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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

Hi FinTech Fanatic! Shoutout to my LA crew, today is one you don’t want to miss. My friend Seth Ross (yes, the same Seth I ran the charity race with the day before the LA Marathon in March) is hosting another local FinTech LA Meetup. If you’re in

Hey FinTech Fanatic, Solidgate just turned the “waiting game” of SEPA into a speed run. The payments orchestration platform has teamed up with Estonia’s LHV Bank to supercharge instant SEPA payments across Europe. That means faster settlements, smoother liquidity, and way less friction for digital-first businesses that don’t

Hey FinTech Fanatic! FinTech in Saudi Arabia just hit another level 🤯 Riyadh-based Hala locked in $157M — one of the biggest early-stage raises the Middle East has ever seen. The round, led by TPG and Sanabil, pushes Hala’s valuation close to $900M. Hala is already powering payments for 142,000

Hey FinTech Fanatic, If you’ve ever wished you could skip the endless earnings reports and still sound smart at dinner with a VC, I’ve got you covered. 📈 Every week, I publish How FinTech Performs — a sharp, chart-packed recap of how the biggest publicly listed FinTechs moved on the