Cartoon: Wanderer above the sea of fog
This new cartoon illustrates how regulatory changes and the complexity of compliance stymies new entrant fintechs.
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Cartoon: Power
This cartoon illustrates the growing electrical cost that is going to be needed to power up our brave new world.
Cartoon: Sticky situation
This new cartoon illustrates how the fintech market is still struggling after engorging in capital in the early 2020s.
Cartoon: Testing times
AI models are still making mistakes as humans do, just different types of ‘dumb’ mistakes.
Cartoon: Relief
The survivors from the ‘mass start-up extinction’ event might still not be ready to invest for growth.
Cartoon: Virtually challenged
This new cartoon illustrates the opportunities and pitfalls of building in the metaverse.
Cartoon: Working at the edge
Can nature be a guide on how to improve intelligence at the edge of computing networks?
Cartoon: Spring fever
The market appears to be investing in anything that moves with the letters “AI” in it.
Cartoon: Hold, please…
AI tech is reducing the likelihood that any of us will soon talk to a live customer support agent.
Cartoon: Incumbency advantage
A new cartoon illustrating the dominate position of incumbents in the financial services industry.
Cartoon: Thawing
A new cartoon illustrating how hopes of the end of the crypto winter are starting to become real.
Cartoon: Pyrrhic victory
A new cartoon illustrating what’s next for Bitcoin following the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US.
Cartoon: Feeling the weight
A new cartoon illustrating how start-ups with previously high valuations are finding it hard to get acquired.
Cartoon: Gravity
A new cartoon illustrating Apple’s growing impact on the financial services industry.
Cartoon: Beacon of stability
A new cartoon illustrating how the perceptions of Bitcoin have changed in recent times.
Cartoon: Augustus Gloop
A new cartoon illustrating the predicament of many fintech and blockchain firms that entered the VC business.
Cartoon: Parallel processing
A new cartoon illustrating the different use cases for some of the more popular AI chatbots.
Cartoon: Are we ready?
AI/ML is advancing at pace, but we might not have all the unintended consequences worked out yet.
Cartoon: Betting on the swing
The crypto industry’s economics is currently dangerously dependent on the next market swing.
Cartoon: Light at the end of the tunnel
A new cartoon illustrating how the crypto community is starting to believe we’re at the start of another bull market.
Cartoon: Rules of the road
A new cartoon illustrating the enforcement approach that US regulators are taking with the crypto industry.
Cartoon: Changed circumstances
A new cartoon illustrating the journey that once high-flying tech unicorns are facing in the current climate.
Cartoon: Hotel California
A new cartoon illustrating the challenge start-ups are facing to find exits.
Cartoon: Curmudgeon
A new cartoon illustrating the arbitrary approach to crypto regulation in the United States.
Cartoon: Timing
A new cartoon illustrating how getting market timing and positioning right is key to success.
Cartoon: Pivot
A new cartoon illustrating how consumer fintechs are having to constantly pivot to find product market fit.
Cartoon: Hype cycle
A new cartoon illustrating the growing hype surrounding generative AI.
Cartoon: What recession?
A new cartoon illustrating how private market valuations have been impacted in the current environment.
Cartoon: À la carte
A new cartoon illustrating how the drop in VC money may result in new fintech start-ups being acquired.
Cartoon: Tarred with the same brush
This cartoon illustrates how the collapse of the speculative crypto market has impacted the blockchain sector.
Cartoon: Rebrand
A new cartoon illustrating how NFTs are quickly evolving to new use cases.
Cartoon: Sandwich making
A new cartoon illustrating the consolidation and M&A process that the fintech market is starting in earnest.
Cartoon: Slow cooking
This new cartoon illustrates how start-ups shifting to venture debt as a model to raise cash are storing up trouble.
Cartoon: Fear gauge
A new cartoon illustrating how uncertainty in the stock market is making companies hesitant about going public.
Cartoon: All in
This new cartoon by Ian Foley illustrates the potential large bets many companies are now placing on AI.
Cartoon: Dancing in the rain
This new cartoon illustrates how different companies are dealing with the onset of the recession.
Cartoon: Rodeo
A new cartoon by Ian Foley illustrating why fintechs should view risk management as a core competency.
Cartoon: Swimming naked
A new cartoon illustrating how the shift in the market will reveal which crypto unicorns can deliver.
Cartoon: Untethered
A new cartoon illustrating the potential economic risks surrounding asset-backed stablecoins.
Cartoon: Market dilemma
A new cartoon illustrating how venture firms are reacting to the changing macro environment.
