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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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Has Plaid Lost The Payroll Race?

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What Witchcraft Is This?

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When Banking Problems Don’t Look Like Banking Problems

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The Three-Body Problem

#1: The Three-Body Problem What happened? Ramp launched some new capabilities: As Ramp has continued to move more up market,…

BaaS + BSAaaS

We’re gonna do some problem-solving in today’s newsletter. Specifically, I think there’s a way for us to feed two birds…

Payment Now, Fraud Never?

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Should Consumers Trust Generative AI? Wrong Question.

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Wildest Dreams

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The Fog of (Deposit) War

Do you hear that? That dull, almost imperceptible roar? Like a giant engine quietly idling? Or a massive storm, just…

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