: https://your-inbox.beehiiv.com/subscribe Forexclusive content like Press Availabilities, Job Opportunities, A no-saleenvironment, help from colleagues, events, and more, become an executivemember: https://your-inbox.beehiiv.com/upgrade Repurposeour white label our content with a Creators' Membership:https://your-inbox.beehiiv.com/upgrade ·  Finextra | FDIC says banksdon't need prior approval for crypto activities | Live Link [https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45744/fdic-says-banks-dont-need-prior-approval-for-crypto-activities?utm_medium=dailynewsletter&utm_source=2025-4-1&member=165897] ·  Banking Dive | CFPB callsmass firing, rehiring injunction a 'charade' | Live Link [https://www.bankingdive.com/news/cfpb-preliminary-injunction-martinez-paoletta-vought-charade-mass-firing-data-reinstate-employees/743936/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202025-03-31%20Banking%20Dive%20%5Bissue:71767%5D&utm_term=Banking%20Dive] ·  Banking Dive | Banks wantbetter tech, but open-source uptake lags | Live Link [https://www.bankingdive.com/news/bank-technology-open-source-finos-morgan-stanley-jpmorgan-citi/743937/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202025-03-31%20Banking%20Dive%20%5Bissue:71767%5D&utm_term=Banking%20Dive] ·  Law360 | Fed, CFPB urge7th Circ. to uphold payday lending rules | Live Link [https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2317391?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202025-03-31%20Banking%20Dive%20%5Bissue:71767%5D&utm_term=Banking%20Dive] ·  The Defiant | Ethena Labs'USDTB Stablecoin Surges 1,500%, Enters Top 10 Stablecoins | Live Link [https://thedefiant.io/news/markets/ethena-labs-usdtb-stablecoin-surges-1-500-enters-top-10-stablecoins?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=btc-reclaims-83k-ahead-of-trump-s-tariff-rollout&_bhlid=e15941fd91f61b7a90daab06c2e6e5fc6c57b00d] ·  Experian | Launch ofExperian’s CashFlow Score signals new era of open banking | Live Link [https://www.experianplc.com/newsroom/press-releases/2025/launch-of-experian-s-cashflow-score-signals-new-era-of-open-bank?hashed_user=de42d050eb2f9423e59f4e8ca599020a&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=03.31.25%20Fintech&utm_term=Fintech%20Takes] ·  The Paypers | UAE tolaunch Digital Dirham for retail by late 2025 | Live Link [https://thepaypers.com/cryptocurrencies/uae-to-launch-digital-dirham-for-retail-by-late-2025--1272942?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily+2025-03-31+Daily-Newsletter-Banking] Finextra, Banking Dive, Law360, The Defiant, Experian, ThePaypers

Regulatory Bloodbath | March 31, 2025

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Friday Regulatory Review | March 28, 2025

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