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Goodbye Merchant Swipe Fees

Goodbye Merchant Swipe Fees

Plus: Digital wallets are at the heart of the U.S. Gov vs. Apple lawsuit, Chime wants to IPO in 2025 and Railsr is looking to merge with Equals Group.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
JP Morgan to join CB

JP Morgan to join CB

Plus: Monzo raised $430M at a $5Bn valuation, NatWest is ending their BNPL offer and PayPal launched a new SME offering.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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Nubank is a $1 Bn Cash Machine

Nubank is a $1 Bn Cash Machine

Nubank posted a cool $1Bn net profit, Klarna's AI will replace 700 customer services jobs and American Express launched a BNPL offering for UK cardholders.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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Fintech in 5 - Temenos Lost $2.4B

Fintech in 5 - Temenos Lost $2.4B

Temenos lost $2.4B in market value after a 30%+ stock drop prompted by Hindenburg Research, Webull is going public via a SPAC, Google will kill Google Pay in the US, instant payments are to become the norm in the EU and Bitcoin crossed $60K+.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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Funded - 4 Fintechs Raise $37M+

Funded - 4 Fintechs Raise $37M+

Temenos lost $2.4B in market value after a 30%+ stock drop prompted by Hindenburg Research, Webull is going public via a SPAC, Google will kill Google Pay in the US, instant payments are to become the norm in the EU and Bitcoin crossed $60K+.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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Fintech in 5 - Capital One to Buy Discover Financial for $35bn

Fintech in 5 - Capital One to Buy Discover Financial for $35bn

Capital One agrees to buy Discover Financial for $35bn, Monzo targets £4bn valuation in fresh funding round and Turkish Fintech unicorn Papara is set to acquire Sadapay in possible $50M deal.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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Fintech in 5 - 50,3 € raised by just 2 (!!) European Fintechs

Fintech in 5 - 50,3 € raised by just 2 (!!) European Fintechs

Last week, just 2 European Fintechs raised money for a total of 50,3M €.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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Fintech in 5 - Adyen Stock Surge, Revolut is Giving eSim Cards and more

Fintech in 5 - Adyen Stock Surge, Revolut is Giving eSim Cards and more

Shares in Adyen surged after strong Q2 earnings, Revolut is giving a 3gb global data plan to their Ultra clients, Apple Cash is launching a virtual card number feature and more.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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Fintech in 5 - 82,2M € raised by 5 European Fintechs

Fintech in 5 - 82,2M € raised by 5 European Fintechs

Last week, a total of 82,2M € was raised by 5 Fintech companies across Europe (France, Estonia, UK, Denmark and Lithuania) by Pennylane, Tuum, Navro, Pluto.markets and Axiology.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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Fintech in 5 - Apple to Open iPhone NFC to Third-Parties

Fintech in 5 - Apple to Open iPhone NFC to Third-Parties

This week, the EU is forcing Apple to open its iPhone NFC to third parties, Mastercard is launching a new AI model to detect fraud, AML regulation is changing, and more.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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Fintech in 5 - Google is launching a BNPL pilot

Fintech in 5 - Google is launching a BNPL pilot

Google is launching a BNPL pilot, Trade Republic secured an EU banking license, British regulators may put a cap on cross-border card fees, and more.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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Fintech in 5 - Visa Acquires Pismo for $1B

Fintech in 5 - Visa Acquires Pismo for $1B

Pismo has been acquired by Visa for US$1 billion, Robinhood is launching in the UK and cheaters are using Revolut to secretly text their lovers.

Benjamin Schroeder
Benjamin Schroeder
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