Connecting the dots in FinTech... by Marcel van Oost

🌍 Bizum’s Vision and the Future of European PaymentsIn this episode, we explore Bizum’s 3–5 year strategy for digital payments across Europe. How does Bizum balance local strengths with a unified European solution? Can instant payments reshape the way we think about money?💡 We also dive into the psychology of instant payments: from splitting bills and donating, to cultural differences in cashless transactions. Discover how speed, convenience, and social behavior are shaping the future of money—and Bizum’s role in it.#Bizum #InstantPayments #Fintech #DigitalPayments #Europe #CashlessSociety

In this episode we sit down with Jordan Harris, Head of Fraud and Payments at iHerb and host of the Fraud Boxer podcast.We explore how fraud has evolved from physical schemes to highly digital operations, and why payments have become a strategic pillar in today’s landscape.

In this episode of Connecting the Dots in Fintech, host Jonathan Cutler (JCUTLER Media Group) sits down with Anna Joo Fee – CEO & Founder of Goodfin to explore how Goodfin is redefining wealth and breaking barriers in alternative investments.💡 Topics covered:The story behind the founding of GoodfinWhy traditional access to alternative investments has been so limitedHow Goodfin makes opportunities like private equity and venture capital more inclusiveThe idea of holistic wealth and value-based investingThe transformative role of AI in wealth managementWhat the future holds for Goodfin and the broader fintech landscapeWhether you’re an investor curious about alternatives, an entrepreneur building in fintech, or simply someone rethinking what “wealth” means, this conversation is full of insights and inspiration.🔗 Learn more about Goodfin: [Insert link]👉 Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more conversations with fintech leaders.#Fintech #WealthManagement #AI #Investing #Goodfin

Welcome to another episode of Connecting the Dots in FintechIn this episode, Arthur sits down with Ash Sharma, Head of Commercial Partnerships at Checkout.com, to explore the art of building strategic partnerships in fintech.Ash shares his personal journey — from working at Visa and Citi to joining Checkout.com and diving into digital payments and Web3. Together, they discuss:How traditional finance experience shapes fintech innovationThe challenges and opportunities when moving from legacy systems to fast-growing fintechCheckout.com’s approach to building partnerships with leaders like Coinbase, Crypto.com, and FireblocksWhy partnerships are crucial for scaling payments in crypto, e-commerce, and banking👉 Whether you’re a fintech founder, banker, or payments enthusiast, this episode is packed with insights on how partnerships fuel the future of money.🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe to Connecting the Dots in Fintech for more conversations with global leaders shaping the payments industry.#Fintech #Payments #Checkoutcom #Crypto #Partnerships

In this Q&A episode of our Connecting the Dots in FinTech series, we sit down with Mary, a seasoned journalist turned fintech content leader, to explore how storytelling, empathy, and trust can transform digital banking.👉 Topics we cover:Transitioning from journalism into fintech.Why clarity and empathy matter in financial storytelling.What fintech companies often get wrong when connecting emotionally with their audience.The role of media in ensuring transparency in an age of branded content.How storytelling can influence financial inclusion and amplify underrepresented voices.The future of fintech content: key trends, AI vs. human creativity, and what’s next.✨ This episode is part of our Q&A Series with Mary, bringing fresh perspectives on how media and fintech intersect.🔗 Connect with Mary on LinkedIn: Mary Wisniewski📌 Subscribe for more episodes of Connecting the Dots in FinTech!

"LATAM vs US Fintech: lessons from Deuna 🚀"In this episode of Connecting the Dots in Fintech, Arthur sits down with José María Serrano, co-founder of Deuna, the one-click checkout startup redefining e-commerce in Latin America.We explore:🌎 The differences between the US and LATAM fintech ecosystems🛒 Deuna’s journey to product-market fit🔐 Tackling acceptance, conversion & fraud at scale💡 Key lessons for founders building in emerging marketsDeuna has been called Latin America’s answer to one-click checkout — discover why.#Fintech #LATAM #Startups #Payments

In this episode, we sit down with Kelley Andersen, Senior Director of Product at Microsoft, where she leads the Fraud and Commerce Assist Platform Experiences across both commercial and consumer segments globally. Kelley brings deep expertise in leveraging AI-driven strategies for fraud mitigation and creating secure commerce experiences.We dive into the future of agentic tokenization, its potential to transform payments, and how AI will redefine trust and security in financial transactions.💡 Discover how Kelley is shaping the next generation of digital commerce and fraud prevention.🔔 Subscribe for more interviews with the leaders shaping the future of tech and finance in LATAM and beyond.

