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Open Finance is hanging by a thread.

May 11, 2025

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23 min read

Open Finance is hanging by a thread.

Plus; Stripe's stablecoin account is the biggest disruption to hit banking I've seen in 20 years in this industry

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Stablecoins are mainstream.

May 4, 2025

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17 min read

Stablecoins are mainstream.

The question is how will you adapt. Plus; Visa's Agentic Commerce launch.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Why Every European Card Scheme Dies

Apr 27, 2025

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27 min read

Why Every European Card Scheme Dies

Plus; Circle wants to be SWIFT, Capital One/Discover gets greenlight, and M^0 is building a central bank

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Tarffis and Tarot Cards - Trying to Make Sense of it All

Apr 13, 2025

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21 min read

Tarffis and Tarot Cards - Trying to Make Sense of it All

Plus; Robinhood launches in Europe, Jamie's annual letter, and why Ripple's new acquisition is fascinating.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Announcing: Fintech NerdCon - The Event by operators for operators

Apr 9, 2025

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6 min read

Announcing: Fintech NerdCon - The Event by operators for operators

OMG we're doing this! 19th and 20th November, Miami Fl. Tickets on Sale NOW.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
🧠 Klarna pulls IPO, Plaid Raises $6.1bn, Circle files S1 but pulls $4bn IPO.

Apr 6, 2025

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22 min read

🧠 Klarna pulls IPO, Plaid Raises $6.1bn, Circle files S1 but pulls $4bn IPO.

Plus; Visa's $100m bid for Apple Card, A Rant on Model Context Protocol, and why the CFPB being out of action is not a good thing.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Gambling and Regulation in Biff Tannen's America

Mar 30, 2025

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26 min read

Gambling and Regulation in Biff Tannen's America

Plus; Robinhood launches private banking and Mercury's $300m Raise

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Is Klarna Fintech's Main Character? An IPO Breakdown.

Mar 23, 2025

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24 min read

Is Klarna Fintech's Main Character? An IPO Breakdown.

Plus; The OCC Drops "Reputational Risk" from exams and the SEC Drops appeal against Ripple.

Simon Taylor
Jevgenijs Kazanins
Simon Taylor, +1
The Birth of AI First Fintech

Mar 16, 2025

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25 min read

The Birth of AI First Fintech

Plus; Block gets FDIC approval for consumer loans via bank subsidiary, Moonpay pays $100m for Iron, $12.5bn lost to scams.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
The Death of Crypto and the Beginning of Onchain Finance

Mar 9, 2025

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25 min read

The Death of Crypto and the Beginning of Onchain Finance

Plus; Klarna's $15bn IPO, Ramp's $13bn secondary and why the IPO window might be closing causing a mad scramble.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
The AI Problem: Why Finance Can't Have Nice Things (Yet)

Mar 2, 2025

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24 min read

The AI Problem: Why Finance Can't Have Nice Things (Yet)

AI is magic that will transform finance, but only when we get out of our own way. Here's the playbook. Plus; Stripe's big year, BofA stablecoins & Brex to IPO?

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Stripe's $1.4 trillion Year: Q&A with John Collison on the 2024 Annual Letter

Feb 27, 2025

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15 min read

Stripe's $1.4 trillion Year: Q&A with John Collison on the 2024 Annual Letter

AI Agent Commerce, Bridge, Stablecoins & $1.4trillion TPV: A conversation and Q&A with John Collison President of Stripe about their 2025 Annual Letter.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
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