The Bank of Apple 

• https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/protocol-fintech/apple-fintech
• Apple’s Credit Kudos acquisition
• Is it a computer, it’s a phone, it’s a bank? 

 

Fill Now, Pay Later    

• https://www.thestreet.com/investing/buy-now-pay-later-company-now-lets-you-finance-a-tank-of-gas
• Zip and Klarna allow splitting gas bill into 4 payments 
• How far is too far in BNPL? 

 

The retail moment: Kroger and NVIDIA Bring AI into the shopping aisles

• https://retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2022/3/22/kroger-and-nvidia-team-on-ai-enabled-applications-and-services
• The increasing use of AI for retail experience

 

Acronym of the week: BOPIS 

• Buy online pickup in store 
• https://www.shopify.com/retail/bopis

 

What’s coming up? 

• More industry cloud
• Fintech’s student loan solutions