Fintech Takes
Fintech Takes offers insightful analysis on fintech trends, along with a heaping pile of pop culture references and copious footnotes, every Monday and Thursday. Courtesy of industry analyst and habitual question asker — Alex Johnson.

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A Super App for Homeowners
Liquidity on the Back End, Fragmentation on the Front End In my first essay on this subject, I wrote that…
Fintech Companies Got Stimulus Checks Too
3 Fintech News Stories #1: How Much BaaS Is Too Much BaaS? What happened? Unit, the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider, raised more…
You’re Not Bad at Fintech If …
3 Fintech News Stories #1: We Need a New Name for (Most) Stablecoins What happened? Luna, the sister token of controversial…
Fintech That Makes an Impact
When I announced that my newsletter had been acquired by Workweek, I wrote: Since I wrote that, we’ve seen an acceleration of…
One-click Checkout is Fintech’s Iron Throne
3 Fintech News Stories #1: Everyone is Moving Up the Open Banking Stack What happened? Stripe announced a new product:…
The Underbanked Triangle
Why banks say no and why fintech companies lobby them to say yes.
