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🇨🇴Colombia’s FinTech Boom: What You Need to Know

🇨🇴Colombia’s FinTech Boom: What You Need to Know

Colombia has quietly become the third-largest Fintech hub in Latin America (trailing only Brazil and Mexico), home to nearly 300 FinTech companies. Today, the majority of Colombians are armed with smartphones, internet access, and basic banking facilities, laying down the perfect playground for an explosion of financial innovation and inclusion.

The Latest Trends In Digital Commerce

The Latest Trends In Digital Commerce

Good morning FinTech Fanatic, Juni's quarterly report is out! The report analyses spending patterns within digital commerce to help founders and finance teams identify trends, optimise spending and inform strategic decisions. I highly recommend downloading the complete report to view the results of thousands of aggregated and anonymised

The War Between Square and Cash App at Block

The War Between Square and Cash App at Block

Good morning FinTech Fanatic! As the M&A activity gains momentum in the FinTech sector, I'm excited to introduce an interesting opportunity—a distinguished UK-based FinTech company. With their accolades as an award-winning FinTech, regulated by the FCA as an EMI, and their position as principal members

Huge Digital Banking News

Huge Digital Banking News

Happy Monday fellow FinTech Fanatic! I'm still recovering from Money2020 if I'm completely honest, but there is a lot of (digital banking) news I want to share with you today, so let's dive in: Elon Musk wants X to be the center of your

Will Revolut ever get a British banking licence?

Will Revolut ever get a British banking licence?

Good morning fellow FinTech Fanatic! The digital payment sector is currently facing a pressing need to redefine its story. The alarming profit warning from Worldline, I mentioned in my newsletter yesterday, underscores that their previous narrative—centered around consistent growth, industry consolidation, and the perks of network effects—has lost

Apple Pay Later appears to have officially finally launched for all qualifying U.S. residents

Apple Pay Later appears to have officially finally launched for all qualifying U.S. residents

Good morning fellow FinTech Fanatic! Apple Pay Later appears to have officially finally launched for all qualifying U.S. residents. The feature had been available on an invite-only "early access" basis since March. Apple removed the following sentence from all Apple Pay Later support documents today: "Apple

Coastal Community Bank's FinTech Rollercoaster: Rise, Fall, and Lessons Learned

Coastal Community Bank's FinTech Rollercoaster: Rise, Fall, and Lessons Learned

I'm writing this newsletter on the plane back to Amsterdam atfer a few interesting days in Vegas for Money2020. Before I touch base in Europe, let me share an interesting story from the US where Coastal Community Bank, based in Washington state, gained significant attention after partnering with