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Hi fintechers,
This week we look into Fast shuts down, a well-detailed guide to crypto in plain English, crypto families flying to Portugal, payments boosting open banking adoption, Goldman buying another fintech company, fintech stocks worth checking, Apple’s two-sided ecosystem, plus much more.
As always, if you like this newsletter, remember to share the love and tell your fellow fintech enthusiast friends to sign up!
Take care,
Alessandro

This Week in Fintech
Fast Burn Rate: Short-Lived Fast Shuts Down After Raising $125m
The startup announced the decision following reports it was looking for a new buyer after an unsuccessful fundraising effort.
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The Latecomer’s Guide to Crypto
Crypto is a lot of things – including terribly explained. Here Kevin Roose from the New York Times is doing a great job to clear things up.
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Why ‘Crypto Families’ Are Flocking to Portugal
The number of crypto investors and entrepreneurs flocking to the Iberian country has skyrocketed since last summer. Why?
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Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
The state of #openbanking in Europe — in 4 charts:
"Europe has 31 countries and every single country has their own credit bureau laws and credit data laws”

#Payments #FinTech #FinServ
cc @LouiseHBeaumont @LedaGlyptis @LizLum

https://t.co/mwNaoAeDeP via @Siftedeu https://t.co/Y0ktDyBWIF
Funding, Merger & Acquisitions
London-based Fidel API Lands $65m, Proving Fintech Infrastructure Is Hotter Than Ever
Financial infrastructure startup Fidel API has raised $65 million in a Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures.
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Goldman Sachs Is Buying Corporate Retirement Plan Robo-Advisor Nextcapital
Goldman and rivals including Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase have amped up their acquisitions in both fintech and asset management in recent years.
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Allfunds to Acquire Web Financial Group for €145m
Allfunds, one of the world’s leading B2B WealthTech platforms for the fund industry, said on 5 April that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Web Financial Group, a European provider of software solutions to the wealth management sector.
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Savings and Investment Platform Moneybox Banks £35m
London-based savings and investment platform Moneybox has raised £35 million in a Series D funding round.
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Something More for You to Read
What Angered Apple Which Led to the “Breakout”?
What Angered Apple Which Led to the “Breakout”?
“Breakout” is Apple`s new project to build in-house payment infrastructure and eventually break away from the existing ways of processing the variety of its payment needs.
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Fintech Stocks Look Cheap. Why It Could Be Time to Buy.
Wells Fargo picked up coverage of 14 fintech stocks, urging investors to pick them up now before they become more expensive.
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Crypto Ownership Doubled in US And Other Regions in 2021, New Gemini Report Reveals
New research shows on average 45% of crypto holders bought digital assets for the first time in 2021. What’s driving them to take action?
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Putting the “Green” Back Into Greenbacks With Climate Fintech
Climate change is driving rapid, unprecedented, and in many cases unpredictable shifts across our planet. Enter climate fintech.
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Web Browser Opera Adds Support for Bitcoin, Polygon, Solana
Opera is now supporting eight new blockchains, including the Bitcoin network, Ethereum scaler Polygon, and Solana.
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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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