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Building the Optimal U.S. Fintech Lender

Building the Optimal U.S. Fintech Lender

Christian Faes is the founder of Faes & Co, a lending business builder, and F2 Finance, a US bridging lender writing loans since 2023. Prior to starting Faes & Co, Christian founded, ran and ultimately IPOed LendInvest, a UK mortgage lender. Founded in 2008, LendInvest is an original fintech, having

What VCs and Founders Get Wrong About the Credit Business

What VCs and Founders Get Wrong About the Credit Business

Matt Harris is an entrepreneur and investor and the founder of Bloom Credit, an API platform for credit data access and analysis. Currently, Matt is focused on investing and advising, working with VC-backed founders and advising companies in the credit space. Among other things, Matt is an advisor to Commerce

Financializing NFTs & Why It Matters

Financializing NFTs & Why It Matters

I’m not a financialization maxi. Without a doubt, financial innovation and responsible and appropriately supervised financial engineering unlock tremendous value for society that wouldn’t otherwise be available, like buying important, expensive things, investing for the future, expanding production and ownership, hedging risk and much more. Finance is a

UBS & Credit Suisse Merger Talks, and Klarna Now Worth $10 Billion

UBS & Credit Suisse Merger Talks, and Klarna Now Worth $10 Billion

Today, we’re joined by Lex Sokolin to talk through a few interesting developments in the world of fintech. M&A is a continued trend in fintech, with the most recent candidates reported to be UBS and Credit Suisse, the latter of which is also in the news with

Brands as Banks, Samsung Money, Kabbage vs. OnDeck and Fintech Geopolitics

Brands as Banks, Samsung Money, Kabbage vs. OnDeck and Fintech Geopolitics

Today, we’re joined by Lex Sokolin to talk news and current events. The fintech world is not taking the summer off. New developments are coming fast and furious, from fundraisings to product launches to government intervention. Banking for brands startup Bond raised $32 million to capitalize on the exploding

Figure, SoFi and the Disruption of Finance with Mike Cagney

Figure, SoFi and the Disruption of Finance with Mike Cagney

Mike Cagney is the Co-Founder and CEO of Figure, a full stack financial services blockchain company with consumer offerings in market or on the way in lending, banking and more. In late-2019, Figure raised $103 million at a $1.2 billion valuation and continues to grow. Prior to starting Figure,

WhatsApp Payments Halted in Brazil, Checkout.com is Worth $5.5 Billion, Wirecard Misplaces $2 Billion

WhatsApp Payments Halted in Brazil, Checkout.com is Worth $5.5 Billion, Wirecard Misplaces $2 Billion

Today, we’re joined by Lex Sokolin to talk through a few recent events that are indicative of what’s important in fintech right now. WhatsApp launches payments in Brazil and is unceremoniously shut down by the central bank a week later, MasterCard buys Finicity to protect itself against Visa’