FinTech Newsletter
Skip through our archive to read past issues of FinTech Weekly. Enjoy!
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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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When Denial Becomes the Message - Issue #531
Public denials are no longer clean-up — they’re strategy. Amazon and Tesla show what’s at stake when narratives move faster than facts.
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UK Fintech Momentum - Issue #530
Focused investments and practical solutions strengthen the UK’s long-standing position in global fintech.
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Fintech Foundations - Issue #529
From Mongolia to Mexico, fintech is shifting from velocity to resilience.
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Quiet Growth - Issue #528
Two fintech stories, two continents — both showing how long-term strategy still drives the sector forward.
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Compliance = Strategy - Issue #527
Why RegTech is becoming fintech’s competitive edge, not just a regulatory chore.
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The Wage Debate - Issue #526
What EWA is — and why it’s entering boardrooms, investor calls, and regulatory agendas.
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SEPA & EBICS Updates - April 2025 Edition - Issue #525
SEPA expands, EBICS goes global – what April 2025 means for your payments
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Problem-Solving Business - Issue #524
When a fintech solves a real problem investors still show up
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I Asked ChatGPT - Issue #523
And its opinion about Trump’s tariffs was quite bold
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The New Banker - Issue #522
Fintechs aren’t adding features—they’re building banks.
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The $33B Deal - Issue #521
Elon Musk folds X into xAI in a $33B deal.
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Rethinking Consumer Credit - Issue #520
How fintechs are making credit more accessible and user-friendly for underserved consumers.
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What AI Is Missing - Issue #519
Why fintech solutions continue to fall short for LMI households and what AI developers must address to build lasting trust.
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Is AGI Necessary Now? - Issue #518
FTW AI: AGI: Is it necessary now, or should we prioritize other things first?
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New Customers' Habit - Issue #517
FTW x Business: BNPL is becoming increasingly popular, and regulators have started keeping a close eye on it...
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Is Manus The New DeepSeek? - Issue #516
FTW AI: How Manus ai is redefining automation in business.
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Crypto Politics: Strategy or Play? - Issue #515
FTW Crypto: Trump’s crypto reserve plan sparks market surges—but is it real policy or just strategic influence? Decentralization may be the only way forward.
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No Sales, No Survival - Issue #514
What smart businesses are doing to win in the long run.
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