Issue 335 · Oct 28, 2021 Weekly edition · 4 min read

Issue #335

Can you remember a point in time when payment methods and investments were so discussed? Today, financial education and inclusion, as well as financial freedom and investments, are an everyday issue. And if this is a

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Greenlight, the fintech app for kids, wants to teach parents how to invest CNBC — Not only kids, but also their parents need financial advice. Greenlight, the fintech startup that pioneered debit cards and budgeting apps for kids, is now focusing on their parents: by filling out a survey, they will get useful tips to find the right stock and ETF. Open story ↗ Valley Bank Launches New Digital Payment App for Cannabis Industry BusinessWire — Now, also cannabis-related businesses have their dedicated payment method. The Valley Bank launches a new app for the cannabis industry, to make it more secure - this business is still relying too much on cash. Open story ↗ How a single-strategy crypto algorithm turned $100 into $36,205 in 10 months CoinTelegraph — What we learn from history is that people don’t learn from history”. Warren Buffett might be proven wrong - for the first time. The Tie and Cointelegraph learnt how to learn from historical market data to predict the price of a crypto asset over time, and automatize everything a trader needs to do to achieve amazing results. Open story ↗ Amsterdam based Neobanking Fintech bunq Introduces Local Currency Feature via Platform’s Banking App Crowdfund Insider — The Bank of the Free further supports digital nomads: Bunq makes people able to pay with different currencies, with no intermediaries and without leaving the neobank fintech company’s mobile app. Open story ↗ Mastercard Partners With Bakkt to Bring Cryptocurrency Payments to the Masses The Wall Street Journal — Where will we end up if banks are crypto-friendly? Those who don’t like cryptocurrencies should accept that they are becoming an important part of everyday life. Mastercard announced its partnership with the fintech company Bakkt, so banks will be able to offer customers the opportunity to issue crypto cards. Open story ↗ Will Bitcoin Ever Rule the World? Crypto New Media — Jack Dorsey speaks bluntly: “The world ultimately will have a single currency, the internet will have a single currency. I personally believe that it will be Bitcoin”. Open this article to discover why the CEO of Twitter said that in 2018. Open story ↗ Attention FinTech entrepreneurs! 70% of the population in Latin America does not have a bank account, says study Entrepreneur — It’s no secret: Latin America offers countless opportunities to FinTech companies. Village Capital released its report: in 2021, 70% of Latin Americans still don’t have a bank account. Who will fix this? Open story ↗ 5 Ways FinTech Is Transforming the Daily Routine Finance Magnates — Banks found a strong competitor: FinTech. FinTech is faster, can be personalized, is more accessible, and is easier to use. It doesn’t only offer financial management tools, but also cards, electronic payments, insurtech and online borrowings. If fighting were to break out, we would know the winner. Open story ↗ Web Summit Web Summit — According to Forbes this is "the best technology conference on the planet". It will take place in Lisbon, from Nov 01 to Nov 04, 2021. Open story ↗ PayPal CEO Discusses Responsible Innovation at DC Fintech Information Week — It is expensive to be poor”. Dan Schulman shares this anecdote at the Washington DC Fintech Week. Financial health and inclusion can be extremely expensive for those who are not affluent individuals, and even the easiest task can be a burden. The CEO of PayPal tells us how the company is working on financial inclusion. Open story ↗ Fintech credit card space is growing. Here’s what you should know Global News — From innovative digital experiences to creative rewards programs, FinTech companies are fighting to offer their customers the best deal. Competition is hard, and “we’ve never had more choices”, as Mikael Castaldo says. Open story ↗ It’s Time for Merchants to Rethink Their Payment Acceptance Strategy Payments Journal — COVID-19. Again. The pandemic completely changed our way of perceiving money and payments, and the result is that the demand for digital payments is booming. Payments Journal discusses this topic with Christina Wagner, Head of Global Payments Products for FIS, and Don Apgar, Director of Merchant Services at Mercator Advisory Group. Open story ↗

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