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Hey FinTech Fanatic! At Klarna’s big employee bash in Stockholm last week, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski traded spreadsheets for a rap performance. But once the music stopped, the reality check came fast: Chairman Michael Moritz reminded everyone that, despite a shiny $15B IPO, Klarna is “10 years behind Revolut.” It’

Hey FinTech Fanatic, Klarna just dropped a stat that’ll make your jaw hit the floor: 1 million U.S. sign-ups for its debit-first Klarna Card… in only 11 weeks. 🤯 That’s roughly 13,000 new users a day, with a spike of 50,000 on Sept 23 alone. Not

Hey FinTech Fanatic! We’ve got some serious mileage to cover today, both on the roads and in the markets. First up, the FinTech Running Club is adding three fresh pins on the global map this week: * Sept 25 – Philadelphia, PA with host Andrew Kampf (5.30 PM - 6.

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Crypto is back in the headlines in a big way. Chicago-based startup Zerohash just closed a $104 million Series D round, valuing the company at $1 billion. The roster of backers? A who’s who of Wall Street and FinTech: Morgan Stanley, SoFi, Apollo, and Interactive Brokers

Hey FinTech Fanatic! The UK’s startup scene just crowned a fresh unicorn 🦄. Business banking platform Tide hit a $1.5 billion valuation after raising $120 million in a round led by TPG. Not bad for a company that was valued at “only” $650 million back in 2021. Tide’s

Hey FinTech Fanatic, On September 10th, 2025, the biggest FinTech headline was Klarna’s long-awaited debut on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares were priced at $40 and jumped as much as 25% on opening day, briefly lifting Klarna’s valuation close to $19B: Sweden’s largest U.S. listing

Hey FinTech Fanatic! I know, I know… another running club update. But when the Lima launch makes it into the local press, you’ve got to brag a little 😉 Our Peru 🇵🇪 chapter kicks off its very first run today (props to the host 👉 Oscar Narváez del Río)—and I’m