Financial Services

Stakeholders submitted 11,000 comments during the CFPB’s open banking feedback period—revealing competing interests.

On the first podcast episode of the new year, we discuss what buy now, pay later's (BNPL’s) prospects will look like in 2024. • In our “Story by Numbers” segment, we focus on the outlook for BNPL by looking at growth by generation. • In “Headlines,” we examine data from Adobe Analytics that states BNPL purchases were up 43% on Cyber Monday compared with the previous year, and how the rise of BNPL use over the holidays has increased consumers' debt burden. • In “For Argument’s Sake,” we debate whether BNPL promotes good or bad behavior. Listen to the podcast with host Rob Rubin and our analysts Grace Broadbent and David Morris.

The crypto-wary regulator is expected to pave the way for easier investment in Bitcoin over the next week.

The rollout will encourage consumers to make these expenses, which are valuable and steady revenue flows, through Pix