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Hey FinTech Fanatic! It’s shaping up to be a rough week for the card giants. Türkiye’s Competition Authority has launched an antitrust investigation into Visa and Mastercard, probing whether they have blocked local payment providers from facilitating international merchant transactions, thereby bypassing their fees. Meanwhile, in the UK,

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Fresh off a wave of AI-driven demand and Apple’s web payment policy shift, Paddle has raised $25M to fuel its next phase of growth. The Merchant of Record platform is doubling down on enterprise features, global expansion, and go-to-market firepower, with a new Austin office and

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Three years after leaving his role as CEO at Coinbase Custody, Ryan Bozarth is back in the spotlight. His startup, Dakota, has raised $12.5 million to scale a stablecoin-powered neobank that moves money between businesses and banking partners, without relying on legacy infrastructure. Since launch, Dakota

Hey FinTech Fanatic! A few weeks ago, part of our team packed up the mics and headed to Miami to record three podcast episodes. We can’t share all the details just yet… but here’s a sneak peek. Two chairs. One studio. Big conversations coming. The guests are confirmed.

Hey FinTech Fanatic! iCapital has just added $820 million to its war chest, pushing its valuation past $7.5 billion and signaling significant momentum in the alternative investments infrastructure race. The round, backed by T. Rowe Price, SurgoCap, State Street, and longtime supporters such as Temasek and UBS, positions the