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🚨Breaking: Monzo's Funding Round Hits £500M with Hedosophia onboard

🚨Breaking: Monzo's Funding Round Hits £500M with Hedosophia onboard

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Rumblings from the financial hub suggest that Monzo could make the big reveal this week, unveiling Hedosophia alongside Singapore's Government Investment Corporation (GIC) as key backers in a fundraising round nearing the £500 million mark. This unexpected surge in funding positions Monzo among the elite

Mollie Returns to Profit, Stripe's Major Updates, and Adyen's Results

Mollie Returns to Profit, Stripe's Major Updates, and Adyen's Results

Hey FinTech Fanatic! This week, Stripe made waves with its annual "Stripe Session," unveiling a whopping 50 updates to its stack. Perhaps the most significant revelation was its decision to decouple payments—the cornerstone of its services—from the rest of its financial offerings. On the home front,

The CFO series: Navigating Challenges of Digital Commerce.

As the digital commerce sector continues to grow and expand in many platforms, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are finding their roles increasingly intertwined with technological innovation and financial complexity. Here is the first of three articles highlighting the FinTechs providing solutions for e-commerce companies, from well-established scale-ups to new startups

Nubank allows withdrawals for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana

Nubank allows withdrawals for Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Nubank has informed its customers of a new capability within its app: the ability to withdraw their cryptocurrency assets. The digital bank has recently integrated support for deposits and withdrawals of three prominent cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). Additionally, Nubank intends to broaden this

Monzo's Growth in BNPL, Premium Updates & Revolut's Customer Data Monetization Plans

Monzo's Growth in BNPL, Premium Updates & Revolut's Customer Data Monetization Plans

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Monzo Bank is enticing customers with a new lineup of premium accounts, featuring perks such as complimentary weekly snacks at Greggs and discounted train travel. The introduction of these subscription plans, labeled Extra, Perks, and Max, stems from a comprehensive study involving over 45,000 customers. This

Is 2024 Going To Be The Breakthrough Year For "Pay by Bank"?

Is 2024 Going To Be The Breakthrough Year For "Pay by Bank"?

Hey FinTech Fanatic, In an interesting move, Uber is introducing “Pay by Bank” (by Stripe) as a Payment Option, and they are pro-actively incentivizing users with cheaper rides if they choose that method over Cards and Wallet. Is 2024 going to be the breakthrough year for "Pay by Bank&

EU Nears Approval of Apple's NFC Access Proposal

EU Nears Approval of Apple's NFC Access Proposal

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The European Union's antitrust regulators are on the verge of approving Apple's proposal to grant access to its tap-and-go mobile payments system to competitors, following adjustments to certain terms, according to sources familiar with the situation. This move would enable banks and third-party