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Fintech Takes

Fintech Takes is a twice-weekly newsletter by Alex Johnson, a former credit expert who quit his job to document the future of Fintech.

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LATEST News from Fintech Takes

I Can’t Figure Figure Out

3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: You Can’t Democratize Private Banking   What happened? Onyx Private, a neobank and wealth management platform…

Want to be Helpful? Focus on Founders’ Mental Health

(Editor’s Note – Today’s essay was written by Matt Harris. Matt is the founder of TwentySeven Nine, a company that…

Credit Decisioning’s OS Moment

Let’s start with an observation – the development of innovative technology tends to start out narrowly, focused on specific use…

NFTs are Officially Over

3 Fintech News Stories #1: WOW! This seems unsustainable! What happened? MoneyLion introduced a new premium subscription: Priced at $9.99…

Who Watches the Watchers?

This week, the Financial Data Exchange (FDX) – the preeminent open banking standards-setting organization in the U.S. – hosted its…

Apple’s Emerging Data Access Platform

3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: How Many People Should Have Credit Cards? What happened? The CFPB issued its final rule,…

The Evolution of Entrepreneurship

In an episode of the Fintech Takes podcast, Frank Rotman (Chief Investment Officer at QED Investors) observed that the stock…

BaaS. So Much BaaS.

3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: BaaS. So Much BaaS.  What happened? A lot! So much drama on BaaS Island! Treasury…

Catching Up on Some Fintech Reading

I finally managed to catch up on some overdue fintech reading this week, and, knowing that you (like me) likely…

It’s Time to Bring Identity Verification and Fraud Prevention Back Together

My philosophy for personal security is centered around access control. If I keep my doors and windows locked, especially when…

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