In this episode, we sit down with the team at DEUNA, one of the most promising startups in Latin America’s FinTech and e-commerce ecosystem. We dive into their mission to simplify online payments, the challenges of the regional market, and how they’re transforming the digital consumer experience.💡 Discover how DEUNA is leading the e-commerce revolution across the region.🔔 Subscribe for more interviews with the leaders shaping the future of tech and finance in LATAM.📍 Learn more: https://www.deuna.com#FinTech #Startups #Ecommerce #DigitalPayments #Innovation #LATAM

More problems for Revolut as it waits for UK banking licence

Crowdcube joins team of rivals launching new retail investment platform Retailbook.

Goldman is looking for a way out of its partnership with Apple

PayRetailers integrates PIX into its all-in-one payment platform.

Connecting the Dots FinTech Update - June 27th

Google Workspace partners with Stripe

Binance cancels registration for inactive business in the UK

Global B2B payment infrastructure platform Thunes has announced that it has successfully completed a series C funding round

Bybit crypto exchange follows Binance in exiting Canada amid tightened rules

LatAm fintechs propose joint open finance regulation

FROST's new broadband switching tool makes sustainable living easy and affordable.

MoneyLion to add ChatGPT-powered search to its marketplace

Revolut CFO quits for ‘personal reasons’

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks dismissal of criminal charges

Kemi Badenoch seeks emergency meeting with Revolut amid fears it may leave UK. 

Is N26 unbelievably overvalued?

Coinbase offers a fiery response to the SEC’s threat of enforcement action & more

Ex-Palantir execs raise €2.5m to protect startups from cyberattacks & more

Europe’s banks temper ambitions to challenge big US payments groups & more

Neobank creator Fintech Farm raises $22m; Unlimint expands reach to Nigeria & more

Pix continues to grow; Goldman Sachs; Coinbase considers London & more

Ryan Reynolds invests in Canadian fintech Nuvei & more

🍏 Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available💪 Yonder secures £62.5m in equity and debt Series A round.🇨🇴 Kala has raised US$6M💚 Tide Encourages UK Businesses to ‘Kickstart’ Global Carbon Removal Movement to Deliver Net Zero

🔔 Rakuten Bank prices IPO🚀 dLocal debuts All-in-One payment solution🇧🇷 Nubank is now testing ‘NuConsignado’.🇫🇷 Thunes bags new French license for global cross-border payments.🇨🇦 Affirm and Stripe expand relationship to Canada.

🇺🇸 Bluevine and Wise Launch International Bill-Pay for U.S. SMBs🌍 Fintech Plots EU Mobile-Payments Revolution From Poland📈 Twitter to let users access stocks, crypto via eToro in finance push🚀 Plaid Adds Instant Payouts to Its Transfer Tool💪 Monzo joins forces with Plaid to open access for US customers.

🇨🇳 China’s Central Bank Warns Against ChatGPT ‘Data Leaks’❌ Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency platform Change raises €2M👩‍⚖️ Walmart Sues Credit-Card Partner Capital One🇦🇪 UAE’s fintech Qlub raises $25 million🤝 Finastra, Alygne partner to improve ESG investments decisions

🚀 Revolut launches ‘Crypto Collections’ for multi token investing🙏 Cash App Founder, Bob Lee Fatally Stabbed In San Francisco📉 Stripe Says Volume Growth Slowed🇦🇺 Australian regulator cancels Binance's license at exchange's request⏰ Molo launches 24-hour ‘Rapid Remortgage’

🇬🇧 Regulator cautioned over Revolut📉 Affirm Shares Sink on Apple Pay Later News, Affirm Responds🤝 Payments-as-a-Service Finexio partners with Proactis👦🏻 Acorns acquires UK's GoHenry, a fintech focused on 6- to 18-year-olds

🧑‍⚖️ Revolut Reportedly Hired Lawyers to Challenge Audit Report🌎 Worldpay chief Gabriel de Montessus takes the chair at Toqio🇮🇳 PhonePe Cancels Deal To Acquire BNPL Startup ZestMoney✍️ Zero Hash taps Stripe, Coinbase exec as COO🏆 Enfuce Wins Celent ‘Model Risk Manager’ Award🚀 CSI and Hawk AI partner to for AML

😅 Binance Sees $2 Billion in outflows as troubles compound💳 Wio Bank selects Paymentology for card issuing🇺🇸 StellarFi raises $15 Million🅰️ Paytrix raises $18.3 million series A🇬🇧 UK open banking sector valued at £4.1bn by Coadec

🍎 Apple Pay Later launches for select group☃️ Frost goes carbon neutral ahead of fundraise🚀 Thunes raises $30m as part of Series C✍️ Griffin strengthens leadership team with new CFO and CRO📱 Ingenico acquires smartphone payment acceptance fintech Phos💳 Mastercard, Visa in talks to buy Pismo

