Should I Start a FinTech Jersey Collection?

Hey FinTech Fanatic!

Another FinTech x Sports unexpected collab just dropped: OGC Nice x Robinhood. And honestly… this jersey is on 🔥.

I’ve shared a few of these crossovers before, like:

 👉 Airwallex X Arsenal F.C

 👉 Nubank Pro Cycling Team

 👉 Bitpanda X AC Milan

But now I’m starting to wonder... should I actually start a collection? When I do, which jerseys should make the list?

If you’ve spotted any good ones, share the links or pics in the comments. I want to see them all👇

Cheers,

Marcel

PODCAST 

🎤 LATAM vs US FinTech: Lessons from Deuna. In this episode of Connecting the Dots in FinTech, Arthur talks with José María Serrano, co-founder of Deuna, the one-click checkout startup reshaping e-commerce in Latin America. They dive into key differences between U.S. and LATAM FinTech, Deuna’s path to product-market fit, and how it tackles fraud, conversion, and scalability, offering valuable lessons for founders in emerging markets. You can also listen to us on Spotify

FINTECH NEWS

🇸🇻 San Salvador FinTech Runners Keep the Pace! With host Beatriz Hernández away in Guatemala, the team still showed up strong, completing a 5K through Zona Rosa. The run proved the club's spirit is built on community and consistency. See you next Tuesday!

🇬🇧 Wall Street ‘mocks’ idea of London listing. Barney Hussey-Yeo, CEO of Cleo, said the head of investment banking at a global bank had “laughed” at the notion of his company listing in London. He added that they had “assumed” Cleo, which was expected to top £107m in revenue for 2024, was a “done deal” for a US listing.

PAYMENTS NEWS

🇨🇦 Walmart Canada becomes Klarna’s largest omni retailer in Canada. Customers can now use Klarna to pay in-store via QR code at assisted checkout lanes, choosing between Pay in Full for a seamless one-time payment or Pay in 4 to split purchases into four interest-free installments for purchases over $50 CAD.

🇸🇬 Atome Financial posts record US$236M operating income, marks full-year profit in 2024. Operating income rose 63% YoY to US$236 million, while recording full-year profitability. This performance reflects the company’s disciplined execution, operational efficiency, and ability to scale responsibly in a challenging macroeconomic environment.

🇸🇬 2C2P clinches major payment institution license in Singapore. With this, 2C2P, a full-suite payments platform, can now provide domestic money transfer service, cross-border money transfer service, and merchant acquisition services in the country.

🇺🇸 Authvia integrates Visa Direct for real-time payouts via text and messaging. Through this integration, Authvia has expanded its TXT2PAY capabilities to include real-time outbound payouts to eligible Visa cards in select markets, enabling businesses to issue refunds, insurance settlements, payments, incentives, and reimbursements to consumers.

🇲🇽 OpenFX launches in Mexico. It will provide domestic businesses with much faster access to the global foreign exchange (FX) markets and international businesses the ability to convert other currencies into the Mexican peso in near real-time.

🇳🇬 Flutterwave pushes for profits amid financial pressures stalling IPO. With its much-anticipated IPO hopes seemingly on hold, the Nigerian-founded payments giant is steering hard towards financial discipline, hoping to validate its lofty valuation in a public market that demands more than hype.

🇧🇷 Pix as collateral should reduce the cost of credit. The new functionality, which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2026, will allow future Pix receivables to be used as collateral in credit transactions. Read more

OPEN BANKING NEWS

🇬🇧 Yonder selects tell.money as an open banking partner. Under the EU’s PSD2, account-servicing payment service providers (ASPSPs), including credit card providers like Yonder, must offer secure, regulated access to third-party providers. tell.money delivers this with its managed platform.

REGTECH NEWS

🇺🇸 Secret FinTech payments cloud $725 million Facebook class action settlement. Payments were finally scheduled to start hitting consumers’ wallets this month, but court filings from last week show that the portion of the funds slated to be sent through digital prepaid cards is now under intense legal scrutiny.

