Fintech Today
Fintech Today started out as a free newsletter and small group of fintech nerds and friends on Slack.
Today, it’s a community for anyone and everyone looking to learn more about the space.
Come for the news updates, stay for the expert analysis and community events.
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TWEETS From Fintech Today
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GAMESTOP HAS UNEXPECTEDLY CANCELED ITS EARNINGS CALL THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
GAMESTOP ALSO FIRED ITS CEO TODAY
$GME
Ok this was way harder than I thought (took 3 years), BUT we did something about it. 9 HBCUs, $10M donated for allocation into the best firms in the world 🙏🏾 https://www.axios.com/2023/06/03/historic-fund-hbcu-invest-venture-capital
HUGE huge deal for Block—Stripe adds Cash App Pay for mobile & ecommerce transactions.
Block hasn't traditionally focused on mobile & e-commerce payment processing, mainly just POS transactions (from what I heard back in the day from ex-employees, there was some interest in… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1666494377647288320
Lotta fintech folks about to scramble...
Actually a massive deal for creators
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