What the Blog? is an Essentials video series discussing what’s next for the future of money, and how topics like fintech, finance AI, and digital transformation in banking are becoming more important than ever before. Editors Isabella Moulton and Martin Jacobsz bring you a snappy summary of articles directly from our expertly curated Future of Money Essentials Newsletters.

Our first article explains that within the growing fintech market, all eyes are on data. With growing privacy issues, enterprises won’t be able to collect and leverage data as they’ve been doing for much longer. Based in Miami, Streamlytics believes freedom comes from allowing its users to sell their data for profit, and has already collected more than 100 million data points. They aim to “democratize” data, and are particularly focused on working with minorities in the U.S. to get underrepresented data into AI training models. Want more of the latest fintech news? Read the article here.

Our second pick in banking news outlines whether banking could be part of Biden’s Build Back Better. While many industries are trying to return to a “normal” which can never really be, others seem to think the pandemic and resulting effects are over, without accounting for what was lost. Over the past 15 months most of us have experienced some kind of hurt (whether physical, mental, emotional or economical), and others are exhausted from dealing with the health risks, caregiving, or even homeschooling and extra workload without reward. So, how can banks help create a better future? They must acknowledge the connection between wealth and health. Wondering what are the next fintech trends? Read our blog here.