What will the future of money look like?
For individuals, for banks, for businesses, for the world? We’ve been exploring the possibilities in our new Medium series. Our visions of the financial future have ranged in scale from the familial to the industrial.
Living In NYC Versus Saving, And Other Financial Decisions Parents Don’t Understand
What if parents had more open discussions with their children about money? Logan Sachon and Emily Gould discuss how the financial challenges of today differ from those our parents faced, and how they might be different for the next generation.
Manifesto for a Bankless World
What if entrepreneurs could obtain more than just loans from financial institutions? Alan Donner proposes a more human approach to lending — one that includes coaching and networking.
The Problem With the ‘Financial Services Elite’
What if the government stiffened regulations on the gluttonous financial services industry? Maria Bustillos takes a hard look at the current economy, and how we might benefit from eliminating the finance sector’s pork barrel buffet.
In addition to the stories published in The Future of Money, we’ve also sponsored articles in The Billfold:
Talking Millennial Money
Two young writers living in New York City discuss their approach to personal finances — from their taxes to their student debt to their spending habits — in Jazmine Hughes’s “Talking Millennial Money.”
‘Money Is the Thing That Buys You Your Future’
A Mashable editor talks with Ester Bloom about how she ‘does’ money, as well as how our perception of money has played out in the movies and on the presidential campaign trail.
How The Big Banks Went Down (And What Happened Next)
Artist Hallie Bateman depicts a dystopian world in which everyone is entitled to their dreams in her latest comic.
Inside the Thriving Comedy Career of ‘SNL’ and ‘Broad City’ Writer Chris Kelly
Comedy writer Chris Kelly illustrates the reality of being young and broke in New York in his show Broad City, and talks to Mike Dang about his unconventional career trajectory.
Be sure to check back as we investigate money’s role in dating and relationships, and report from the front line of the movement towards a bankless world.