👩‍⚖️ Binance and founder allegedly violated rules to attract U.S. users🏦 First Citizens Acquires Much of Failed Silicon Valley Bank📉 Block short-seller claims ‘Wild West’ compliance🤖 Big banks invest in generative AI startup Hazy🇸🇬 Over 500k users have signed up for Singapore’s Trust Bank🇮🇩 Indonesian Qoala raises US$7.5m Series B+🙏 Sibstar launches to help people with dementia manage finance

🤖 Klarna plugs ChatGPT into its platform for faster product recommendations🚀 BNPL FinTech Sezzle files for direct listing on Nasdaq🦁 MoneyLion rebrands "Even Financial" to "Engine by MoneyLion"🇳🇱 Dutch stock exchange platform NPEX raises €2M🌱 Climate fintech HeavyFinance raises €3m seed

Enfuce to power Science Card; Mastercard settles stablecoin transactions & more

🇸🇪 Mastercard acquires Swedish cyber-security firm Baffin Bay🤖 GoCardless integrates with Zapier to automate payment processes🥳 Monite doubles seed round to $10m🎉 Wingspan raises $14M for payroll platform🌱 TTV Capital raises $250 million for early-stage fintech fund💸 Recognise Bank secures £25 million funding

⬇️ Stripe raises $6.5bn, working on GPT-4 product 🤝 BNP Paribas and Hokodo work on BNPL innovation ⚛ Atom Bank chair to step down as digital lender prepares for listing 💳 Parker emerges from stealth with $157m funding 🚀 Ibanera lands $18.5m in capital investment

🇺🇸 Bank of America gets over $15b in deposits after SVB fails 💸 Bunq hits €2bn in user deposits 🇲🇽 Mexican FinTech Clara obtains $90m credit line 🇦🇺 Wirex lands in Australia 🇷🇼 Flutterwave obtains licenses in Rwanda. ⏰ NatWest sets daily crypto purchase limits

🎉   Apexx Global raises $25 million Series B 🇦🇪   Sav raises $750k pre-seed to revolutionize personal savings 🧹   tidely receives EUR 3.5 million seed financing 🌱   Web3 firm Cubist lands $7m in seed raise 😌   SVB's new CEO: ‘... business as usual’ 🪙   Swift completes CBDC sandbox test 💳   Nets partners with Visa and Mastercard £   Binance suspends GBP withdrawals 🇨🇭   Credit Suisse reports weaknesses in financial controls 🇸🇦   HyperPay to go public in Saudi Arabia 📈   USDC nearly at $1 peg again 👩‍⚖️   Flutterwave faces another trial in Kenya 🥭   MANGOPAY collaborates with PayPal 🇳🇬   Nigerian fintech FairMoney acquires PayForce

Today's episode skips regular news stories. We'll discuss the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the events leading up to the downfall, and the possible impact on the market in the future. In tomorrow's episode, on March 14th, we'll go back to regular FinTech news stories and give updates on the SVB story as we go.

🏷 Railsr announces sale ❤️‍🩹 Better.com’s SPAC gets lifeline but still problematic 🇬🇧 British Business Bank opens £70m Northern Ireland fund 🆔 Digital identity company Yoti raises £10m 🎉 Monnai raises $6.5 Million series A 🇩🇪 La Famiglia raises €255m to invest in seed & growth startups 🇨🇦 Synctera raises $15M for embedded banking in Canada

👋 Silvergate Bank to voluntarily liquidate 👩‍🏫 Adyen launches 2023 EMEA Accelerator ⛏ Block announces development kit for bitcoin mining 🤝 Zilch & Yapily to use open banking for BNPL lending 🎉 Brex Brings Groundbreaking Tools to Finance Teams With OpenAI 🇫🇷 FinTech Aria receives €50M in debt funding

🚨 N26’s execs warned about ‘dysfunctional’ leadership 🚔 Senators urge regulators to take action on Zelle fraud 🤭 Blockchain trade finance firm Marco Polo reportedly enters insolvency 🇬🇧 BaaS platform Griffin secures UK banking licence 🤝 Weavr acquires Comma to combine embedded and open banking 👩‍⚖️ VibePay wins dispute as Rakuten withdraws Viber Pay trademark in Europe 🚀 Pismo introduces digital lending functionality 🇨🇳 Airwallex secures Chinese licence through acquisition 🇲🇽 Bank of Mexico unveils P2P transfers. 🍾 Pakistani FinTech Trukkr raises $6.4m and gets a loan license 💪 Droit raises $23m series B