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The $5.3 billion deal between Visa and Plaid collapsed due to a government antitrust lawsuit. The U.S. Justice Department called Visa a "monopolist in online debit transactions."

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly upended the financial services industry (FSI), but the overall impact it has had around the globe – on people, businesses, and the economy – is massive. The FSI has remained strong through 2020, but has readied itself for what is next. Digital transformations that were already in process have been sped up, and resiliency has been a key factor in companies that are surviving and thriving.

Friends, this is our third and final installment of our "mini-series" on digital wealth predictions for 2021 from the top fintech minds in the industry. We had so many responses this year that we broke this apart into 3 separate installments and this will be our final one.

The global securities finance industry generated $7.66 billion in revenue for lenders in 2020, according to DataLend, the market data division of fintech EquiLend.

SOMERSET, N.J., Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 1Kosmos, the next-generation, contact-free authentication solution, today announced the availability of 1Kosmos BlockID on Auth0 Marketplace, a newly-launched catalog of trusted technology integrations to extend the functionality of Auth0's identity management platform. 1Kosmos BlockID, an identity solution powered by advanced biometrics and Blockchain technology that verifies the identity of employees and customers who require physical and logical access to facilities, systems, and applications, with the utmost levels of identity and authentication assurance per the NIST 800-63-3 guidelines.

Retirement is not as simple as it once was. The National Retirement Institute’s (NRI) April survey stated that investors having more than $100,000 in assets no longer believe that they are secure...

Investment headwinds will “still exceed the tailwinds” in 2021 – but there could be more “major opportunities now than in perhaps the last 10 years” if you know where to look.

The year 2020 has witnessed a surge in the number of Bitcoin ATMs operating worldwide, as one of the quickest and most convenient ways to access cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

The passage of the proposed Economic Stimulus bill by Congress is a metaphorical shot in the arm for small business owners who have suffered disproportionately during the COVID pandemic. It includes the renewal of the Paycheck Protection Program lending, which gave a lifeline to millions of small businesses nationwide until the program expired on Aug. 8.

This week I wanted to put a spotlight on the client side of advisor tech. Our industry develops a lot of tools to help advisors build advisor-client relationships that are efficient, personal, and scalable. At the same time, we interact with investors who have rapidly evolving expectations in what a digital experience should look like.