Fintech startups must grow fast but manage risk. Most fintechs get good enough it by limiting the downside of risk, but cap their upside in doing so. However, the best fintechs find ways to turn that risk into core IP and leverage for the business.| notes.mtb.xyz
Ever wondered how bank branches work at a nuts-and-bolts level? Let's dig into the logic and economics of them.| Bits about Money
I Robert Anton Wilson was, is, and always will be a fascinating and hiliarious writer to me. I first read The Illuminatus! Trilogy when I was 13, and while it was coincident with a total and suffocating blackout of meaning, I no longer think reading it actually caused that to happen in any significant sense. Au contraire: Teen me found refuge in his absurdity - it felt bedrock nihilstic, sure, but a far more artfully and deeply buried nihilism than I was able to find elsewhere at the time.| hiandrewquinn.github.io
Ever transferred assets between brokerages? Impressive, terrifying machinations happened in the background. No cats were harmed.| Bits about Money
How the white and black of data privacy quickly seem grey| healthapiguy.substack.com
Jurisdictional gamesmanship is a common strategy for crypto businesses. Here is how it worked out for Binance and its CEO. Spoiler: poorly.| Bits about Money
A brief overview of what money laundering is, what financial institutions do about it, and why.| Bits about Money
Credit cards have been in use for almost 75 years. Some long-ago decisions still cause consequences in the present day. But change is possible.| Bits about Money
Community access to banking is downstream of siting decisions in commercial real estate, in fascinating detail.| Bits about Money
Against risk-based authentication (or, why I wouldn't trust Google Cloud)| www.devever.net
Know Your Customer policies at financial institutions have more nuance than you'd expect.| Bits about Money