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Fintech Highlights - 4/30/2024

Stripe surpasses $1 trillion in total payment volume in 2023. JPMorgan Chase has been fined roughly $350 million. Birdwingo raises a round. And more….

Fintech Highlights - 4/23/2024

Crypto prices keep going strong. FDIC seized Republic Bank. Thunes agreed to acquire Tilia. And more...

Fintech Highlights - 4/16/2024

PayJoy sees solid growth. Revolut goes to Mexico. Finmid raises a roundHere's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top PayJoy is an example of a company with positive unit economics and a mission to help the underserved. It’s not often that we

Fintech Highlights - 4/9/2024

Deals and deal size in fintech. Ryan Reynolds has another exit. Smartpay raises a round. Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal is in talks to raise capital for his new startup, Indian fintech Navi. Bansal is

Fintech Highlights - 04/02/2024

Bolt reoves their CEO. Robinhood launched its first credit card. Ibotta goes public (!). And more... Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top Maju Kuruvilla, the former Amazon executive who took over as Bolt CEO after co-founder Ryan Breslow stepped down from

Fintech Highlights - 03/26/2024

Griffin Bank gets a banking license. Empathy raises a round. SensorTower acquires Data.ai (wow). And more. Pinned to the Top A top story for this week was Griffin Bank over in the U.K. The banking-as-a-service company managed to do something that even the region’s

Fintech Highlights - 3/19/2024

Klarna is making headlines again. Deel agrees to buy South Africa-based rival PaySpace. Embedded payments fintech Monite just raised $6M. And more... Pinned to the Top Klarna has been in the news a lot lately. A couple of weeks ago, a failed coup on the part of one investor,

Fintech Highlights - 3/12/2024

Bitcoin reaches $61K. Confide launches to combat bad business behaviors. Synctera raises a round. And more... <NOTE - We just saw that the 3/12 newsletter edition never went out. Enjoy an out-of-cycle news dump :) > Pinned to the Top Bitcoin rallied above $60,000 on February 28th,

Fintech Highlights - 3/5/2024

Robinhood’s stock got a big boost last week. Reddit plans to reward its most loyal users during its upcoming IPO. Webull files to go public. Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top Robinhood’s stock got a big boost last week

Fintech Highlights - 2/22/2024

This one is a DOOOZY….. Regulatory challenges of the Cap One / Discover offer. Bitcoin is rising. Issues at New York Community Bancorp. Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top Let's unpack the big news from Tuesday... Capital One's

Fintech Highlights - 2/20/2024

Welcome back - hope you had a great Presidents Day weekend. NOTE: We'll be publishing today AND Thursday this week. Here's what we've been watching this week 👇 Pinned to the Top It's your money, and you want it now! One of the Apple

Fintech Highlights - 2/6/2024

Brex reduces headcount. The FSB is recommending changes to current liquidity rules. Sunbit raises a round. Here's what we've been watching…. 👇 Pinned to the Top What goes up must come down. For spend management startup Brex, this was the case for its employee headcount. While interest