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Crypto = Prison? Hungary Declares War on Crypto

Hey FinTech Fanatic! A few weeks ago, part of our team packed up the mics and headed to Miami to record three podcast episodes. We can’t share all the details just yet… but here’s a sneak peek. Two chairs. One studio. Big conversations coming. The guests are confirmed.

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$820M Boost: iCapital Bets Big on Alts Investment

Hey FinTech Fanatic! iCapital has just added $820 million to its war chest, pushing its valuation past $7.5 billion and signaling significant momentum in the alternative investments infrastructure race. The round, backed by T. Rowe Price, SurgoCap, State Street, and longtime supporters such as Temasek and UBS, positions the

Bilt Rewards’ $250M Raise Pushes Valuation to $10.75B

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Bilt Rewards just more than tripled its valuation in a single year, reaching $10.75 billion 🤯 The deal brought in $250 million in fresh capital and was advised by FT Partners, another one on the board for Steve McLaughlin and team, nicely done 👌 “We started five years

Stitch Acquires Efficacy Payments to Tap $159B Card Market

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Stitch just made its 2nd acquisition of the year, after ExiPay in January, by acquiring Efficacy Payments, a digital payments company with direct access to South Africa’s national clearing system. With this move, Stitch becomes one of the few FinTechs in the region to operate as

Revolut Unveils UK ISA, Mubadala Eyes $100M Stake

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Revolut this, Revolut that… and yet, it’s hard to look away. Abu Dhabi's Mubadala is back at the table, reportedly in advanced talks to pump another $100M into its Revolut stake 🤑 From the Gulf to the Far East, Revolut is now connected to China,

Who Gave the Queen a Seat on the FinTech Board?

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Well, here’s a royal plot twist no one saw coming: Queen Máxima just joined the International Advisory Board of the Global Finance & Technology Network. 👀 No joke, that actually happened last week! Not every day a queen step into the FinTech arena and claims the throne

Zilch Targets Acquisitions in IPO Run-Up

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Zilch has reportedly begun scouting acquisition targets overseas, collaborating with advisers to pinpoint smaller international peers. As reported by Sky News, the initiative is part of a broader effort to scale ahead of a public listing, potentially in London or New York. In parallel, the company has

ACH, FedNow, RTP: The Future of US Payments Is Multi-Rail

Robinhood’s OpenAI & SpaceX Tokenization Faces Elon Musk Pushback

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Earlier this week, I covered the “Kraken, Bybit, and Robinhood Race to Tokenize Wall Street Stocks.” That topic is back on the table, but not in the way you might expect. While Kraken and Bybit focused on tokenizing public companies, Robinhood took it a step further by

Beyond Digital: Huawei’s Vision for an AI-Driven Finance Future

Digital transformation is evolving fast. At Huawei’s HiFS 2025, CEO Jason Cao unveiled the “Digital + AI Flywheel”, blending strong digital infrastructure with AI to reshape finance.

Coinbase Starts H2 Strong with Liquifi Acquisition

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Before today’s news, a quick heads-up: I’m sharing the full media kit for Connecting the Dots in FinTech..., including pricing and ad formats for the first time. Want to have a look? Just drop your email here and I’ll send it over. Coinbase is

Circle Gains a Rival as Paxos Launches USDG in EU

Hey FinTech Fanatic! There’s a new USD-based stablecoin in town. Paxos has launched Global Dollar (USDG) across the EU, following approval under the region’s new MiCA framework. Backed by Robinhood, Kraken, and Mastercard, USDG enters a market opening up to regulated dollar tokens. With oversight from Finland’s

Digital-First, Not Digital-Only: APAC Banks Still Betting on Branches