Kraken Receives Fed Skinny Master Account (MC 3/5)

PLUS: Stablecoins Aren't for Americans w/ Ayo Omojola

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The clouds take a hit (TWIF - MENA 05/03)

Marhaba, fintech friends ☮️ Reporting from Dubai - safe, with a lot of sound. It is quite the week in this corner of the world. The city’s typical soundtrack - cars, crowds, construction - took a dark turn on Saturday morning. Suddenly, all we could hear was the sound of

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Pix rewrites payments history, DolarApp becomes ARQ | TWIF LatAm (03/04)

Hola amig@s fintech, This Sunday is International Women's Day. Fintech is one of the most dynamic industries in the region, and it is not immune to the broader gender inequalities that shape Latin America. Women face financial, technological, and entrepreneurial barriers that the sector has yet to fully reckon

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This Week in Fraud

A TWIF Publication | Week of March 2, 2026

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M-Kopa Nigeria Moves Into New Verticals After $169M Disbursement (TWIF - Africa 03/02)

Hi Fintech friends 👋, Meet Us at Stable Salons Africa – Kigali, March 9 Last month, Paschal Okeke hosted the inaugural Stable Salons in Nairobi the first stop in an eight-city Africa series bringing together operators, regulators, and builders working on the future of cross-border payments and digital finance. He wrote about

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A World of change- TWIF UK & Europe (19/01)

The latest fintech news across the UK and Europe for the week ending 20th February 2026.

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BillDesk acquires Worldline India ops; Hong Kong's RedotPay plans $1B+ IPO | TWIF Asia - 2nd Mar, 2026

Hi fintech friends, I'm Osborne, investor in early stage startups. If you’re reading from any of the countries in the GCC region, I hope you and your family is safe. Happy Holi to our Indian readers! Please enjoy all the news and updates from the past week in today’

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Tether invests $200M in Whop; Robinhood launches $1B fund for pre-IPO investing (TWIF 2/28)

Hello Fintech Friends, Today’s newsletter is brought to you by our friends at Restive. It was great sitting down recently with Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas to learn more about what's driving growth across the business and what excited them in 2026. New on the podcast, @NikMilanovic sat down with

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New York Fintech Week is Open (TWIF 2/27)

Hello Fintech Friends, Welcome to the 620 new readers who’ve joined us since last week. You’re joining 235,000+ other subscribers. Today's newsletter is brought to you by Delve, the copilot for compliance. Happy Friday everyone 🚀 Coming off the end of a fantastic Mexico Fintech Week, we're very

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Happy Year of Horse (TWIF - China, 2/26)

Hi fintech friends, Happy Chinese New Year to you all! Even with the holiday festivities in full swing, things have certainly not been quiet in the world of Chinese fintechs. Here is a roundup of the key developments you might have missed while celebrating. Licensing & Regulations * The Hong Kong Securities

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Meta is Exploring Stablecoin Payments (MC 2/26)

PLUS: How Automation + Liquidity Scaled OpenFX to $45B

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Stablecoins won’t scale without banks

Systemic adoption requires banks. And banks require appropriate regulation.

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Stripe hits $159 billion valuation as it eyes possible PayPal acquisition

The payments giant is positioning itself as the financial infrastructure for agentic commerce, with new tools for AI-powered shopping and stablecoin payments.

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Mexico enters consolidation TWIF LatAm (02/25)

Hola amig@s fintech, This week, all roads lead to Mexico. Mexico Fintech Week is underway, with thousands of founders, operators, investors, and regulators gathering to debate what comes next for the region. A new national industry report signals consolidation in the fintech ecosystem, pointing to a more mature phase

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The Public Ledger: Klarna’s Growing Pains

Hello, Fintech Friends! For a second consecutive quarter (and its only second as a public company), Klarna's results failed to meet expectations, sending shares sharply lower and weakening management’s credibility with the market. With last week’s drop, Klarna’s stock is down 68% from its IPO price ($40)

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🎙️ Ep 20: Stablecoins Are Becoming Everyday Money w/ Chris Harmse and Anthony Yim

Chris Harmse and Anthony Yim on what their 15-country survey shows about stablecoin utility and the integration gap

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Digital assets are here to stay - TWIF UK & Europe (23/02)

The latest fintech news across the UK and Europe for the week ending 20th February 2026.

