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6 days ago

Walmart launches a new ‘Text to Shop’ feature; Social commerce changes product discovery; What is happening with Stripe? Any ideas?;

In this edition: 1️⃣ Walmart launches a new ‘Text to Shop’ feature 2️⃣ Social Commerce Changes Product Discovery 3️⃣ What is a Super App? 4️⃣ The State of Shopify in 2023 5️⃣ What is happening with Stripe? Any ideas? 6️⃣ How integrated and embedded payments can help SaaS platforms 7️⃣ 2023: A Year…

Fintech

13 min read

Walmart launches a new ‘Text to Shop’ feature; Social commerce changes product discovery; What is…
Walmart launches a new ‘Text to Shop’ feature; Social commerce changes product discovery; What is…
Fintech

13 min read


Jan 25

Will AI change finance forever?; Which fintechs might IPO in 2023?; The potential of social commerce for payment processors;

In this edition: 1️⃣ Will AI change finance forever? 2️⃣ Which fintechs might IPO in 2023? 3️⃣ Banks and third-party wallets compete for share 4️⃣ Embedded Payments Collaborations By Financial Institutions 5️⃣ AI innovations fall into four categories 6️⃣ The key to selling in a downturn and showing customers why you’re valuable 7️⃣…

AI

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Will AI change finance forever?;
Will AI change finance forever?;
AI

12 min read


Jan 18

What superapps offer; The evolution of SoftPOS; So much fintech M&A; Digital wallet growth largely bypassing banks;

In this edition: 1️⃣ Digital Wallet Growth Largely Bypassing Banks 2️⃣ The Evolution of SoftPOS 3️⃣ What superapps offer 4️⃣ Coinbase and Binance diverge in outlook for 2023 5️⃣ What happened in fintech in 2022 6️⃣ So much fintech M&A 7️⃣ Buy with Prime And many more…. ***

Super Apps

13 min read

What superapps offer; The evolution of SoftPOS; So much fintech M&A; Digital wallet growth largely…
What superapps offer; The evolution of SoftPOS; So much fintech M&A; Digital wallet growth largely…
Super Apps

13 min read


Jan 11

​​An embedded finance future in Asia; Introducing the “Rule of 200” for fintech companies; Jack Ma is giving up control of Ant Group;

In this edition:

Fintech

12 min read

​​An embedded finance future in Asia; Introducing the “Rule of 200” for fintech companies; Jack Ma…
​​An embedded finance future in Asia; Introducing the “Rule of 200” for fintech companies; Jack Ma…
Fintech

12 min read


Jan 4

Mastercard’s growth strategy; Will Twitter, PayPal and Walmart compete to launch America’s super app?; The definitive guide to super apps;

In this edition: 1️⃣ ​​Blockchain Accounting & Tax Solutions 2️⃣ Mango Markets’ attacker faces several criminal charges from NY 3️⃣ Mastercard’s growth strategy 4️⃣ Will Twitter, PayPal and Walmart compete to launch America’s super app? 5️⃣ Silicon Valley staff rush to offload start-up shares as valuations plummet 6️⃣ How Is Embedded Finance Revolutionizing…

Fintech

9 min read

Mastercard’s growth strategy; Will Twitter, PayPal and Walmart compete to launch America’s super…
Mastercard’s growth strategy; Will Twitter, PayPal and Walmart compete to launch America’s super…
Fintech

9 min read


Dec 28, 2022

Hype cycle for APIs 2022: Financial data APIs; Creating embedded finance solutions in Asia; 2023 Crypto Market Outlook by Coinbase;

In this edition: 1️⃣ Hype Cycle for APIs 2022: Financial Data APIs 2️⃣ Digital and traditional currencies will likely coexist 3️⃣ All The Ways That Crypto Broke in 2022 4️⃣ Digital wallets: the most popular next-generation payments option 5️⃣ 2023 Crypto Market Outlook by Coinbase 6️⃣ DeFi is superior: Code is Law 7️⃣…

Embedded Finance

10 min read

Hype cycle for APIs 2022: Financial data APIs; Creating embedded finance solutions in Asia; 2023…
Hype cycle for APIs 2022: Financial data APIs; Creating embedded finance solutions in Asia; 2023…
Embedded Finance

10 min read


Dec 21, 2022

Botcommerce wants to become shopify for messengers; Neobanks battle to lure UK savers with juicy yields;

In this edition: 1️⃣ Botcommerce wants to become shopify for messengers 2️⃣ Accel x Qatalyst Fintech Index: tracking the future of global fintech 3️⃣ What areas are crypto payment providers targeting? 4️⃣ 2022 has fenced 2021 funding rally pushing the FinTech/InsurTech space to return to its first principles, value creation 5️⃣ Gen Z…

Cefi

19 min read

Botcommerce wants to become shopify for messengers; Neobanks battle to lure UK savers with juicy…
Botcommerce wants to become shopify for messengers; Neobanks battle to lure UK savers with juicy…
Cefi

19 min read


Dec 14, 2022

Is Open Finance a ‘must have’?; Is Coinbase takeover inevitable?; The race to build a do-everything (super-app) platform heats up;

In this edition: 1️⃣ Coinbase strategy map 2️⃣ Fintech decacorn Plaid is laying off 260 employees, or about 20% of its workforce 3️⃣ Is Open Finance a ‘must have’? 4️⃣ Banking on crypto: Infrastructure requirements 5️⃣ Is Coinbase’s takeover inevitable? 6️⃣ The UK government has announced one of the biggest overhauls of financial…

Fintech

18 min read

Is Open Finance a ‘must have’?;
Is Open Finance a ‘must have’?;
Fintech

18 min read


Dec 7, 2022

Embedded business-to-business payments; Are SMBs willing to share their data? The short answer is yes; Corporates + web3;

In this edition: 1️⃣ A Welcome Blessing for Fintech Models: Interest Income 2️⃣ Telegram Messenger CEO Durov Plans to Build Crypto Wallets, Decentralized Exchange 3️⃣ Andreessen Horowitz dodged the FTX bullet. Was that skill or luck? 4️⃣ The SBF show 5️⃣ Embedded business-to-business payments 6️⃣ Is Apple protecting its payment business by limiting…

Fintech

18 min read

Embedded business-to-business payments; Are SMBs willing to share their data?
Embedded business-to-business payments; Are SMBs willing to share their data?
Fintech

18 min read


Nov 30, 2022

Stripe’s strategy map; Key risk factors for Embedded Finance (EmFi); B2B marketplaces; Is it wrong for DeFi projects to track data?;

In this edition: 1️⃣ Neal Stephenson on the Future of the Metaverse 2️⃣ Case: Smart contract 3️⃣ Why Pricing Optimization can be a Financial Lifeline for FinTechs 4️⃣ What are the latest product trends in fintech? 5️⃣ B2B Marketplaces 6️⃣ Stripe’s strategy map 7️⃣ What Is A dApp? 8️⃣ Key risk factors for…

Embedded Finance

18 min read

Stripe’s strategy map; Key risk factors for Embedded Finance (EmFi); B2B marketplaces; Is it wrong…
Stripe’s strategy map; Key risk factors for Embedded Finance (EmFi); B2B marketplaces; Is it wrong…
Embedded Finance

18 min read

Sam Boboev

Sam Boboev

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