Fintech is operating at scale, with huge growth potential

Fintech is operating at scale, with huge growth potential

From Abdul Abdirahman: In our recent State of Fintech report, my colleagues and I took stock of the sector’s progress over the last decade, identifying the companies that have reached (or are about to reach) enterprise scale. 

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Can cross-border payments have junk fees?

Can cross-border payments have junk fees?

Exchange rate markups affect everyday people, not just wealthy tourists—deleteriously affecting small businesses, consumers who send remittances abroad, as well as servicemembers—amounting to a whopping $5.8B in lost value last year.

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Insights from the 2023 Fintech Index

Insights from the 2023 Fintech Index

FR Contributor Alex Lazarow shares his takeaways from F-Prime’s 2023 Fintech Index report.

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Overhauling operations for T+1

Overhauling operations for T+1

In an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, Julian Trostinsky, Head of Global Support Solutions at Gresham, outlines a major compliance deadline looming for buy- and sell-side firms in North America.

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What's next for Robinhood?

What's next for Robinhood?

It’s hard to tell how much Robinhood’s uptick stems from its savviness—poaching competitors’ brokerage customers through deposit matching, releasing popular product features, and more—rather than improved economic conditions.

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Should dating apps mingle with credit scores?

Should dating apps mingle with credit scores?

It’s hard to think of dating apps as a space where finance isn’t traditionally discussed; if anything, it’s one of the most overtly wealth-driven spaces that millions of users encounter every day. 

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NBFI risks and regulations

NBFI risks and regulations

Across the executive branch, regulators are growing more vocal in discussing the systemic risks that non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) pose. Why now?

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The myths of impact in investing

The myths of impact in investing

In a piece for The Financial Revolutionist, Fluent Ventures’s Alex Lazarow looks back at his time at Omidyar Network and sets the record straight on the effects and ethics of impact investing.

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Apple, consumer payments, and investor uncertainty in 2024

Apple, consumer payments, and investor uncertainty in 2024

Taking a look at publicly listed tech companies’ payments-focused strategies suggest that payments will remain a cash cow and focus of investment this year across fundraising fora—not just VCs and private markets.

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Retail at a crossroads

Retail at a crossroads

Introverts or not, consumers continue to approach in-person commerce as a productive, social, and non-fungible practice.

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The strategy roadmap for a 108-year-old fintech

The strategy roadmap for a 108-year-old fintech

Onsite at Money20/20, The FR sat down with Barry McCarthy, CEO & President of Deluxe.

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Marqeta: Bullish on BNPL

Marqeta: Bullish on BNPL

In an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, Marqeta CEO Simon Khalaf highlights Marqeta’s recent data on holiday BNPL spending, justifies expanded use of BNPL in the face of consumer debt and hardship, and outlines Marqeta’s growth and product strategies.

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Predictions and discussions for 2024

Predictions and discussions for 2024

In a piece for The Financial Revolutionist, Fluent Ventures’s Alex Lazarow looks at the trends and debates shaping fintech in the coming year.

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