As we await the next Fed Open Market Committee readout, Glen speaks with CD Valet’s Mary Grace Roske about deposit rate trends that aren’t as straightforward as one might expect. Also- stablecoins are officially GENIUS, CBDCs are still the Antichrist, and the big money keeps flowing into real time payments.

Links related to this episode:

CD Valet: https://www.cdvalet.com/
Glen’s blog assessing the midyear state of RTP, FedNow and Same Day ACH: https://www.big-fintech.com/real-time-payments-rapid-ascent-continues-with-some-odd-footnotes/
Ledger Insights’ take on the Anti-CBDC Surveillance Act: https://www.ledgerinsights.com/anti-cbdc-surveillance-act-shouldnt-prevent-wholesale-cbdc-tokenized-reserves/
Our data-rich January interview with Bancography: https://www.big-fintech.com/without-data-its-all-just-vibes/
Finovate, September 8-10 in NYC: https://informaconnect.com/finovatefall/

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