This Week in Fintech

New on the podcast, @NikMilanovic sat down with Alesia Haas, CFO of @coinbase, to unpack the company’s 2025 year end performance and what comes next.

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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

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

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/tether-invests-in-whop/

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Coming off the end of a fantastic Mexico Fintech Week, we're very excited to share that TWIF is officially taking over organization of New York Fintech Week, the week-long celebration of everything fintech in New York City, alongside our friends at Fintech is Femme,

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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

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

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Hello Fintech Friends,

Welcome to the 620 new readers who’ve joined us since last week. You’re joining 235,000+ other …

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

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

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/happy-year-of-horse-twif-china-2-26/

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Hi fintech friends,

Happy Chinese New Year to you all! Even with the holiday festiv…

Meta is Exploring Stablecoin Payments (MC 2/26) PLUS: How Automation + Liquidity Scaled OpenFX to $45B

Meta is Exploring Stablecoin Payments (MC 2/26)

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/meta-is-exploring-stablecoin-payments-mc-2-26/

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

Stablecoins won’t scale without banks Systemic adoption requires banks. And banks require appropriate regulation.

Stablecoins won’t scale without banks

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/stablecoins-wont-scale-without-banks/

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Systemic adoption requires banks. And banks require appropriate regulation.

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

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.

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

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/stripe-hits-159-billion-valuation-as-it-eyes-possible-paypal-acquisition/

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The payments giant is positioni…

, 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 of growth in the country. It also happens to be our first Wednesday drop, so we couldn’t have pic

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

Mexico enters consolidation TWIF LatAm (02/25)

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/mexico-enters-consolidation/

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Hola amig@s fintech,

This week, all roads lead to Mexico. Mexico Fintech Week is underway, with thousands of founders…

k ($46 billion) set in 2021. 

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)

The Public Ledger: Klarna’s Growing Pains

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/the-public-ledger-klarnas-growing-pains/

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Hello, Fintech Friends!

For a second consecutive quarter (and its only second as a public company), K…

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

🎙️ 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

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

https://www.thisweekinfintech.com/ep-20-stablecoins-are-becoming-everyday-money-w-chris-harmse-and-anthony-yim/

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Chris Harmse and …

week ending 20th February 2026.