EPISODE · Oct 1, 2025 · 13 MIN
Nubank Goes U.S., Stripe Prints Coins, Robinhood Bets Big
from Fintech Stacks · host Fintech Stacks
If fintech were an NBA trade deadline, yesterday would’ve blown up your group chats. Nubank (NU) is going for a U.S. bank charter. Stripe just launched Open Issuance, turning stablecoins into an API service. And Robinhood (HOOD) is betting big on prediction markets overseas.We unpack all three:📈 Nubank’s risky leap into U.S. banking🧱 Stripe’s stablecoin factory play🔮 Robinhood’s global prediction market hustleThree moves, three new frontiers — all testing how far fintechs can stretch the definition of “finance” before regulators blow the whistle.
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If fintech were an NBA trade deadline, yesterday would’ve blown up your group chats. Nubank (NU) is going for a U.S. bank charter. Stripe just launched Open Issuance, turning stablecoins into an API service. And Robinhood (HOOD) is betting big on prediction markets overseas.We unpack all three:📈 Nubank’s risky leap into U.S. banking🧱 Stripe’s stablecoin factory play🔮 Robinhood’s global prediction market hustleThree moves, three new frontiers — all testing how far fintechs can stretch the definition of “finance” before regulators blow the whistle.
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