Jordan McKee is research director of the FIG Research Fintech research and consulting practice within S&P Global Market Intelligence. He leads a team of analysts based in North America, Europe and Asia that provides guidance on trends at the intersection of finance and technology. As an analyst, Jordan’s research focuses on digital payments and enterprise payments strategies.
Jordan has been an industry analyst for more than a decade, having launched the payments coverage at 451 Research (acquired by S&P Global Market Intelligence in 2019) in 2013. Prior to this, he held research and advisory roles at Yankee Group, OnProcess Technology and FM Global.
Jordan is listed on the Electronic Transactions Association's Forty Under 40 list and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, TIME, Businessweek and the Financial Times of London. He has also appeared on radio and television interviews with the Associated Press, NPR and CBS. McKee is a regular speaker at client and industry events around the world, delivering keynotes and moderating panels at SXSW, Money20/20, Interop and ETA TRANSACT.
Additionally, Jordan is a Forbes fintech contributor and sits on the board of advisors for the Mobile Payments Conference. He holds a bachelor's degree with a concentration in marketing from Bryant University.
Our Q1 2026 US Bank Outlook survey shows a sector that is early, cautious, and internally divided on stablecoins — but not dismissive. Most institutions are stalled in an observational mode, lacking the internal alignment needed to translate interest into action.
This survey tracks the state of US banks, lending, credit quality, deposits and the overall economy. Data points from the S&P Global Market Intelligence US Bank Outlook Survey include average deposit rates for a variety of financial products, credit quality and the overall economy.
The online survey of 109 US commercial banks and thrifts was conducted Feb. 17–March 24, 2026. The margin of error for top-line statistics is +/- 9 points at the 95% confidence level.
US banks are still in wait-and-see mode on stablecoins – US Bank Outlook Survey (Spotlight)
Our Q1 2026 US Bank Outlook survey shows a sector that is early, cautious, and internally divided on stablecoins — but not dismissive. Most institutions are stalled in an observational mode, lacking the internal alignment needed to translate interest into action.
Crosstabs (Excel tables | Download link in sidebar to the right) – Crosstabs of complete worldwide and regional survey results datasets, including key metrics and segmentation.
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Stablecoins could pressure deposits, compress fee pools and attract competition from nonbanks. Yet, they also offer new roles for banks in issuance, custody, fiat access and multi-rail orchestration.
Stablecoins are emerging as a new settlement and liquidity layer within digital financial infrastructure. Their clearest product-market fit is in cross-border payments, treasury operations and tokenized capital markets — areas where 24/7 settlement, programmability and faster capital movement address real operational inefficiencies.
As consumer fintech platforms diversify and digital expectations rise, community banks face growing pressures to deliver faster, more flexible, and more intuitive financial experiences.
Mastercard's $1.8 billion deal for BVNK makes it the first large publicly listed traditional payments firm to use mergers and acquisitions to enter the stablecoin infrastructure market.
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