List: Efi`s Articles on Fintech Profiles | Curated by Efi Pylarinou

Feb 20, 2025
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Efi`s Articles on Fintech Profiles
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The largest African licensed stablecoin platform — Yellow Card2025 Macro Trend Outlook
Jan 14
Jan 14
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The Freetrade Acquisition ParadoxA Platform Built for Retail Investors Leaves Its Own Retail Investors in the Cold
Jan 17
Jan 17
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Fidelity: The Hidden Fintech Giant with a wide moatSome think we should retire the term FINTECH. In the meantime, start thinking of established financial service providers as Fintechs…
3d ago
3d ago
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DEEL vs. AI: Can HR Tech’s Fastest Growing Company Lead the AI Revolution?In a world heading into a major AI-driven transformation, Deel is a testament to Fintech 2.0’s success and a case study of the challenges…
Feb 13
Feb 13
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Bridging TradFi and DeFi: Revolut’s Partnership with Pyth NetworkAs the cryptocurrency market continues to mature, traditional financial institutions and fintech giants are increasingly exploring…
Feb 6
Feb 6
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Inside Revolut’s $100B Strategy: Building the World’s First Global Digital BankRevolut’s Next Chapter: An Everything Bank for Everyone.
Nov 22, 2024
Nov 22, 2024
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Revolut’s Bold Move: Separating Investments from Its Super App StrategyIn a surprising move, Revolut, the Western wannabe financial Super-app known for its all-in-one approach, has launched a standalone retail…
Sep 26, 2024
Sep 26, 2024
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Klarna’s GenAI Journey: A Case Study Using the ‘AI Native’ FrameworkIs Klarna Thinking Like An AI Native?
Sep 5, 2024
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Sep 5, 2024
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Stripe’s investment activities stand outStripe is the most valuable VC-backed privately held Fintech out of Silicon Valley. At a $95 billion valuation following a March 2021…
Nov 2, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
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Stripe has been aggressively investing in startups — 22 and growingStripe is in the spotlight as they ranked high based on several criteria in the latest Forrester Wave report (along with the European…
Nov 26, 2020
Nov 26, 2020
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The Stripe innovation stack and its 6 million Github commitsStripe was born out of a classic American drop-out story. In 2010, the Irish Collison brothers, Patrick and John, dropped out of MIT and…
Oct 1, 2020
Oct 1, 2020
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The $70 Billion Fintech Stripe: A Decade of Strategic Fintech AcquisitionsStripe’s 2024 acquisitions (three in total) got me thinking about Stripe’s acquisition strategy and how it has evolved since 2013.
Aug 1, 2024
Aug 1, 2024
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Beyond Features: The X-Factors of Wildly Successful Super AppsI can only agree with Sangeet Choudary`s statement [1] that whenever people claim they want to become the next WeChat, this stems from an…
Apr 4, 2024
Apr 4, 2024
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Empowering `Ants`: Lessons from ANT Group`s ESG journeyBusiness KPIs are growing in numbers and complexity, as they are increasingly intertwined. Even a medium-sized business will have three or…
Oct 19, 2023
Oct 19, 2023
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Is the comparison of AMEX with VISA ridiculous?Two recent LinkedIn posts on American Express`s business caught my attention. One was shared by Marcel Van Oost, who’s Connecting the dots…
Mar 2, 2023
Mar 2, 2023
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Bots, micro-payments, and my Twitter Blue subscriptionI confess that I am confused on many fronts these days. The list is long, and I will spare you for now. Today, I pick on Verification on…
Mar 30, 2023
Mar 30, 2023
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Apple Raises Customer Experience Bar in USApple`s Fintech innovation potential is elsewhere.
Apr 20, 2023
Apr 20, 2023
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The web of partner banks to maximize FDIC-insurance coverageSweep (not sweet) accounts are nothing new, but one specific type of sweep accounts is in demand.
Jun 8, 2023
Jun 8, 2023
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Are Adyen and Nubank Fintech ETF darlings?According to Mordor Intelligence, the Global Fintech Market generated a revenue of USD 194 Billion in 2022 and is poised to achieve a CAGR…
Aug 24, 2023
Aug 24, 2023
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E-Invoicing Adoption: A Tale of Two Continents — North America vs. Latin AmericaNo need to convince you that Electronic invoicing (E-invoicing) is necessary, to facilitate the movement of goods and improve the `trade`…
Sep 7, 2023
Sep 7, 2023