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🧠 Visa's Flexible Credential is a Gamechanger.

May 26, 2024

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22 min read

🧠 Visa's Flexible Credential is a Gamechanger.

A decade ago, card issuers talked about being "top of wallet." Now, it's about being the wallet.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
🎧 Exclusive Interview: Ramp.com CEO on shipping faster & the company equation.

May 22, 2024

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4 min read

🎧 Exclusive Interview: Ramp.com CEO on shipping faster & the company equation.

On $>300m ARR in 5 years, being product obsessed and company metrics with Eric Gyman, CEO of Ramp

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Will Stripe, Plaid and Klarna IPO this year?

May 19, 2024

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27 min read

Will Stripe, Plaid and Klarna IPO this year?

There is a line forming at the IPO window, but who goes first?

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
🎧 Introducing: "Fintech Brainfood Interviews"

May 15, 2024

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3 min read

🎧 Introducing: "Fintech Brainfood Interviews"

🧠 Interviews with B2B Fintech CEOs from Ramp, Brex, Modern Treasury and Arc that go deeper. Operator level depth. True Fintech Nerd goodness for your earholes.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
🧠 Fintech is disrupting Wall St. Nubank over 100m users.

May 12, 2024

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30 min read

🧠 Fintech is disrupting Wall St. Nubank over 100m users.

Nubank passed 100m customers, Monzo raised again, Affirm, Dave, Robinhood crushed their earnings. Fintech has no chill.

🧠 Top 10 Fintech Innovations; Chime IPO Ready?

May 5, 2024

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22 min read

🧠 Top 10 Fintech Innovations; Chime IPO Ready?

As Chime looks to prep its IPO, Coinbase delivers $1bn in profit and Ad spend is up 40% YoY growth is back. Fintech is back. The perfect time to look at the innovations that got us here & where next

🧠 Utah: The past, present and future of Embedded Finance

Apr 28, 2024

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28 min read

🧠 Utah: The past, present and future of Embedded Finance

The future of embedded finance is better lending, compliance, I wanted to understand what makes Utah banks so strong in this area. PLUS: Visa benefits from cross border & Adyen still crushing.

🧠 Synapse is Bankrupt. Plus: KYC is still, still broken. But there's hope.

Apr 21, 2024

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26 min read

🧠 Synapse is Bankrupt. Plus: KYC is still, still broken. But there's hope.

Bumper edition! Synapse CEO blames Mercury lawsuit for Chap 11. Plus my favorite Rant in ages: Most companies have no idea how easy it is to beat their customer due diligence (CDD) processes.

🧠 BaaS in the UK

Apr 14, 2024

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23 min read

🧠 BaaS in the UK

The UK is be showing how embedded finance plays out when payments revenue isn't enough, and banks go direct API-first. Plus: Revolut gets a banking licence in Mexico & Petal acquired by Empower.

🧠 Brazil: The country of Fintech's Future

Apr 7, 2024

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29 min read

🧠 Brazil: The country of Fintech's Future

Brazil has RTP, Nubank & momentum. The world should take note. Plus: Profitable banks without UI's (Clearbank), and the Canadian Unicorn Nuvei is a hint at where growth will come from in payments..

🧠 Generative AI Word Salads + Robinhood's Gold Card

Mar 31, 2024

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32 min read

🧠 Generative AI Word Salads + Robinhood's Gold Card

It's contrarian to believe Generative AI will disrupt Fintech, which is wild to me. I Ranted + Robinhood’s new Gold card & Why V/MC are fine but consumers aren't.

🧠 Embedded Finance: Life after the consent orders. Apple vs DoJ

Mar 24, 2024

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26 min read

🧠 Embedded Finance: Life after the consent orders. Apple vs DoJ

Banks exiting their consent orders have high RoE but low risk appetite. Embedded Finance is an ouroboros. What does apple vs DoJ mean for Fintech? Lessons from their battles in the EU.

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