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A $62.3 Million Fintech Exit Week (TWIF - Africa 02/23)

Hi Fintech friends 👋, Meet Us at Stable Salons Africa – Kigali, March 9 This month we hosted a successful Stable Salons Africa in Nairobi. You can view the photos here. Next month we are heading to Kigali for the Kigali Edition. Expect curated, operator focused conversations on stablecoins, treasury management, and

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🇮🇳 Razorpay🤝Replit and PineLabs🤝OpenAI; SBI Holdings acquired CoinHako | TWIF Asia - 23rd Feb, 2026

Hi fintech friends, I'm Osborne, investor in early stage startups. Please enjoy all the news and updates from the past week in today’s edition. If you feel TWIF brings you value, please share it with your friends (and maybe suggest they subscribe too). Are you considering starting up? I’

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Banco Plata gets licensed as banking lines redraw | TWIF LatAm (02/22)

Hola amig@s fintech, We already know this: big brands don't need to become banks to offer financial services, and banks don't need branches to reach customers. This week brought three reminders. Banco Plata in Mexico earned its banking license, the latest neobank to formalize in a region that is

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Nuveen's $9.9B Schroders deal; Kraken buys crypto token platform (TWIF 2/22)

Hello Fintech Friends, Today's newsletter is brought to you by our friends at Visa. Please find another week of fintech exits and deep reads below. Have feedback for us? Let us know. Find me at @nikmilanovic, @twifintech, and @ndm SPONSORED Discover how bank sponsorship is shaping the future of money

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Workplace savings platform Vestwell lands $385M at $2B valuation (TWIF 2/21)

Hello Fintech Friends, Today’s newsletter is brought to you by our friends at Delve. Fintech funding appears to be back. After three years of declining venture investment in fintech, the global market rebounded last year, attracting $116 billion, up from $95.5 billion in 2024, according to KPMG's Pulse

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The State of Stables (TWIF 2/20)

Hello Fintech Friends, Welcome to the 189 new readers who’ve joined us since last week. You’re joining 235,000+ other subscribers rebuilding payments. Today's newsletter is brought to you by our friends at Modern Treasury... ...Speaking of Modern Treasury: This week they launched a PSP built natively for

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This Week in Fraud (2/19)

A TWIF Publication | Week of February 16, 2026

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Modern Treasury Launches a PSP (MC 2/19)

PLUS: Stablecon Artemis report and BVNK/Artemis survey

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Exclusive: Plaid CTO Talks AI Strategy, New Foundational Model to Power Next Phase of ‘Intelligent Finance’

Financial infrastructure company Plaid unveiled Thursday a new transactional foundational model, Chief Technology Officer Will Robinson shared with This Week in Fintech exclusively. The San Francisco-based startup, which is best known for connecting bank accounts to financial applications, says it is entering a new phase of development centered on artificial

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Rising Table Stakes (TWIF - MENA 19/02)

Marhaba, fintech friends! This week, Stake raised $31 million in an oversubscribed Series B led by Emirates NBD. This round is one of a few key developments in a very happening, emerging sector for MENA: proptech. Specifically, the lion's share of momentum lies with the verticals digitizing property as an

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Okay, So You've Got a Stablecoin…

Bhau Kotecha on what happens after you go on-chain-

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🎙️ Ep 19: Why Building a Global Venmo with Stablecoins is Still Hard w/ Mike Hudack (Sling)

Mike Hudack, Sling CEO, on why global instant transfers are won at the fiat edge: ramps, identity, localization, and fincrime controls.

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End of an era: M-Pesa Africa CEO joined Absa Bank (TWIF - Africa 02/16)

Hi Fintech friends 👋, Here are the highlights of what happened in African Fintech this week; * Two funding deals were announced. * M-pesa Africa CEO joined Absa Bank Kenya. * An African corporate backed Fintech planned acquisitions across Africa. * An African Fintech announced the death of its founder and CEO.  Join an online

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