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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Can Anyone Win BaaS?
For the last few years, banking-as-a-service (BaaS) has been one of the more interesting, drama-laden corners of fintech (BTW, that…
Lending to Aspiring Hoteliers
3 Fintech News Stories #1: Klarna Plus What happened? Klarna is introducing a subscription service: Swedish fintech firm Klarna is…
Save Me From the Subscription Economy!
Let’s start with this 2022 headline from The Verge, which caused my nervous system to temporarily fritz out when I…
Panacea, Leveling Up
3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: The Next Table Stakes Feature in Banking What happened? Current and Varo both announced that…
The Era of Financial Product Misuse May Finally Be Coming to an End
Here’s a bit of good news – according to the CFPB’s most recent biennial analysis of the consumer credit card…
Landlord Now Pay Later
3 Fintech News Stories #1: Landlord Now Pay Later (LNPL) What happened? A proptech platform emerged from stealth and raised…
The (Unlikely) End of the FICO Score
My first house was a bit of a fixer-upper. My wife and I knew this going in. It was built…
Tally Isn’t Adding Up
3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: Tally Isn’t Adding Up What happened? Customers of Tally, a fintech company focused on helping…
1033: Letters From the Front Lines
When the CFPB released its proposed personal financial data rights rule (AKA open banking) back in October, there was a…
Coinbase, Selling Out
3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: Coinbase, Selling Out What happened? Coinbase launched a new platform: Coinbase and its asset management…
