Connecting the dots in FinTech... by Marcel van Oost

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS ComplyAdvantage has published a new anti-money laundering (AML) guide designed for growing crypto firms. The new guide provides a practical, much-needed resource for financial compliance profess...

THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Y Combinator , a Silicon Valley kingmaker, is advising its portfolio founders to “plan for the worst” as startups across the globe scramble to navigate a sharp reversal after a 13-year bull run. For those who don’t have the runway to “reach default alive,” YC is strongly suggesting that they consider raising money. JUST IN: Leading ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) provi...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Klarna is looking to tap investors for more cash in a move that would reduce its valuation by about a third. The Swedish fintech company, which was valued at $46 billion last June, would be wort...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS London-based FinTech Thought Machine has doubled its valuation to $2.7bn as the cloud banking company pulls in institutional investors like Morgan Stanley and looks to expand its international p...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Nik Storonsky plans to launch his own venture fund, powered by artificial intelligence, to compete with “legacy” venture capital investors. He will himself invest, with other investors, around $...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Coinbase users are reporting difficulty withdrawing funds, heightening fears amid a widespread crash in cryptocurrency prices. The company confirmed the issues in a tweet on Thursday. JUST IN: M...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin Exchange has raised $150 million in a pre-Series B funding round, taking its valuation up to $10 billion. WHAT ARE THE LATEST INSIGHTS? The use of cryptocur...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS The CEO and co-founder of the neobank HMBradley , is looking for someone to retroactively name the company after, and he wants to give away $25,000 while doing it. JUST IN: ComplyAdvantage has l...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Google launched Google Wallet, a new Android and Wear OS app that will allow users to store things like credit cards, loyalty cards, digital IDs, transit passes, concert tickets, vaccination car...

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Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. This podcast episode is sponsored by YieldX. YieldX is transforming income investing to bring its benefits to all investors. With YieldX, the outcome is income. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS The COVID e-commerce bubble has o...

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Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. This podcast episode is sponsored by Contis, the European leader in Banking-as-a-Service. Contis is proud to deliver process-pay , a brand-new standalone processing solution ready to cater for any organisations card processing...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. This podcast episode is sponsored by PayRetailers. PayRetailers’ payment platform leverages API technology to connect Latin American consumers with international merchants, offering a seamless payment experience. From the merch...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. This podcast episode is sponsored by Uncover, the new podcast by ComplyAdvantage . Join CEO Charles Delingpole and his team as they interview compliance leaders, FinTech innovators, and financial crime experts to uncover the la...

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Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. This podcast episode is sponsored by Mercuryo . With the help of their cryptopowered toolbox, Mercuryo enables companies to take advantage of both fiat and crypto worlds and provide innovative payment solutions for end-customer...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. This podcast episode is sponsored by Sokin . Sokin is the trusted global FX payment provider for some of the world’s leading brands. With Sokin Premium you can send and receive unlimited international payments for one fixed mon...

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Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Bogota-based payments infrastructure startup minka has secured $24 million in a funding round co-led by Tiger Global Management and KASZEK . JUST IN: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) gr...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Starling Bank bags £130.5m from existing investors to build a "war chest" for acquisitions. The £130.5m fundraise gives Starling a pre-money valuation of more than £2.5bn JUST IN: Robinhood is c...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS California-based stock trading app Robinhood has acquired Ziglu , a UK-based electronic money institution and cryptoasset firm, for an undisclosed sum. Link here . JUST IN: Sanctioned former bil...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS A new processing solution from leading banking-as-a-service provider (BaaS) Contis is set to supercharge the company's growth in the UK and EEA listed countries, enabling client expansion into n...

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here . Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Stripe will allow businesses to pay their users via cryptocurrencies. The company will start offering merchants the ability to make payouts in crypto through the stablecoin USDC. JUST IN: WeMone...