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Creator Platforms vs Sponsor Banks, The Fight for Data and Economics

Lock in data rights, or risk ownership, and loss of customer experience as creator-led embedded finance expands

Stephen Bishop

Inside the Vault

The Truth About BaaS: Why Most Sponsor Bank Partnerships Fail

Feb 17, 2026

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17 min read

The Truth About BaaS: Why Most Sponsor Bank Partnerships Fail

Why Compliance First Actually Means Compliance Always in BaaS

Tedd Huff, +1

Inside the Vault

Feb 11, 2026

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11 min read

Own the Rails, Own the Risk

Control of rails and governance defines who stays indispensable in embedded finance and BaaS.

Stephen Bishop

web3 with FTC

Stablecoin Payments Hit $50 Trillion Beating Visa and MasterCard Combined

Feb 10, 2026

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19 min read

Stablecoin Payments Hit $50 Trillion Beating Visa and MasterCard Combined

How Cross Border Payments Are Reshaping Settlement Infrastructure Today

Tedd Huff

Why Small Businesses Fail: The Cash Flow Problem Nobody Talks About

Feb 2, 2026

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24 min read

Why Small Businesses Fail: The Cash Flow Problem Nobody Talks About

Real Time Cash Flow Tools Built for Modern Small Businesses

Tedd Huff

web3 with FTC

2025 a Tipping Point: GENIUS, $308B Stablecoins, XRP & NFT Wins, Circle IPO

Jan 27, 2026

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20 min read

2025 a Tipping Point: GENIUS, $308B Stablecoins, XRP & NFT Wins, Circle IPO

How the Genius Act, court victories, and $9 trillion daily sparked a race between traditional banks and crypto firms.

Tedd Huff

Inside the Vault

Another Brexit..... But Why Capital One??? (Vault 01/26/26)

Jan 26, 2026

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9 min read

Another Brexit..... But Why Capital One??? (Vault 01/26/26)

Big Banks Buy Deeper While Digital Dreamers Bail Out, and Sponsor Banks Face The Reckoning

Stephen Bishop

web3 with FTC

Are you missing out on $100+ Billion in Cross-Border Stablecoins?

Jan 20, 2026

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17 min read

Are you missing out on $100+ Billion in Cross-Border Stablecoins?

Tesser Founder and CEO, Geetha Panchapakesan, Explains How Enterprises Move Money 24/7 Using USD-Pegged Stablecoins for Global Transfers

Tedd Huff

Inside the Vault

The Fine Print Behind the Embedded Banking Headlines

Jan 19, 2026

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10 min read

The Fine Print Behind the Embedded Banking Headlines

The First Half of January 2026 is Showing an Unusual Pattern: Headlines feel like the announcements are helping. The fine print is telling sponsors to tighten controls.

Stephen Bishop

Inside the Vault

Was Sponsor Banking Starting a Comeback at Money20/20

Dec 11, 2025

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8 min read

Was Sponsor Banking Starting a Comeback at Money20/20

Stablecoins went live, regional banks showed up ready to compete, and BaaS operators turned up the heat.

Tedd Huff, +1

Inside the Vault

Dec 9, 2025

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18 min read

Inside the BaaS Challenge

Battle Scars, Breakthroughs, and What’s Next from the Money 2020, Money Pot

Tedd Huff, +1

Inside the Vault

Get Vault-Level Access To Fintech Banking Moves That Matter

Dec 5, 2025

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8 min read

Get Vault-Level Access To Fintech Banking Moves That Matter

Fintech Confidential launches "Inside the Vault", This series opens up fintech banking conversations on how banks, neo-banks, and credit unions work with fintechs to grow, stay compliant, and serve customers

Tedd Huff

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Creator Platforms vs Sponsor Banks, The Fight for Data and Economics

The Truth About BaaS: Why Most Sponsor Bank Partnerships Fail

Own the Rails, Own the Risk

Stablecoin Payments Hit $50 Trillion Beating Visa and MasterCard Combined

Why Small Businesses Fail: The Cash Flow Problem Nobody Talks About

2025 a Tipping Point: GENIUS, $308B Stablecoins, XRP & NFT Wins, Circle IPO

Another Brexit..... But Why Capital One??? (Vault 01/26/26)

Are you missing out on $100+ Billion in Cross-Border Stablecoins?

The Fine Print Behind the Embedded Banking Headlines

Was Sponsor Banking Starting a Comeback at Money20/20

Inside the BaaS Challenge

Get Vault-Level Access To Fintech Banking Moves That Matter

Fintech Confidential

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