FinTech Weekly - 🛑 Cawing For Capital - Issue #432

The mixed fortunes of fintech amid global impact and funding woes.

September 07, 2023

In this issue of FinTech Weekly newsletter, we delve into the contrasting realities shaping the fintech industry today. While the sector continues to revolutionize financial services and extend its positive impact globally, it finds itself at a crucial juncture—cawing for capital. Despite fintech's undeniable potential to bridge economic gaps and foster innovation, a concerning slowdown in funding has become the elephant—or rather, the crow—in the room. From Goldman Sachs' regulatory hurdles related to fintech partnerships to the significant drop in venture capital volumes in underbanked regions like Latin America, we examine the multifaceted challenges and opportunities ahead. Whether it's the fluctuating fortunes of crypto startups or the breakthroughs in AI-powered fintech solutions, the landscape is as promising as it is precarious. Follow FinTech Weekly to discover the most relevant fintech news and events and stay ahead of the competition!

Fed raises concerns over Goldman Sachs's risk oversight

— via The Paypers

The Federal Reserve (Fed) has issued official warnings to Goldman Sachs regarding risks and compliance. The regulator's concerns are related to the investment bank's partnerships with several fintech companies.

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Impact Investing Conference 2023

— via World Impact Forum

Impact Investing Conference 2023 in London is the Impact Investing World Forum (IIWF) 2023 as one of leading social impact investment events for ESG Funds, UN SDGs, Investor and sustainable investing in UK Europe Oxford University. The event brings together hedge funds, wealth management, private equity, venture capital, foundations, endowments, bonds and ESG investing professionals.

Fintech World Forum 2023

— via World FinTech Forum

FinTech World Forum 2023 is based in London UK Europe as one of leading fintech events 2023 for global financial services, finance and banking technology industry. Its focuses on Mobile Payments, Lending, Insurance, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Investment, Money, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Digital, Innovation, Wallet, Pensions, Funds, Payment, Tech, Financial Services, Technology, Bank, Wealth Management, Insurtech, Regtech and Wealthtech. For more info visit: https://fintechconferences.com/

CDAO Fall October

— via Corinium Global Intelligence

Join your data & analytics peers from leading brands across North America as you discover the latest trends and challenges facing your role.

Decoding The Changing Dynamics Between Banks & Fintech Companies

— via CNBC

Ritu Singh discusses the changing fintech landscape with her hosts and how it is impacting the banking industry.

Crypto funding in August wasn’t as good as the numbers may lead you to believe

— via TechCrunch

The macroeconomic environment, the general slowdown in funding and the uncertain regulatory developments are impacting crypto and blockchain startups negatively. Although August appeared to be a positive month for funding, most investments were actually gathered by Sharia-compliant exchanges.

Acquired.com launches Hosted Checkout solution

— via The Paypers

Hosted Checkout, Acquired.com's highly customizable and pre-built solution, is designed to allow merchants to accept credit and debit cards, as well as open banking and digital payments, through a single integration.

All that fintech investment had a real impact on banking penetration in Latin America

— via TechCrunch

Despite the significant impact of fintech startups in Latin America—a region that is notably underbanked—venture capital volumes have decreased by 65% in the area.

Fintech Unicorn Pine Labs Launches Mini — A QR-First Device With Card Support

— via Inc42

Fintech unicorn Pine Labs is offering a new solution that costs two-thirds less than a regular PoS device. Named 'Mini,' it features a small display for QR codes and supports cardless payments, thereby enabling merchants to use innovative payment solutions at reduced costs.

Top 10 FinTech Startups Powered by AI

— via Analytics Insight

Fintech and AI collide: here are the top 10 fintech startups powered by artificial intelligence, a technology that is creating disruptive solutions across multiple sectors.

Global Fintech Fest | APAC likely to be epicenter of fintech innovation and investment, says BCG’s Yashraj Erande

— via CNBC

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region can become the epicenter of fintech innovation and investments: in an interview preceding the Global Fintech Fest, Yashraj Erande, Managing Director and Partner at BCG, shared his expectations with CNBC.

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Director of Engineering

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DevOps Engineer

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DevOps Engineers are critical when it comes to keeping both our customers and engineering team running. As part of the DevOps group you will work on products critical to our operations and software that proactively detects issues with systems in the data center, in the cloud, or at customer sites.

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