FinTech Newsletter
Skip through our archive to read past issues of FinTech Weekly. Enjoy!
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Personalization Power - Issue #575
Details not disclosed, but a (possible) big hint for fintech.
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Money for AI - Issue #574
Cloudflare’s NetDollar signals that existing rails may be too slow for the internet economy run by autonomous agents.
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Fintech IPO Fallout - Issue #573
Investor optimism fades as shares sink below debut price, raising deeper questions for fintech growth and funding models.
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Transatlantic Crypto Pact - Issue #572
Washington and London move to align digital asset rules, setting the tone for stablecoins and tokenized markets.
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Curve Deal Erupts - Issue #571
IDC’s push to remove Curve’s chair exposes deeper cracks in Lloyds’ £120m takeover saga.
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Billions Into Fintech - Issue #570
Capital is concentrating on firms that promise scale, regional influence, and control of tomorrow’s financial infrastructure.
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Klarna’s Public Test - Issue #569
A $17B debut highlights both investor appetite and the hard questions fintechs face when growth outpaces profit.
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The Curve Enigma - Issue #568
Lloyds’ £120m move raises questions: why sell a growing fintech at a discount, leaving investors fuming?
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Capital’s New Signal - Issue #567
Mistral’s €2B raise shows how capital is no longer just fuel for growth, but a tool for sovereignty in tech and finance.
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Fintech’s Public Trial - Issue #566
Klarna’s $14B IPO will test if markets trust fintech’s growth stories—or if old doubts about risk and resilience still hold sway.
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Valuation Without Gravity - Issue #565
Revolut’s $75B valuation reflects fintech’s rise, but secondary sales test where confidence ends and fundamentals begin.
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Compliance as Power - Issue #564
From Bunq’s fine to new EU, UK, and US crackdowns, AML is no longer just regulation—it’s political infrastructure.
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When Rivals Fund You - Issue #563
Fintechs once promised independence from banks. Today, survival and scale often mean shaking hands with old competitors.
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Fintech’s Second Act - Issue #562
When payments firms stop sprinting and start pacing, the story becomes a longer game.
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Stablecoins Gain Fintech Ground - Issue #561
Remittances and payments are moving beyond fiat rails as stablecoins prove their business value in global money flows.
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When Fintechs Go Public - Issue #560
IPOs are shifting from end goals to strategic milestones in how fintechs define scale and credibility.
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Compliance as Currency - Issue #559
In digital finance, trust is built on more than innovation — it hinges on the invisible architecture of oversight.
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Fintech’s Agentic Turn - Issue #558
AI agents aren’t an experiment anymore. They’re an operating decision with real consequences for infrastructure and trust.
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Capital Flows Realign - Issue #557
Fintech’s $11B Q2 rebound signals a shift in investor priorities—from fast scale to sustainable, integrated financial infrastructure.
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Fintech Becomes Infrastructure - Issue #556
Fintech firms move from service providers to embedded platforms powering financial systems at scale.
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Fintech Strategies by Country - Issue #555
What the top-ranked fintech nations are building — and why those moves matter for growth, infrastructure, and business risk.
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Faith Meets Fintech - Issue #554
The future of finance must speak to more than profit.
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Control vs. Code - Issue #553
As institutions normalize digital assets, crypto's founding ideals risk becoming legacy footnotes in a regulated system.
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Fintech Buys In - Issue #552
Acquisitions are testing how well capital and control really translate into innovation.
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Fintechs Must Pay - Issue #551
Fintech leaders need to build models that work under multiple scenarios.
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The Fintech Strain - Issue #550
Recent collapses and convictions reveal a deeper challenge: building fintech that lasts beyond headlines and hype.
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FinTech is Onchain - Issue #549
Beyond the buzz: tokenized stocks and what they actually change.
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FinTech is Onchain - Issue #549
Beyond the buzz: tokenized stocks and what they actually change.
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Interpret at Will - Issue #548
California: Crypto Custody? Clear. Crypto Payments? Open to Interpretation.
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Fintech Expands Its Footing - Issue #547
Licences aren’t just paperwork — they’re strategy. In 2025, global fintechs are acquiring banks to anchor real-world expansion.
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Fighting Fraud Isn’t a Feature - Issue #546
AFS’s clean record makes headlines — but the numbers show fraud isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
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Fintech Goes Mobile - Issue #545
Why fintech platforms are launching telecom services — and what this means for revenue models, user ownership, and market control.
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Would You Talk to an AI CEO? - Issue #544
Klarna’s AI hotline mimics its real CEO — genius move or uncanny overreach?
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Is Fintech Back? Chime Thinks So. - Issue #543
After years of setbacks, fintech is facing the market again — and this time, it’s bringing discipline, scale, and proof.
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The Layoff Illusion - Issue #542
AI hasn’t made companies leaner. It’s just redistributed fragility. The next efficiency wave won’t be so forgiving.
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Long-lived Businesses - Issue #541
The firms that thrive long-term are already planning for the return of full-scale enforcement.
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Blocked at Checkout - Issue #540
New WEF insights show how outdated payment rails are freezing small businesses out of global markets.
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New Terms, No Deal - Issue #539
Tougher SBA loan rules kick in June 1, disrupting deals and raising barriers for small business buyers and sellers.
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Banks: Centralizing the Decentralized - Issue #538
Big U.S. banks may launch a joint stablecoin—reshaping how finance sees crypto and reclaiming lost ground in digital payments.
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No Neutrality - Issue #537
The Senate moves forward on stablecoin regulation—and signals that fintech infrastructure is no longer outside political reach.
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The Deal of the Week - Issue #536
Capital One’s acquisition of Discover reshapes the competitive dynamics of banking.
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Bitcoin's Institutional Shift - Issue #535
Can Bitcoin’s core values survive its growing corporate embrace?
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AI, Meet Reality - Issue #534
Klarna’s reversal shows the future isn’t post-human. It’s post-hype.
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Before the Deal - Issue #533
Why the EPD matters for fintech: compliance, digital trade, and infrastructure all enter the negotiation phase.
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Digital, Until It Breaks - Issue #532
Central banks push forward on the digital euro as real-world failures raise harder questions about resilience.
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