Top banking trends to watch in 2023 🔮; Yet another proof of how fragile crypto security is 🔓; The bullish case for Decentralized Finance isn't holding up 😔

FinTech is Eating the World, 5 January

Hey Everyone,

Happy Thursday, Happy New Year & welcome back to the first daily newsletter issue in 2023! It’s undoubtedly the best issue this year. And I’m super excited because today we’re looking into top banking trends to watch in 2023 (& why you can’t ignore them), yet another proof of how fragile crypto security is (it’s shocking!), and why the bullish case for Decentralized Finance isn't holding up (the data never lies). Let’s jump straight into the awesome stuff:

Top banking trends to watch in 2023 🔮

Macro 🌍 Following a turbulent ride in 2022, banks and financial institutions in general are now facing a great deal of uncertainty in 2023. Inflation is skyrocketing, and rates are rising yet consumers continue to demand fast, personalized, and digital-first solutions to help them weather the storm, and preserve and/or grow their wealth.

More on this 👉 Earlier this week I shared my top 10 FinTech predictions for this year. It’s now time to take a closer look at banking & banks and see what trends will shape the industry in 2023.

The below 4 trends are the ones to pay close attention to in 2023. Coupled with data, graphs, frameworks, and bonus reads, these trends are the ones you can’t ignore: