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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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What Witchcraft Is This?

#1: Roger What happened? Roger, a digital bank for military service members, is officially launching tomorrow. Roger was built by…

When Banking Problems Don’t Look Like Banking Problems

Banks are pretty good at finding and solving banking problems that look like banking problems. There’s obviously still room to…

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?

The Payment of the Tithes (The tax-collector), also known as Village Lawyer (1617-1622) by Pieter Breughel the Younger. 3 FINTECH…

Should Consumers Trust Generative AI? Wrong Question.

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot powered by generative AI, reached 100 million global monthly active users in just two months, which was…

Wildest Dreams

3 Fintech News Stories #1: All You Had to Do Was Stay  What happened? Karat has raised a $70 million…

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…

Tough Sledding … Without a Sled!

#1: Tough Sledding … Without a Sled!  What happened? A fintech infrastructure startup emerged from stealth after raising $6 million…

The Next Evolution of Prescreen

The first piece of fintech content that I ever wrote was a white paper – Operational Excellence: The Prescreen Revolution….

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