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As Industry Braces for Uncertain 2023, Open Banking and Embedded Finance Take Center Stage at Money 20/20
by Rebecca Loveridge and Tim Rice| November 28, 2022
Imagine a world where this happens. You arrive at a salon to get a haircut … and its technology platform, already synced with your calendar to schedule the date and time, has shared your preferred style with the stylist. Your bank has already determined which of your credit cards is best suited for this transaction, […]
Davos is Not Dead But It’s Finding Its New Self
by Aleksandra Barnes| May 27, 2022
Davos is a bit like marmite: synonymous with wealth, prestige and power, many businesses whose success rests on free trade and the ability to forecast economic trends, see it as an annual pilgrimage for mega-concentrated networking. Others decry it as a talking shop, and a façade for the most privileged 1% to travel by jet, […]
Apes, Beanie Babies and Communities – The ABCs of NFTs
by Elyse Richter| March 21, 2022
Let’s take a journey back to the ‘90s for a minute: Britney Spears on your sticker-covered CD player, Dunkaroos in hand as you dangle a stretched out cord on the landline chatting with a friend— your favorite Beanie Baby perched proudly on the shelf. Pretty vivid, right? Except now that Peanut the Elephant, the Beanie […]
Fin Comms: Five Predictions for 2022
by Benjamin Thiele-Long| December 16, 2021
After a tumultuous 3Q21, businesses are likely to face more financial challenges and changes in 2022. Our Ketchum Fin Comms team share their predictions on the most likely trends for the year ahead. Amped up Earnings Christine Beggan, VP, Financial Communications We are continually inundated with content through news, websites and social media – so […]
Money20/20: The Tipping Point for Fintech Is Already Here
by Becca Cooper| November 4, 2021
Last week, after a two-year break, 8,000 fintech professionals gathered again at Money20/20 in Las Vegas. The energy of the event was more than just delight at being IRL — it was excitement and awe at how much fintech has exploded in the last two years. Unlike years past, 2021 felt as if it was […]
Occupy Wall Street’s Influence on Corporate Purpose
by Jonathan Younger| October 6, 2021
A decade ago, I was settling into a new job in a new city supporting our agency clients from our New York office. The city had just marked the 10-year anniversary of September 11, while a week later – a few blocks away from the new memorial – a group assembled in a small plaza, […]