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Hey FinTech Fanatic! Welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful long weekend, taking advantage of the Easter break to enjoy some much-needed time off with your family and rest up—just like I did. As we all return, recharged and ready to dive back into our routines, I'

Hey FinTech Fanatic, Super apps haven't caught on in the West, partly because the DOJ accuses Apple of blocking their growth to prevent users from easily switching to competitors. Apple denies this, highlighting the success of apps like WeChat in China on its devices, arguing that the lack

Hey FinTech Fanatic, As I predicted last week 😉, Robinhood, the popular brokerage app FinTech, has launched its Gold Card, aiming to rival the Apple Card by offering unique cash-back rewards that can be invested directly into stocks. Exclusive to Robinhood Gold members, who pay $5 monthly or $50 annually, the

Hey FinTech Fanatic! After almost two decades of legal disputes, Visa and Mastercard have finalized an agreement with American retailers to reduce and establish limits on credit card interchange fees, a move projected to yield $30 billion in savings for the merchants over the next five years. This agreement marks

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Yesterday I shared with you that Chime is planning to go public in 2025. Soon after the news broke, Cornerstone Advisors big man Ron Shevlin published interesting research data about Chime. Cornerstone Advisors has determined that Chime boasts over 38 million customers, surpassing the combined customer base

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Today I'd like to start with an amazing FinTech story from Mexico. Mercado Pago, a leading financial platform in Mexico and a part of the Mercado Libre group, has achieved significant growth in the country, particularly highlighted by the issuance of its one-millionth credit card.

Hey FinTech Fanatic! Five Big Tech companies filed legal petitions protesting Apple’s new app store policies related to Payments for services. Meta, Microsoft, X, Spotify, and Match Group have challenged Apple's app store policies, particularly criticizing its handling of a federal court mandate to permit alternative payment