This Week in Fintech

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Western Union Launches Stablecoin and Ramp Network (TWS 10/30) PLUS: The future of remittances with Mark Lenhard (Zepz)

Western Union Launches Stablecoin and Ramp Network (TWS 10/30)

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There are less headlines about an IPO rush but a notable IPO did happen. Klarna went public on the NYSE in mid September raising over $1.1 billion, and it

ctober version. A lot of the same questions and concerns still exist, sometimes it feels like the news just repeats with updates on IPOs, tariffs and wars. So for this version we are going to do something different. 

TWIF Monthly Macro #4 Hi and welcome back to Monthly Macro. Unfortunately we missed September so this will be the September and October version. A lot of the same questions and concerns still exist, sometimes it feels like the news just repeats with updates on IPOs, tariffs and wars. So for this version we

TWIF Monthly Macro #4

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Hi and welcome back to Monthly Macro. Unfortunately we missed September so this will be the September and O…

active Fintech country in Africa removed from FATF Grey List.

FATF cleared Nigeria (TWIF - Africa 10/27) Hi Fintech friends 👋, Here are the highlights of what happened in African Fintech this week; * The most active Fintech country in Africa removed from FATF Grey List. * Nigerian latest Unicorn raised $90 Million to complete a $200 Million. * The world's Stablecoin giant invested in Kenyan Fintech. * IFC committed $6 Million

FATF cleared Nigeria (TWIF - Africa 10/27)

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Hi Fintech friends 👋,

Here are the highlights of what happened in African Fintech this week;

* The most …

All roads lead to lending - TWIF UK & Europe (27/10) The latest fintech news across the UK and Europe for week ending 27th October 2025.

All roads lead to lending - TWIF UK & Europe (27/10)

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TWIF LatAm October 26 - Tanner Banco Digital is the new player in Chile Hola amig@s fintech, We hope you had a good week - if you were in Mexico City, we hope you had a fun and productive Mexico Tech Week! If you like our content, stay in the loop by subscribing and following us! You can also find us on LinkedIn!

TWIF LatAm October 26 - Tanner Banco Digital is the new player in Chile

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We ho…

Fintech buyers are increasingly acquiring other startups (TWIF 10/26) Hello Fintech Friends, Today’s newsletter is brought to you by our friends at Silicon Valley Bank. We're very excited to welcome Stacy Cohen to the TWIF team! Stacy joins us from TechCrunch, The Information, and Venturebeat. If you're interested in partnering with TWIF this year, feel free to reach

Fintech buyers are increasingly acquiring other startups (TWIF 10/26)

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$4M median revenue for fintechs raising series A (TWIF 10/25) Hello Fintech Friends, Today’s newsletter is brought to you by our friends at Visa. I enjoyed sitting down with Adyen and their customer Jackrabbit Pay this week to talk about how Jackrabbit uses Adyen's embedded finance products to help out their own customers, mostly local performance and fitness businesses.

$4M median revenue for fintechs raising series A (TWIF 10/25)

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The hub-and-spoke model of payments is coming to an end (TWIF 10/24) Hello Fintech Friends, Welcome to the 852 new readers who’ve joined us since last week. You’re joining 220,000+ other subscribers. Today's newsletter is brought to you by our friends at Newline by Fifth Third. Chuk did a great job yesterday summarizing the skinny master accounts floated by

The hub-and-spoke model of payments is coming to an end (TWIF 10/24)

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d off major tech's stablecoin ambitions, Hong Kong has pushed ahead with a Solana spot ETF, and the U.S. has made headlines with a high‑profile pardon—while product launches and funding rounds have continued to shape fintech infrastructure across Asia.

HK Stablecoin Timeout? (TWIF - China 10/23) Hi fintech friends, In a week that has mixed hard policy moves with market momentum, China has called off major tech's stablecoin ambitions, Hong Kong has pushed ahead with a Solana spot ETF, and the U.S. has made headlines with a high‑profile pardon—while product launches and funding

HK Stablecoin Timeout? (TWIF - China 10/23)

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/hk-stablecoin-timeout-twif-china-10-23/

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Hi fintech friends,

In a week that has mixed hard policy moves with market momentum, China has calle…

Unlocking Embedded Finance Opportunities with Adyen "$185 billion market is still untapped"

Unlocking Embedded Finance Opportunities with Adyen

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/unlocking-embedded-finance-opportunities-with-adyen/

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"$185 billion market is still untapped"

Fed Floats Skinny Master Accounts for Non-Banks (TWS 10/23) PLUS: Wise is planning a wallet for digital assets

Fed Floats Skinny Master Accounts for Non-Banks (TWS 10/23)

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/fed-floats-skinny-master-accounts-for-non-banks-tws-10-23/

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PLUS: Wise is planning a wallet for digital assets