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BaaS Gold Rush, VC Cryptoverse, Fintech M&A on the Horizon

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Hey fintechers,
This week we look into the seven trillion BaaS opportunity, the “cryptoverse”, the fintech M&A on the horizon, Plaid co-founder’s new fintech friendly bank, the sweat-to-earn model, the changing face of CVCs, plus much more.
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Take care,
Alessandro

This Week in Fintech
The $7 Trillion Embedded Finance and BaaS Gold Rush
The $7 Trillion Embedded Finance and BaaS Gold Rush
Embedded finance is estimated to reach $7 trillion in value globally in the next 10 years. If you believe that, then let’s see you explain the assumptions and rationale behind the forecast.
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Cryptoverse: Venture Capitalists Catch Crypto Fever
Venture capital is making a big move on crypto in 2022.
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Funding, Merger & Acquisitions
Watch Fintech M&A on the Horizon
Index Venture Partners Partner Mark Goldberg joins Emily Chang to discuss the FOMC’s interest-rate decision and how it might impact tech valuations and VC investing. Also, his thoughts on what can be learned from Fast’s downfall, and his insight about working with Elon Musk on Tesla’s IPO.
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Banking Giant Truist Acquires Fintech Startup Long Game in Effort to Reach Younger Demographic
Truist acquires fintech startup Long Game in effort to reach younger demographic
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Starling Bank Raises £130.5m at £2.5b Valuation
The challenger bank says it is building a “war chest for acquisitions”.
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Neobank Bunq Acquires Belgian Fintech Tricount, Adding 5.4m Users
Neobank Bunq, by acquiring Belgian FinTech TriCount, will add 5.4 million new users, a company press release said, and become Europe’s second-largest neobank.
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Web3 Startup Rain Raises $6m to Launch Corporate Credit Cards for DAOs
Lightspeed has led a $6 million seed round into Rain, a corporate card and expense management platform for decentralized companies. 
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Something More for You to Read
Plaid’s Cofounder Is Back With a New Startup: A Fintech-Friendly Bank He’s Running With His Wife
Over the past three years, William and Annie Hockey have been quietly building Column, a chartered bank that aims to make it easier for other companies to launch financial products.
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Crypto Startups Rewrite the Rules of Corporate Venture Capital
Crypto tends to distort and intensify everything it touches. So it should come as no surprise that crypto corporate venture capital arms are upending norms.
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Hetz Ventures Closes Third Fund of $123M to Focus on DevOps Tools, Open Source, Fintech and Cyber
Hetz Ventures, a seed-stage VC out of Israel, has closed its third fund. The new “over-subscribed” fund brings the firm’s total assets under management to ~$300M
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Fitness Comes to the Blockchain With the Sweat-To-Earn Model
A fitness company is incentivizing individuals to burn calories by offering them a chance to earn cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens.
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Techstars Startup Digest Fintech is curated by:
Alessandro Ravanetti Alessandro Ravanetti - Fintech writer, copywriter & content strategist. Working in the fintech industry since 2011, previously as a founder and now as a consultant. Independent expert with the European Commission and SXSW advisory board member.
alessandro.ravanetti@startupdigestmail.com
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