FinTech Weekly - Fintech News Issue #352

Issue #352- Will Fintech Break New Records in 2022?

2022-02-24

In this number of FinTech Weekly we explore the many facets of fintech. In spite of the tough situation the world is witnessing, countries and firms have different reactions when it comes to fintech: while El Salvador is experiencing a surge in tourism due to its controversial choice to make Bitcoin legal tender, some firms try to reach high valuations and find new investors, while others announce new partnerships to simplify the life of merchants. As usual, people benefit from a wider range of opportunities: while this usually happens because of competition, Denada Ramnishta makes us reflect on the word that is making fintech succeed - collaboration. You will find this and more in this new number of FinTech Weekly.

Top Stories

Fintech funding on track for new records this year
Fintech funding on track for new records this year
via Axio

Thanks to data shared by Citi Global Insights, we know that fintech companies have received around $18 billion in funding since the beginning of 2022. Axios reported the data and shared some considerations: fintech funding is trending and amazing deals have been reached in almost 2 months. Is fintech tracing the path towards a new record?

Fintech Succeeds Despite Hard Times
Fintech Succeeds Despite Hard Times
via FinTech Weekly

Tensions between Ukraine and Russia are shaking markets, and European stocks and investments make no exception.

Top Events

Insurance Innovators USA 2022
Insurance Innovators USA 2022
via Insurance Innovators

America’s insurance leaders meet to collaborate, innovate and drive growth.

Podcasts & Videos

Banked and Agreena raise Series As – but does fintech have a problem with copying?
Banked and Agreena raise Series As – but does fintech have a problem with copying?
via Fintech Insider

Benjamin Ensor and Tim Heard are joined by two special guests: Brad Goodall, CEO of Banked, and Julie Koch Fahler, co-founder of Agreena. They will discuss some of the most important fintech news: Series A funding rounds for fintech companies, BNPL and sustainable finance-related news.

Mobiquity, Matt Williamson on the Fintech Chatter Podcast
Mobiquity, Matt Williamson on the Fintech Chatter Podcast
via Fintech Chatter

Matt Williamson, vice president of Global Financial Services at Mobiquity, joins the Fintech Chatter to discuss how the fintech firm is providing leading digital products to create a more inclusive economy and frictionless customer experiences.

Crypto

Tourism in El Salvador up 30% since Bitcoin adoption, minister says
Tourism in El Salvador up 30% since Bitcoin adoption, minister says
via Cointelegraph

In September 2021 El Salvador became the first country in the world to introduce Bitcoin as legal tender. Even if not everyone agrees with this move, especially for concerns due to crypto volatility, the country is getting more than one benefit: among the advantages, tourism registered an impressive increase if compared to the levels reached before Bitcoin.

Coinbase Appoints Fintech Veteran Lory Kehoe as Director of NFT Success
Coinbase Appoints Fintech Veteran Lory Kehoe as Director of NFT Success
via NFTGators

NFTs are always more important in today’s economy, and Coinbase wants to secure a place in this innovative market: the recent appointment of Lory Kehoe as the Director of NFT Success proves that.

FinTech

Collaboration Is The New Fintech Model
Collaboration Is The New Fintech Model
via Forbes

Denada Ramnishta shares a particular point of view related to fintech. As the GM and Head of Corporate Strategy at Lendio, she highlights one particular aspect of the fintech system, made more evident by the pandemic: to succeed, companies should prioritise collaboration - not competition.

Banking

Berlin Fintech Penta Is Seeking Valuation Above $450 Million
Berlin Fintech Penta Is Seeking Valuation Above $450 Million
via Bloomberg

The European market is getting harder, but fintech companies don’t renounce to new investors: Penta is one of these companies. It is not a common fintech firm: differently from its competitors, for example, Penta doesn’t allow trials or free plans to open new bank accounts with the company, but promises a faster service and easy management. Maybe the German company is using this as a strength while seeking an evaluation between 400 and over 500 million dollars - as Bloomberg reports.

Virtual Lenders Shake Up Hong Kong’s Banking Industry
Virtual Lenders Shake Up Hong Kong’s Banking Industry
via The Wall Street Journal

Digital banks and lenders are becoming extremely popular in Hong Kong: higher interest rates - thanks to the lack of costs for physical branches, gaming interfaces, rewards, real-time transaction reports for their customers, more flexibility. Will this harm traditional banks in one of the most banked cities in Asia?

UK open banking users surpass 5m amid fintech boom
UK open banking users surpass 5m amid fintech boom
via UKTech

Another milestone for fintech: after the records of 2021, in 2022 open banking managed to acquire over 5 million users only in the UK. This happened in a few months: in September, the number of users was at around 4 million. Payment systems and innovative banks are profiting from the impressive rise.

Innovation

Vyne and Gr4vy Partner to Enable Instant Open Banking Payments for Online Merchants
Vyne and Gr4vy Partner to Enable Instant Open Banking Payments for Online Merchants
via PaymentsJournal

Vyne, the frictionless payments platform, and Gr4vy, which allows merchants to manage all the operations related to payments with one platform, announced their partnership: the result will be an easier access to open banking payments for merchants.

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