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A weekly roundup of all things fintech news across the US, UK and Europe with a sprinkling of original analysis and insights.

Jun 8, 2020

FATP is a weekly roundup of the latest in fintech, providing you with a quick and succinct way to stay on top of the fast moving space.

I cover the latest funding rounds as well as providing my take on news items and a section dedicated to longer articles I have read over the week for those interested in more content.

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Matt Austin @MAustin4249

More excellent and in-depth analysis from @MJenkins88. The battle for the checkout by

fintechacrossthepond.substack.comThe battle for the checkoutWill merchants monetise checkout space?

michaelsidgmore @michaelsidgmore

Good read on FinTech news & analysis from last week by @MJenkins88

Michael Jenkins 🇬🇧 @MJenkins88

1/4 Latest FATP👇 https://t.co/5sautHAo8x Tweet of the week from @rexsalisbury pondering which bank revenue line is most at risk 🇬🇧 took ~50% of 🇪🇺all fintech funding in 2020 $4.1bn Which fintech saw its valuation 3x to $15bn? Need a @simple alternative? Click to find out.

Bruno Werneck de Almeida @brunoswerneck

The battle for the checkout - Fintech Across the Pond Thoughtful review of the crowded real estate market for checkout buttons by @MJenkins88 Would be curious to see a similar take on this from the merchant's perspective fintechacrossthepond.substack.com/p/checkoutbatt…

John Schuck @SchuckTales

Check out this article by @MJenkins88 about @russlieberman and @AltanInsights. Building a community is a key point here.

Michael Jenkins 🇬🇧 @MJenkins88

2/4 Enter @AltanInsights. @russlieberman is building a community for the burgeoning number of investors interested in the space. Check out my deep dive into the alt asset space, how it works, what you can buy and how much should you buy.

John Pitts @PolicyPitts

Good take by @MJenkins88. Ultimately consumers/customers need data/money to work everywhere. Best thing about a global strategy is borrowing lessons from regions while we work to converge them. EU APIs inform US API strategy. Better US data scope informs push for EU Open Finance.

Julie VerHage-Greenberg @julieverhage

Super interesting deep dive on Plaid's European ambitions from @MJenkins88 hitting FTT+ subscriber inboxes shortly https://t.co/128EQEAECr

AppBrilliance, Inc. @AppBrilliant

Check out "The battle for the checkout," a well-researched piece on emerging trends in the payments and e-commerce space by @MJenkins88's Fintech Across the Pond newsletter. Thanks for the shoutout! bit.ly/3tE4gIL #openpayments #fintech

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