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
Black Friday: Notes on the Economy and Credit Environment
The first annual Fintech Takes Lending Summit, which took place earlier this month, featured a bunch of interesting sessions. Two,…
Capital One, Being Tricky
3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: HMBradley Pivots to Infrastructure What happened? HMBradley, the consumer neobank, is no more: We’re announcing…
All Right, Let’s Do This One Last Time.
My name is Alex Johnson. I was bitten by a radioactive charge card. And for the past four years, I…
Affirm and Klarna Bounce Back
3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: Sell Compliance Tech to Incumbents! What happened? A fintech infrastructure provider raised a seed round:…
Maybe the Real PFM Was the Fintech We Built Along the Way
This tweet from Sheel Mohnot, co-founder of Better Tomorrow Ventures, has been generating a steady and entertaining volume of replies…
Plaid Officially Jumps Into Lending
3 Fintech News Stories #1: Plaid Officially Jumps Into Lending What happened? Fintech Takes can exclusively reveal that Plaid has…
Working Through a Backlog of Interesting Fintech News
A lot of interesting stuff has been announced recently, so let’s catch up on all the fintech news! #1: Intuit…
A First Principles Look at Small Business Lending
Every year, the National Small Business Association (NSBA) conducts a survey of small business owners. In this year’s survey, more…
The Curse of Being a Credit Builder Nerd
3 FINTECH NEWS STORIES #1: The Curse of Being a Credit Builder Nerd What happened? NerdWallet is joining Credit Karma…
Observations From Money 20/20
Let me start by sharing my Money 20/20 stats: I’m not going to share my stats from the basketball game…
