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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Plaid ❤️ Banks
#1: Plaid ❤️ Banks What happened? Plaid now offers real-time payments for instant B2C payouts: Transfer is our flexible platform…
Earning the Right to Win in Embedded Lending
Matt Harris at Bain Capital Ventures wrote the definitive piece on embedded finance back in 2019. In his two-part essay,…
The Tourists are Back
#1: The Tourists are Back What happened? A new fintech company is focused on treasury management: Amit Jain, the former…
Pay-in-4 BNPL Was Never a Product
I’m confused by Apple Pay Later. I know it’s a pay-in-4 buy now pay later (BNPL) product, similar to the…
This Survey I Paid For Says I’m Really Good at My Job.
3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: This Survey I Paid For Says I’m Really Good at My Job. What happened? The…
Hindenburg Research Discovers Fintech
Would you rather travel fast or travel in comfort? If you were crossing an ocean in the late 1930s, this…
Compliance is Difficult to Scale
#1: Morgan Stanley Has it Backward What happened? Morgan Stanley is testing out GPT-4 to help its human financial advisors:…
The Most Interesting Conversations From Fintech Meetup
Organized chaos. That’s how one attendee described the experience of attending Fintech Meetup, and, after reflecting on my own experience,…
Should You Protect Customers From Themselves?
3 Fintech News Stories #1: Should You Protect Customers From Themselves? What happened? NatWest is the latest big UK bank…
Could BaaS Prevent The Next SVB?
The conversation around SVB – which I have found to be both exhausting and enlightening, in very unequal measures –…
