Fintech & Banking Shakeups: JPMorgan’s $50B Move, OpenAI’s SoftBank Shift & Mastercard’s Legal Battle | YILN February 25, 2025

25/02/2025 9 min

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#Fintech #Banking #Payments #Crypto #AI#JPMorgan #Mastercard #OpenAI #DeFi #Regulation #TechNews #FinancialNews#DigitalPayments ==================================IMPORTANT:To have this episode delivered to you daily, and to be on the waitlist for ournew app, please sign up HERE: ⁠⁠⁠https://your-inbox.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠⁠====================================We know you subscribe to the mostessential newsletters in payments and fintech. You just don't have the time toread them all, every day. Welcome to Your Inbox Last Night.We read your inbox to you each day:popular industry newsletters | crypto & web3 | our favorite substacksListen to what you missed in Your Inbox Last Night PLUS some insider gossip andblind items from our very own sleuth, Mr. X.====================================== Payometry Labs is the content creationarm of Payometry Technology & Consulting. If you are looking for more fuelfor your engine, we are here to help with payments expertise. Reach us at [email protected]======================================= If you are having card decline issues,you need to speak with Scott Tivey, the foremost expert in card declines on theplanet. Did you know that substituting A2A payments instead of cards will hurtMerchants' customer retention? Speak with Scott to learn more. [email protected]======================================= Links to News Sources from Today'sEpisode Notes on the Crises | How Can We Know If GovernmentPayments Stop? | LinkTechCrunch | OpenAI Plans to Shift Compute Needs from Microsoft toSoftBank | LinkPayments Dive | Global Payments to Sell Issuer Business | LinkPayments Dive | Block Rolls Out Afterpay on Cash App Debit Card | LinkPayments Dive | CFPB, 23 Attorneys General Push Back Against Musk’sBaltimore Public Interest Case | LinkNPR | Banking System Shifts Amid Policy Changes | LinkBanking Dive | Morgan Stanley Faces DEI Backlash and Pay Equity Scrutiny| LinkBanking Dive | OPM Email Leak Reveals FDIC, OCC Employee Firings | LinkBanking Dive | Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, RBC Fined by UK Watchdog | LinkBloomberg | JPMorgan Earmarks $50 Billion More for Direct Lending | LinkFinancial Times | UK Watchdog Cracks Down on Banking Violations | LinkYahoo Finance | Mastercard Partners with ACE Money Transfer | LinkCCN | JP Morgan to Emulate Tencent’s PalmPay for Biometric Payments | LinkReuters | UK Court Approves Mastercard Settlement | LinkThe Defiant | Safe Wallet Pauses Operations Amid Bybit Security Breach |LinkThe Defiant | SEC Launches Cyber Unit to Combat Blockchain Fraud | LinkDigital Transactions | Coinbase Off the Hook as SEC Pulls Case | LinkDigital Transactions | How Zelle Became a Key Part of BofA’s DigitalStrategy | LinkDigital Transactions | Crypto Payment App Finds a Home in Fiserv’sClover | LinkApple Podcasts | How Banks Turned Into Giant Synthetic Hedge Funds | LinkFintech Magazine | Visa Report: Digital ID Could Transform Payments | LinkFair Observer | Crisis at Evolve Bank: A Wake-Up Call for Fintech | LinkThe Fintech Times | Fintech Overview of Algeria in 2024 | Link