A key payment standard keeps getting delayed.
The Federal Reserve's decision to move the ISO 20022 deadline for FedWire transfers from March to July 14 was attributed to industry feedback and readiness
https://www.americanbanker.com/payments/news/banks-credit-unions-still-face-iso-20022-delays
Women unlikely to reach parity with men for 134 years: JPMorgan
In C-suites worldwide, women are far from attaining equal status, holding only about 10% of the most powerful roles such as CEO and CFO.
https://www.cfodive.com/news/women-unlikely-reach-parity-men-134-years-jpmorgan-ESG/742502/
Klarna, nearing IPO, plucks lucrative Walmart fintech partnership from rival Affirm
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/17/walmart-klarna-nearing-ipo-wins-fintech-partnership-from-affirm.html
Scopri Mollie, la piattaforma per pagamenti digitali e-commerce: semplice, veloce e sicura!
Perfetta per startup, PMI e grandi imprese 
Approfondisci > https://guidaaiprestiti.blogspot.com/2025/03/soluzioni-pagamenti-digitali-e-commerce-mollie.html
I pagamenti digitali superano l'uso del contante in Italia!
Scopri il trend e l'evoluzione storica dei mezzi di pagamento sul mio blog.
Approfondisci > https://guidaaiprestiti.blogspot.com/2025/03/pagamenti-digitali-superano-contante-italia.html
I’m interested in meeting with leaders of member-owned/cooperative regulated financial institutions (such as credit unions) interested in zero-margin payments and an R&D grant to explore the idea.
Know someone? Please send them my way. Boosts appreciated.
Capital One co-founder sees a ‘generation’ of fintech #IPOs soon
“Fintech levels the playing field,” said Nigel Morris, who runs venture-capital firm QED Investors. “Fintech takes away the power hegemony between incumbent and individual.”
https://www.bankingdive.com/news/capital-one-co-founder-nigel-morris-qed-fintech-ipo/742110/
Potential fintech ‘bank’ collapse in Singapore with Chocolate Finance
This ‘bank’ did not come with SDIC (equivalent of FDIC) guarantee for any stored amounts
Now there’s a ‘bank run’ on withdrawals there
Goldman Gives Managers a Choice: Dallas, Salt Lake City or Leave
Goldman embarks on push to send MDs, partners to cheaper hubs
L'economia italiana e il settore bancario europeo sono chiamati a superare sfide decisive nel 2025! 
Restare aggiornati sulle tendenze economiche è la chiave per un futuro di successo e crescita! 
Il punto della situazione > https://guidaaiprestiti.blogspot.com/2025/03/sfide-economia-italiana-settore-bancario-europeo-2025.html
Dwolla taps Walmart alum for CFO
Daniel Quezada is the payments player’s second chief financial officer in less than two years.
Stripe bids for worker shares in offer worth $91.5B
The payments processing company will join with some of its investors to buy stock from current and former employees, Stripe said Thursday.
https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/stripe-bids-for-worker-shares-in-offer-worth-915b/741135/
Stripe employee share sale may mean delayed IPO
An internal sale of stock to workers may mean the company won’t pursue a public offering anytime soon, consultants and analysts said.
https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/stripe-employee-share-sale-may-mean-delayed-ipo/740871/
PayPal CFO takes on COO role
Jamie Miller added the new responsibilities as she teams with CEO Alex Chriss to give the digital payments pioneer a bigger role in commerce.
https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/paypal-cfo-ceo-investor-day-plans-accelerate-growth/740858/
I nearly discounted this article because of the almost dumb title, but it is a good examination of automation and use of AI in compliance.
Could #AI take the place of your bank examiner?
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/could-ai-take-the-place-of-your-bank-examiner
Nearly $1.5 billion in tokens lost in Bybit crypto exchange hack
Ben Zhou, CEO of Bybit, said that a hacker accessed one of the company's offline Ethereum wallets, and removed the coins in a series of transactions
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/nearly-1-5-billion-in-tokens-lost-in-bybit-crypto-exchange-hack
Capital One-Discover merger wins shareholder approval
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/capital-one-discover-merger-wins-shareholder-approval
Buy #European products and stocks 
Jamie Dimon popped off at the 1,200+ JPMorgan employees fighting against full-time RTO: ‘I don’t care how many people sign that f_____ petition’
Is this supposed to be the banking CEO, we are to look to?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jamie-dimon-popped-off-1-162248583.html
Fintech Predictions for 2025: What’s Next?: By Katherine Chan, CEO of Juice
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/27843/fintech-predictions-for-2025-whats-next
