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💵 Fast Payment Update
FedNow to Come Next Summer What is FedNow FedNow is the instant payment service developed by the Federal Reserve for 10,000+ financial...
Frank Tian
Sep 1, 20221 min read
🏠 Canadian Mortgage Risk Snapshot - Q3 '22
Canadian Real Estate Tanks Fast This Year. How much risk is in the overall mortgage portfolio? 👇 Here is a Rough view of the Big 5...
Frank Tian
Aug 30, 20221 min read


Canadian Banks Q3 Reserve
🇨🇦 Despite the recession risk, no need to panic. According to the reserve changes at the Big 5 Canadian banks. In Q3 F’22 (ending...
Frank Tian
Aug 28, 20221 min read
👋 Farewell, GE
The remaining GE is breaking into three companies. It marks the end of an era, but the beginning of a new one. 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧...
Frank Tian
Aug 26, 20222 min read


Student Loan Update
*UPDATE*: Student loan pause extended again to 12/31. Up to $10K student loan/$20K Pell Grant will be canceled. 43M borrowers will...
Frank Tian
Aug 24, 20221 min read
🎁 Pay Now, Get Later
Apple wants you to pay later, Amazon wants you to pay first. This big tech in e-commerce revives the old model of Layaway. How does...
Frank Tian
Aug 22, 20221 min read
Card Networks Work Hard
With their sheer size, credit card has always been a target. Look at recent headlines: 👇 Affirm: Americans trust their ex more than...
Frank Tian
Aug 20, 20221 min read
🇨🇦 Canada Macro Update
July inflation is out … +7.6% Y/Y. Finally, it is moving in the right direction, but still outpacing wages. 🟨 July inflation down to...
Frank Tian
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Crypto Lending (1)
In recent years, with the growing popularity of crypto, there is a new form of consumer lending emerging - Crypto Lending. What's crypto...
Frank Tian
Aug 14, 20221 min read
🕵️♂️ 7 At-risk Consumer Segments to Watch
Even with some good US data points: July inflation drops to 8.5% July added 528K jobs The horizon is still cloudy with multiple risk...
Frank Tian
Aug 14, 20221 min read
How Fintechs are Responding to Downward Valuations
Facing downward valuation in both public and private markets, how have Fintechs responded? Besides cost reduction via layoffs, there are...
Frank Tian
Aug 12, 20221 min read
🍎 Apple’s Inches Into Finance Are Closely Watched.
Apple’s Breakout (from the existing financial system) project was first reported by Bloomberg back in March 2022. Since then, regulators,...
Frank Tian
Aug 12, 20221 min read
🕸️ Open Banking Update in Summer
While open banking rule-making is progressing slowly in the US and Canada, the market continues to develop on its own throughout the...
Frank Tian
Aug 10, 20221 min read


US Household Debt Q2 Update
Q2 saw the steepest interest rate hike. How is the US household credit doing? Here is the latest quarterly report from the Fed: 👇 US...
Frank Tian
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Aging Effect on Inflation
Recession with Full Employment? The macro trend underneath … US Q2 GDP Y/Y growth is -0.9%, according to BEA’s advance estimate today....
Frank Tian
Aug 6, 20222 min read
🇺🇸 Macro: Another Large Rate Hike
The Fed raised the interest rate by 75 bps today. This brings the cumulative rate increase this year to 225 bps. With full employment,...
Frank Tian
Aug 4, 20221 min read
Innovation is the Way Forward
Despite the valuation dive of fintech companies, financial technologies are staying an integral part of the ecosystem. Both government...
Frank Tian
Aug 2, 20221 min read


BIS on Big Tech Risk
🚩 Risk Rising from Technology Efficiency BIS recently published a report to warn about the risk of growing dependencies on big techs -...
Frank Tian
Jul 31, 20221 min read


BNPL Impact on Credit Score - Multiple Trades
FICO/Experian BNPL Study (Continued) How would multiple BNPL loans impact a FICO score? Suna Hafizogullari, senior director, FICO Scores...
Frank Tian
Jul 29, 20221 min read


US Banks Q2 Cards
Actions don’t always match feelings. As confirmed by the credit card numbers in Q2 earning reports. Credit card purchases had a strong...
Frank Tian
Jul 27, 20221 min read
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