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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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 –…
WAGMI
What happened? Janet Yellen, Jerome Powell, and Martin Gruenberg shared an update: After receiving a recommendation from the boards of…
NGMI
I was planning to write about something else this week, but then this happened: Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California,…
Control the Attributes
#1: Wealthfront Zagging What happened? Wealthfront introduced a new service: Today, we’re thrilled to announce Wealthfront is expanding into stock…
