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

⬇️ 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 …

🇺🇸 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 li…

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'…

🏷 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 raise…

👋 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 B…

🚨 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…

⚠️ UK fintech Railsr to be sold as issues mount
🪙 Nubank rolls out "Nucoin" 70 million users
🚗 Mercedes-Benz turns car into payment device
📉 Revolut investor slashes $5bn off fintech's valuation
🙄 Si…

🇳🇬 Flutterwave denies claims that N2.9bn was stolen by hackers
🤫 Binance execs' texts, documents show plan to avoid US scrutiny
🛒 Shopify and thirdweb Launch Web3 Commerce Development Kit
🇦🇺 Nuvei ex…

🧮 Revolut's statement about reportedly "misstated" revenue numbers
😢 Stripe Cuts Valuation to $50 Billion After Facing Fundraising Hurdles
💳 Visa considers takeover of (FIS)
🚨 Crypto bank Silvergate …

🥳 Revolut's first full year profit ...
🤭 ... but Revolut’s 2021 numbers may be misstated, says auditor
🚨 Watchdog on alert for failure of Railsr
🛑 Coinbase suspends Binance stablecoin
👩‍⚖️ Former FTX…

😳 Binance moved $1.8B in stablecoin collateral
📉 Klarna posts $1bn annual loss, its largest ever
🧮 Sezzle reports profitable fourth quarter
🛑 Remitly to wind down digital banking app Passbook
🐂 eToro…

⚡️ MiFinity launches Open Banking product with Volt
🏦 Hundreds of Wells Fargo's mortgage bankers laid off
💵 Mastercard allows payment in Web3 via USDC
🗺 Remitly expands into the Middle East
🚀 Transfe…

🇺🇸 The U.S. is now Klarna’s biggest market
🗽 eToro recieves New York BitLicense
📈 Coinbase beats earning despite declining usage
🇯🇵 FTX Japan to allow withdrawals via local exchange
🚀 Swarm launches …

🇳🇱 Dutch neobank bunq becomes profitable
📱 Revolut most-downloaded banking app in Europe
✍️ Payoneer scores UK e-money license
🎉 TWINT hits 5 million active users
💿 Siam Commercial Bank will become d…

💳 Revolut launches cards program for Irish customers
✍️ Klink Finance gains EU licence
🇧🇷 Lanistar brings Google Pay to Brazil
💪 Fintellect and Nordigen team up to serve SME
😢 Chipper Cash downsizes …