🇦🇺 ANZ introduces 'Digital Padlock' to lock out cyber criminals. Digital Padlock prevents digital access to a customer’s accounts, blocks their eligible banking cards, and secures banking services while they seek assistance. Digital account access will only be restored when customers contact ANZ directly and ANZ confirms it is safe to restore access.

DIGITAL BANKING NEWS

🇧🇷 The Public Prosecutor's Office of Bahia files a lawsuit against Nubank for abusive credit practices. According to prosecutor Joseane Suzart, the institution "has not been fulfilling its duty to inform and alert consumers about the risks related to granting credit. Nubank contests the allegations of the prosecutor, saying it reaffirms strict compliance with Brazil's legislation, regulations, and the consumer defense code, and operates with broad transparency and educational guidance, offers competitive interest rates, and robust programs for debt settlement and renegotiation.

🇺🇿 Ukrainian FinTech startup rolls out mobile neobank in Uzbekistan. Farm has launched a new mobile neobank, Tezbank, in Uzbekistan in partnership with local Hamkorbank. The service allows users to manage financial operations entirely through a mobile app, without visiting branches.

BLOCKCHAIN/CRYPTO NEWS

🇬🇧 Peter Thiel-backed crypto exchange Bitpanda rules out UK listing. The Austrian group, one of the biggest Europe-based digital asset exchanges, is keenly considering a listing, but “it will not be in London”, Eric Demuth, Co-Founder of Bitpanda, said.

🇺🇸 Gemini flips Coinbase on app store after XRP Mastercard launch. Sensor Tower data shows Gemini overtook Coinbase in the finance category rankings in the US after the announcement, with Gemini at 16th place at the time of publication, and Coinbase at 20th.

🇺🇸 Kraken seeks SEC blessing for 24/7 tokenized stock trading platform. The meeting brought together four Kraken executives and two attorneys from law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr to discuss what the exchange describes as a proposal for tokenizing traditional assets.

🇺🇸 MetaMask adds Google and Apple logins to streamline wallet setup. MetaMask now lets users create and restore wallets via social accounts. The update eliminates the need to manually manage a 12-word secret recovery phrase, long considered a major barrier for new users entering crypto.

PARTNERSHIPS

🇬🇧 Solidgate announces a new strategic relationship with J.P. Morgan Payments. By combining Solidgate’s orchestration-first infrastructure with the global reach and expertise of J.P. Morgan Payments, the partnership aims to unlock new levels of efficiency, stability, and trust in the payments landscape.

🇺🇸 Airwallex announces new partnership with Pipe to help scale its platform reach. Airwallex will enable Pipe to process same-day and next-day payouts for small businesses in new markets, further expanding Pipe’s global footprint and giving SMBs faster access to capital and financial services that were previously out of reach.

🌎 Soft Restaurant and Getnet partnered to transform Latin America’s dining experience. The partnership led to the deployment of something truly unique in the market: a fully integrated solution that unifies restaurant management and payments into a single, seamless system. 

🇸🇬 StanChart and Ant Int’l introduce AI-powered treasury and FX solution. The two firms aim to lower FX Costs and enhance risk management for Ant International and its clients. The integration of the two platforms will allow seamless data exchange that leads to AI-powered FX forecasting in real-time, 24/7, it added.

🇪🇬 Orange Egypt pens exclusive deal with Enjaz for money transfers from Saudi Arabia. Enjaz operates through a network of more than 140 branches across the Kingdom, combining its wide physical presence with advanced digital services. Under the agreement, customers transferring money from the Enjaz platform or branches to Orange Cash will be exempted from transfer fees.

🇺🇸 Turnkey partners with MoonPay to support native fiat onramps, enabling users to purchase crypto without leaving your app. With this MoonPay integration, Turnkey customers can own the entire purchase experience, securely, natively, and with minimal integration work.

