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Hey FinTech Fanatic! Zip is weighing a dual-listing on the Nasdaq to tap the U.S. investor appetite for BNPL. While it will maintain its primary listing on the ASX, Zip already generates 80% of its cash earnings and over two-thirds of its sales in the U.S., making Wall

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Mexico’s Plata is raising fresh funding at a jaw-dropping $3.3B valuation. This is more than double its $1.5B one from its Series A in March. Demand? Already twice the available supply. The startup has pulled in nearly $1B so far in combined equity and

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Collapsed FinTech Linqto got court approval to sell off its portfolio to fund its bankruptcy case. Linqto did not specify which securities it would try to liquidate, but stated it would be from a portfolio worth more than $500 million. Known as a retail gateway to private

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Blockchain lender Figure Technology revealed in its Nasdaq filing that revenue jumped 22% YoY to $191M in H1 2025, swinging to a $29M profit from last year’s $13M loss. Founded by Mike Cagney (ex-SoFi), Figure has originated $16B+ in home equity and is pushing blockchain into

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Big news to kick off the day, my FinTech Podcast is finally live! 🎙️ I’ve been working on this project for months, lining up the right voices and making sure we bring you the conversations that matter. And today, it all starts. In the very first episode,

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Coinbase has acquired crypto derivatives platform Deribit for $2.9 billion, becoming the world’s largest crypto derivatives exchange. The deal, advised by FT Partners, combines Coinbase’s U.S. reach with Deribit’s offshore dominance, bringing $59B in open interest and $1T+ in annual trading volume