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Hey FinTech Fanatic! Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma and team members convened with RBI representatives to deliberate on the imposed regulatory measures. This development coincides with an appeal from a consortium of startup entrepreneurs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, with a

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Waking up at home in Amsterdam always brings me happiness, especially after a lengthy journey abroad. I will soon return to the US to kick off event season at FinTech Meetup in Las Vegas. If you happen to be around as well, I highly encourage you to

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Let's start with interesting news from the Payments industry, where India’s unified payments interface (UPI) has now gone live in France. NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) in partnership with Lyra, a French leader in securing e-commerce and proximity payments, has announced the acceptance of

TGIF! In a significant regulatory move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed Paytm Payments Bank, a key player in India's digital payment sector, to halt new deposits and wallet services starting March. This decision has led to a sharp 20% drop in Paytm's stock,

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Yesterday we learned about the latest layoffs at PayPal, today Block, with subsidiaries such as Square, Cash App, and Afterpay, is reducing its workforce during a challenging period for employees in the (Fin-)Tech sector. This information comes from a confidential memo by CEO Jack Dorsey, initially

Hey FinTech Fanatics, Since its introduction in 2019, Apple Card has significantly impacted over 12 million cardholders. Celebrating five years, Apple Card shared key metrics: Key achievements of Apple Card include: 1️⃣ Users earned over $1 billion in Daily Cash rewards last year. 2️⃣ A Savings account feature, reaching over