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What is the greatest legal movie ever, according to lawyers? Any guesses? 12 Angry Men? To Kill a Mockingbird? A Few Good Men? Nope! The correct answer is My Cousin Vinny, a movie about a new lawyer named Vincent Gambini who travels from New York to Alabama to defend his cousin in a murder trial.…

The numbers I heard were 13,000 official attendees and another 7,000 or so unofficial hangers-on. So roughly 20,000 … 20,000 fintech enthusiasts all walking around the hallways of the Venetian Hotel. And honestly? Those numbers don’t do justice to the experience. The venue was absolutely packed, and both the sessions and networking events were overflowing…

3 Fintech News Stories #1: I’ll Take One of Each of Yours  What happened? Chase introduced a new product feature that might sound familiar to those in the neobank space: The bank is debuting this feature — which accelerates payments including payroll, tax refunds, pensions and government benefits by up to two days — for…

Here’s a simple axiom:  It’s incredibly easy to give away money … the challenge is getting it back. If you’ve attended a financial services conference (especially recently), you’ve probably heard this statement being tossed out by a presenter or panelist. Depending on the conference, it may have been me! I know it sounds trite, but…

3 Fintech News Stories #1: Fintech’s New Favorite Customer   What happened? A UK-based fintech company focused on payments operations raised a seed round: Payable announced a new $6-million seed round on Tuesday. The company is a platform designed to streamline payment operations and automate business ops. The round was co-led by CRV and Earlybird Venture…

“Let me know how I can be helpful.” This is a sentence that has been so frequently written by VCs, often at the end of an email explaining why they aren’t investing in a startup, that it has become a meme. But you know what? In today’s essay, we’re going to take them up on…