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11/21/2020
0 : 14
Cokie is a Bitcoin Bull?— A LGBTQ+ Financial Startup—Affirm Files For IPO
And a ton of new funding news
11/13/2020
23 : 4
Q&A With Jake Gibson & Sheel Mohnot—Dispatches from LA: Legal Weed & Payments
Listen now (25 min) | Hey everyone, Ian here. Before we dive in, we're trying something new today. We're doing an audio Q&A with Jake Gibson and Sheel Mohnot, founders of early stage
11/6/2020
21 : 34
Square Earnings—Visa-Plaid, Ant Group IPO, Both See Hurdles
Hey hey, Julie and Ian here! Weird week, but some fintech stuff happened that you should know about. Let's dive right in. Square (CashApp) Earnings: by Julie Verhage Honestly, I'd forgotten
10/30/2020
22 : 24
Can Fintech Change Campaign Finance?—DriveWealth Raises $54m
And Astra Launches Dev Focused API
10/29/2020
18 : 4
Video Q&A: Head of EMEA @ Stripe Talks Paystack Acquisition
Stripe exec talks African fintech in an video interview
10/23/2020
21 : 44
FTT's Fintech Bingo—PayPal Hops On The Crypto Train—WealthSimple Raises $114M
Hi y'all, Cokie here. This week we're going to do something a little different. As you can see below, I have provided Fintech Today's first ever “Fintech Bingo.” Here are the rules: cross
10/19/2020
2 : 34
Can Banks Catch Up On Infra? — Argyle Raises $20M from Bain Capital — Stripe Buys African Fintech PayStack
Hi y'all, Cokie here. This year has been amazing for Banking-as-a-Service players. Infrastructure providers have built beautiful MVPs with ambitious roadmaps, banks have gotten rather smug with
10/11/2020
23 : 4
FTT+ Special Edition: Ask The FTT Slack: What Do Your Users *Really* Care About?
A sneak peek at Julie VerHage's column
10/9/2020
21 : 44
Affirm Files For IPO—The *Real* Reason You Don't Have Female Founders—Bloom Credit Raises $13M Series A
Hi y'all, Cokie here. This week I read a horrifying article about how the only barrier to being a founder is “your own motivation.” I wanted to take a moment to shine a light on why there are fewer
10/2/2020
22 : 14
A Few Ideas On Inequality—Gusto Wallet—Congress Explores Fintech Charters
Hi y'all, Cokie here. This week I planned to write about whether a core banking system is a differentiator or not, but got sidetracked by Coinbase's apolitical statement, the first presidential
9/25/2020
22 : 34
Customized Banking—Walmart's Goldman Partnership—Greenlight Hits $1b+ Valuation
Hi y'all, Cokie here. I can't decide if the new jacket I bought for autumn is basic. JK, today I want to talk about customizable banking. Remember community banks? Their value prop was always “
9/23/2020
22 : 34
FTT Guest Essay: Hummingbird CEO on Compliance & Fintech Partnerships
A Guest Essay By Hummingbird co-CEO Joe Robinson on how compliance makes fintech and bank partnerships more complex than it seems.
9/15/2020
22 : 24
How Privacy.com Ended Up An Infrastructure Platform
Companies like Privacy.com have been forced to create their own infrastructure. Now they're selling it too.
9/11/2020
22 : 24
Job Hunting Advice—FTT+ Sneak Peak: Q3 Expert Survey
Hi y'all, Cokie here. Today is a somber day for New Yorkers. Our hearts and minds are still heavy with the memory of our fallen brothers and sisters. Take some time for reflection. Register to vote
9/10/2020
0 : 34
Limitations In Fintech's Partnership Model
Partnership dominate fintech, but they're not always a win-win.
9/4/2020
22 : 54
Startup Jiko Acquires A Bank Charter—Highlights From CBInsights' Fintech Report
Hi y'all, Cokie here. As we enter Labor Day weekend, I urge you to take some time for yourself. We have had one hell of a year: in life, in fintech, and, for me, in hair products. Do something for
9/4/2020
8 : 9
How Ant Financial Can Dominate A Post-COVID World
Banks and institutions are now clamoring for modern financial infrastructure. Ant Financial can capitalize on that in China and beyond.
8/28/2020
22 : 39
Personal Finance During COVID - Public.com & Finix Raise More Funds
And some great tweets of the week
8/25/2020
10 : 55
Thoughts On Factors In Personal Finance—Orum Raises $5.6m
Hi y'all, Cokie here. My brain has been all over the place in the last few days: I've learned about innovative funding strategies in e-commerce, started a piece of research on the financial
8/25/2020
10 : 48
How Shopify Uses Fintech To Help Merchants (And Itself) Secure The Bag 💰
Part 2 of FTT's series on Shopify & embedded finance—this installment focuses on Shopify Payments, Capital, and data-driven embedded lending.