This week is my first with @business where I'll be covering fintech, payments and crypto!
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Emily Mason
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Emily Mason
@emilymason00
I cover fintech and crypto for @business. Find my byline in @Forbes, @ForbesCrypto, @amNewYork, @GothamGazette, @nyunews
- MasterCard and Visa are competing to appeal to crypto companies looking to issue debit cards for their customers. The result will be expanded spending options for crypto holders. #Bitcoin @ForbesCryptoDespite regulator skepticism, Mastercard steps up to compete with Visa on stablecoin payments. By: @emilymason00 on.forbes.com/6012ybSkm
- BlockFi's bankruptcy filing attempts to paint the company as a responsible lender in a tough economic environment, but a closer look reveals vulnerabilities likely began earlier with missteps in risk management. My latest for @Forbes @ForbesCrypto forbes.com/sites/emilymas…
- Singapore's central bank plans to make cross border payments as easy as a Zelle transfer through a new central bank digital currency platform in development with the Bank for International Settlements. My latest for @ForbesCrypto !Singapore’s central bank is building a bitcoin inspired currency using JP Morgan technology. By: @emilymason00 on.forbes.com/6019yqVRR
- Who's got post-covid travel plans 👀Decentralized home sharing platform Dtravel is setting up to challenge market dominator Airbnb. By: @emilymason00 on.forbes.com/6017y3hTF
- San Francisco-based Mercury is entering the niche, but growing fintech field of corporate charge cards with IO. The card will compete with offerings from Brex, Ramp, Divvy and Rho. forbes.com/sites/emilymas…
- Guggenheim to launch a new fund, with potential bitcoin exposure: by @emilymason00 on.forbes.com/6018yy23O
- What does the SEC declaring nine crypto assets securities mean for the 100+ exchanges trading them? Find out in my latest for @ForbesCrypto forbes.com/sites/emilymas…
- I am grateful for the opportunity I had to play a small role in the publication of this awesome article by @chrishelman!! #bitcoinBitcoin is infamous for its high energy consumption — but now, a growing cadre of U.S. miners are developing green, and lucrative, new strategies worth a fortune all their own: by @chrishelman on.forbes.com/6017y9juz
- Thank you!!
- Exos Financial was meant to be a big return to Wall Street for Brady Dougan, the ex-CEO of Credit Suisse. But a few years in, the company has already missed payroll and is scrambling to find its way in difficult markets. My latest for @Forbes forbes.com/sites/emilymas…
- Venture firms and startups are returning to government-backed SVB as it has ironically become the safest place to hold deposits forbes.com/sites/emilymas…
- “The goal is if we can make it easier for crypto platforms to issue Visa cards and interact with Visa we think many more ... will have a path to creating a Visa card,” - Head of Crypto at Visa, Cuy Sheffield told me for my latest @ForbesCrypto article. forbes.com/sites/emilymas…
