Over the last few years, I have developed a close friendship with her. I have always been impressed by her intelligence, charm, vivaciousness; and have been touched by how much she loves all of us in the Reserve Bank and the efforts she makes to maintain her bond with the Reserve Bank even after all these years.
And lastly, this past September, the Federal Reserve published a paper detailing industry perspectives and experiences on the different types of partnerships between community banks and fintech companies.2 We conducted extensive outreach with community banks, fintechs, and other stakeholders and incorporated real world experiences of the strategic and tactical decisions that led to effective partnerships.