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Stablecoin Affinity Cards - Amazon Sues Perplexity & Robinhood Earnings

Nov 9, 2025

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26 min read

Stablecoin Affinity Cards - Amazon Sues Perplexity & Robinhood Earnings

Co-branded stablecoin cards sound like a fever dream, but there's a compelling business case.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Fiserv's Early Halloween, Western Union's Stablecoin

Nov 2, 2025

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21 min read

Fiserv's Early Halloween, Western Union's Stablecoin

Plus, Nubank is distributing ChatGPT and stablecoin-linked cards are growing rapidly

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Stablecoin-linked Cards Show The Future of Credit Cards

Oct 26, 2025

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25 min read

Stablecoin-linked Cards Show The Future of Credit Cards

Stablecoin-linked cards bringing the ultra-wealthy playbook to the mass market. Plus; Govenor Waller on Fed "Payments Accounts" and why Claude Skills matter.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Prediction Markets - The Truth Seeking API

Oct 19, 2025

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15 min read

Prediction Markets - The Truth Seeking API

Love them or hate them. They're growing in importance. Here's how we get it right. Plus; Erebor's charter, an accidental $300 trillion and Visa's Trusted Agent Protocol

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
The Stablecoin Opportunity That Banks Are Missing

Oct 12, 2025

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27 min read

The Stablecoin Opportunity That Banks Are Missing

A regulatory 'loophole' built Chime and Cash App. The same pattern is bootstrapping onchain finance. Plus; Mastercard vs Coinbase to Acquire BVNK?

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Agentic Checkout: Stripe + OpenAI’s new protocol

Oct 5, 2025

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22 min read

Agentic Checkout: Stripe + OpenAI’s new protocol

Plus; Nubank files for a National US Charter, and Brex launches its stablecoin capabilities

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Two New Protocols That Teach AI How to Pay - x402 & ATXP

Sep 28, 2025

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20 min read

Two New Protocols That Teach AI How to Pay - x402 & ATXP

Plus; Tether to raise at $500bn, Zerohash raises $104m and why Apple Pay is iterating nicely, but not innovating at all.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Google Agent to Payment (AP2) Explained

Sep 21, 2025

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20 min read

Google Agent to Payment (AP2) Explained

Plus; JPM got its fee agreement from Plaid & The OpenDoor takeover is a blueprint for SaaS / Fintech M&A

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Fintech fixes AI's Unit Economics Problem

Sep 7, 2025

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22 min read

Fintech fixes AI's Unit Economics Problem

Plus; Ramp passes $1bn run rate, Brex passes $700m, and I dive into the Klarna and Figure IPO numbers.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Regulatory Roulette: Stablecoins and Open Finance in 2025

Aug 31, 2025

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21 min read

Regulatory Roulette: Stablecoins and Open Finance in 2025

Plus; $312bn laundered by Chinese gangs through the financial system & Rain Cards raises $58m.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Every Bank Should Tokenize Deposits

Aug 24, 2025

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25 min read

Every Bank Should Tokenize Deposits

Plus; The first-ever Fintech Bailout, the CFPB's latest rule and why the Yuan-backed stablecoin matters

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Payments Chains: The AWS Moment for Money

Aug 17, 2025

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22 min read

Payments Chains: The AWS Moment for Money

Circle, Stripe and others are building new hyperscale infrastructure for payments. PLUS: Nubank crushed, and Circle's first earnings season.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
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