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1/23/2021
15 : 4

FTTea with Cokie: Julie's Moving to Austin

Peek Behind the Paywall By Julie VerHage​ ​ ​ ​ Hi all, Julie here (don't worry, Cokie will be back next week), This time next year, I might be starting my newsletters with hi “y'all” though.
1/20/2021
23 : 4

FTT Update: Forward Together 🇺🇸

FTT Update By Julie VerHage​ ​ ​ ​ Hi all, Julie here. No matter how any of us voted in this past election, I pray that we use this as a moment of healing rather than further dividing our great nation.
1/18/2021
23 : 4

FTT Special: Celebrating Black Founders in Fintech

FTT Update By Julie VerHage​ ​ ​ ​ Hi all, Julie here. No news today, we'll get back to that on Wednesday. Instead, I want to take today, Martin Luther King Jr Day, to highlight a few incredible
1/16/2021
15 : 4

FTTea with Cokie: So You Wanna Angel Invest...

Peak Behind the Paywall By Cokie Hasiotis​ ​ ​ ​ Hi y'all, Cokie here. Last week, I made my first angel investment ever (shoutout to the Socially Financed Syndicate & the team at Daylight). If
1/15/2021
23 : 4

FTT Update: Jamie Dimon on Fintech, Grayscale's Big Crypto Rush, Marcus and Marqeta Partner

FTT Update By Julie VerHage​ ​ ​ ​ Hi all, Julie here. Since it's Friday, I figured we could start with a good shot and chaser, fintech style. Apologies to everyone doing dry January. This drink
1/15/2021
2 : 44

Part 3: A Closer Look at COVID's Impact On Consumer Fintech Behavior

Part 3: A Closer Look at COVID's Impact On Consumer Fintech Behavior By Ian Kar ​ By Ian Kar​ Before we dive in, wanted to quickly plug out new report coming out for FTT+ subscribers on Buy Now,
1/15/2021
2 : 44

Happy Holidays (and Some Fintech News) from FTT

Fintech Today By Cokie Hasiotis and Julie VerHage​ Hi y'all, Cokie and Julie here! Just popping into your inbox to wish you happy holidays from us at Fintech Today! Hope you enjoy some much needed
1/15/2021
2 : 44

FTT Update: Bitcoin Soars, Venmo Check Deposit, Fintech IPOs in 2021

FTT Update By Julie VerHage​ ​ ​ ​ Hi all, Julie here. New Year, new newsletters from Fintech Today. Along with my premium Sunday newsletter (subscribe here), you'll now be hearing from me on
1/15/2021
2 : 44

FTT Update: Some News, But Most Importantly, Praying For Our Country

FTT Update By Julie VerHage​ ​ ​ ​ Hi all! Julie here again, just wishing she was as much of a badass at Stacey Abrams. Also here continuing to pray for our country. I had a really hard time even
1/15/2021
2 : 44

FTT Update: SoFi Goes Public, Trump Store Bans, and a New FTT Expert

FTT Update By Julie VerHage​ ​ ​ ​ Hi all! Julie here. Today I am thankful that our amazing wedding photographer sent our full album yesterday. This was exactly what I needed to cheer me up after all
1/15/2021
2 : 44

FTTea with Cokie: 21 Predictions for 2021

Peak Behind the Paywall By Cokie Hasiotis​ ​ ​ ​ Hi y'all, Cokie here! Welcome to Saturday Tea. This is where I'll be from now on. My move to Saturday, in part, signifies that we are growing up
1/15/2021
2 : 44

FTT Update: Neo Banks, SPACs and IPOs

FTT Update By Julie VerHage​ ​ ​ ​ Hi all, Julie here. Hope everyone had a chance to relax this weekend. I know it's hard given everything going on right now, but that's also when it's most
1/15/2021
2 : 44

FTT Update: Affirm Skyrockets, Plaid's Future, and Funding

FTT Update By Julie VerHage​ ​ ​ ​ Hi all, Julie here. Happy Wednesday! I'm just over here trying to get a grasp of everything that has happened in fintech over even just the past 24 hours. We knew
12/18/2020
22 : 54

How Apple’s MobeeWave Acquisition Can Transform SMB Banking—Affirm IPO On Hold Till 2021—Public raises $65M

Hi all, Ian here. Hope everyone's doing well and chilling out with the holidays coming off. Im planning to take it a bit easy next week before ramping up again Jan 2. Exciting things coming in 2021
12/11/2020
23 : 14

BaaS, BaaS and More BaaS—Unit Finance Raises $18m—Betterment CEO Steps Down

Hi y'all, Cokie here. Been a while, eh? Don't worry, I'll catch you up. I've been in the same leggings for three days, I just finished my 12th straight hour of calls, and Ariana Grande
12/9/2020
0 : 24

Part 2: How COVID's Pushed Fintech & Regulators Closer

COVID has had a huge impact on the fintech industry—one way is that its shifted fintechs and regulators closer than ever before. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
12/4/2020
23 : 54

Fintech Experts on Stripe Treasury—Moov Raises $27m

Hi all, Julie here. I'll make an intro, but you won't be hearing much from me in this newsletter. Stripe made big news this week when it launched two new products/services: Treasury and Capital
12/4/2020
4 : 5

Happy Thanksgiving From FTT

Hi all, Julie here subbing in for Cokie in our “Friday” newsletter. We were planning on skipping this week, but there was a ton of pretty big fintech news so we decided to do a quick piece before you
12/4/2020
3 : 10

Part 1: What Is Fintech 3.0 Anyway?

Before we jump in, have a fun community event for FTT+ subscribers: a 1 hour off-the-record Q&A with Blend CEO Nima Ghamsari. Blend started out as a software platform to help mortgage lenders
11/24/2020
23 : 54

FTT Preview: "Are We In A Fintech Bubble or Fintech 3.0?"

If you want the full essay 24 hours early, on November 30th, along with early comments from our community, share this post on Twitter tagging @fintechtoday_ and DM us your email address! One of my