🇳🇱 StoneX Payments partners with Bank Mendes Gans on cross-border payment expansion. The collaboration is set to strengthen BMG’s capabilities in cross-border payments in thinly traded currencies by leveraging StoneX Payments’ technology stack and last-mile delivery expertise.

🇨🇦 Mastercard teams up with Zum Rails to power instant payments. The collaboration aims to transform how businesses manage money by offering reloadable prepaid cards that deliver seamless expense management. Additionally, Mastercard expands its partnership with Circle to transform digital settlement for merchants and acquirers in the region. 

🇳🇱 Adyen and Prommt partner to transform hospitality payments. With both companies holding a leading market position in hospitality, this collaboration enables Adyen to deliver a deeply integrated, seamless payment experience for hotels using Oracle OPERA, streamlining operations, reducing fraud, and elevating the guest payment journey.

DONEDEAL FUNDING NEWS

🌍 Middle Eastern FinTech funding plummeted by 69% QoQ in Q2 as investors grew cautious. Q2 2025 market compared to the previous quarter experienced a slowdown, where deal volume fell by 36% from 25 in Q1 2025 to 16 in Q2 2025, while total funding dropped by 69% from $685m in Q1 2025 to $211.1m in Q2 2025.

🇸🇬 Singapore's Atlas Consolidated secures $18.1M in Series B funding led by Tin Men Capital. Surya Tamada, CTO at Atlas Consolidated and Chief Architect of HugoHub, stated that the new investment will significantly enhance their ability to meet growing demand and expand the delivery of their solutions to more markets worldwide.

🇦🇺 Send Payments raises $5 million and appoints Matt Barr as CEO. This new funding will fuel the continued development of the platform and its ability to turn cross-border payments into a new revenue stream for Send’s growing network of enterprise partners. Matt joins with over 25 years’ experience leading product development, commercial success, and innovation.

🌎 Kira raises $6.7M to help companies launch embedded AI FinTech products. The funding will accelerate Kira's expansion across Latin America, with initial focus on South America. The capital will also finance the technical team's growth and development of new FinTech products.

🇨🇴 Guama, founded by three former Nubank employees, raises $1.5 million for its credit card for those with no credit history. The company stated that the new investment will strengthen its technological infrastructure and expand its customer base.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

🇮🇳 Varun Sridhar quits Paytm, plans to start up in the wealthtech space. Varun Sridhar, CEO of Paytm Services, said he is planning to start up in the wealthtech space, though the idea and how to bring real value to investors and traders is still a work in progress.

🌏 Mastercard announces leadership transition in Asia Pacific. Ari Sarker is set to step down from his role as President, Asia Pacific, at the end of 2025. After more than a decade in the role, Ari will move into an advisory position, where he will focus on strategic initiatives and mentoring regional leadership to support a smooth transition.

🇺🇸 Ncontracts names Clay Carter as new CISO. In his new role, Carter will oversee the security strategy for Ncontracts' Software-as-a-Service platform and corporate infrastructure. Additionally, he will play a crucial role in the company's AI transformation.

🇬🇧 Yaspa recruits former Revolut exec Renuka Rawlins as Head of Policy and Public Affairs. Rawlins will continue to grow Yaspa’s relationships with regulators in the UK, EU, and globally. She will also be expected to shape policy and foster collaboration with industry and policymakers as Yaspa seeks to expand its presence within the payments industry.

🇬🇧 Xapo Bank executive hire: strategic move as Tommy Doyle joins leadership. Doyle will assume the vital position of Head of Relationship Management. This role is instrumental in fostering strong connections with clients, ensuring their needs are met, and expanding the bank’s reach within the institutional market. His expertise will undoubtedly be a major asset.

🇩🇪 N26 set to appoint interim CEO after management shakeup. N26’s supervisory board chairman, Marcus Mosen, has been given provisional approval by BaFin to move to the management board and take up the position of interim co-CEO of the N26 Group. Within that period, a new full-time co-CEO must be found.

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