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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

The Bank Account Multiverse

A bank account is basically three things: Let’s go through each of those in a bit more detail. First, a…

Ruh Roh, RESPA!

3 Fintech News Stories #1: Ruh Roh, RESPA!  What happened? The CFPB handed down an interesting advisory opinion: The CFPB…

The Most Intriguing (and Terrifying) Fintech Use Case for Generative AI

I’ve been playing around with generative AI tools for the last few months, occasionally using them to write my intros…

Follow the Leader

3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: Follow the Leader  What happened? A new social investing app raised $9 million in new…

What’s the Difference Between Fraud and Scams?

A general critique that I have of banks is that their competence in risk management and focus on short-term profits…

But I Reeeally Want It

3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: Cash App Adds Savings  What happened? New Cash App feature dropped: Block Inc.’s Cash App…

The Past, Present, & Future of Big Bank Consortiums

In last week’s essay – Big Banks’ Next Big Bet – I wrote about Early Warning Services’ plans to launch…

Would You Get a Fintech Takes Credit Card?

3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: Sell to Banks!  What happened? A fintech infrastructure provider in the fraud management space raised…

Big Banks’ Next Big Bet

The big fintech news this week is that Early Warning Services (EWS) – a consortium of seven big U.S. banks…

Fintech + Family Tech

3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: A Fintech Time Machine  What happened? Mayfair, a fintech company focused on business banking and…

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