In|Vest 2018 Direct

As innovation in other domains accelerates, the inertia plaguing our international payment systems is a critical bottleneck, stifling U.S. businesses that choose to engage in global commerce.

The five banks that went under in 2023 had nearly $550 billion of assets, the largest total in a single year. Here's a look back at how they unraveled.

The Federal Reserve has allowed more than $1 trillion of assets to roll off its balance sheet. Chair Jerome Powell says he doesn't believe reserves in the banking system are nearing a level that would cause the Fed to slow down or stop.

Krishnan Nair is the director of product, fintech & payments for Stampli.

How are banks and the financial sector likely to perform in the coming year? The Americas chief investment officer of UBS Global Wealth Management shares her insights.

In the coming year, banks, fintechs and credit unions will be watching the elections and working out how to incorporate AI into their businesses.

Heather H. Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of CLARA Analytics, has more than a decade of executive experience in data, analytics and artificial intelligence, including Global Head of Innovation and Advanced Technology at Kaiser Permanente and Chief Data Officer of AIG. She currently sits on Equifax's board of directors. While at AIG, she was named the Insurance Woman of the Year by the Insurance Technology Association for her data innovation work. Wilson has been a steady supporter of diversity. She launched the Kaiser Permanente Women in Technology group, focused on mentorship and retention for women in math, technology and science, and at AIG, she launched Global Women in Technology and served as Executive Sponsor of Girls Who Code.

Sudhir Chaturvedi is president and executive board member of LTIMindtree.

He leads a dynamic sales, marketing and alliance team globally, and is a member of the board of Syncordis Consulting, a subsidiary of LTIMindtree, based in Luxembourg. Since joining LTIMindtree, Chaturvedi has been a key strategist of the company's transformation that is widely visible across brand development, market development and business development activities.

Peter Boerhof is senior VAT director at Vertex Inc.

The fintech is the second in two months to launch a secured credit card. Upgrade's version will offer up to 3% cash back and elevate users to the unsecured version over time.