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State of Fintech 2026: The Fintech Compounders

Dec 21, 2025

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6 min read

State of Fintech 2026: The Fintech Compounders

The year of Agentic Commerce, Stablecoins and Prediction Markets did not disrupt the banks, but they changed everything else.

Simon Taylor
Jevgenijs Kazanins
Simon Taylor, +1
The tokenized-deposit vs. stablecoin fight is a distraction.

Dec 7, 2025

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5 min read

The tokenized-deposit vs. stablecoin fight is a distraction.

Banks multiply money. Stablecoins move it. We need both.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
Financial Nihilism Has a Cure

Nov 30, 2025

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20 min read

Financial Nihilism Has a Cure

Plus; Why Klarna's stablecoin is anything BUT bandwagon jumping & Robinhood is doubling down on prediction markets for everything.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
AI is Rewiring the Economy

Nov 23, 2025

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15 min read

AI is Rewiring the Economy

It's cheaper to cover a hole in the wall with a flat screen TV than fill it. Stuff is cheap, services are expensive. AI is about to fix that.

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
The CFO Dashboard; Ramp, Brex or Mercury - 18 Months Later

Nov 16, 2025

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21 min read

The CFO Dashboard; Ramp, Brex or Mercury - 18 Months Later

Also: JPM Coin on Base, and Coinbase walked from BVNK

Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
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
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