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This week, our top deal came in at $775M for an Israeli-based B2B credit platform. B2B credit seems to be a growing category for fintech venture investment.

Some new names in our column this week (hooray) with a blend of fintech genres. Remember, we...

Russia & Ukraine updates, the Administration’s crypto plans with the 2023 budget package, and former prosecutor Katie Haun breaks fintech boundaries. Zilliqa adds life to the Metaverse with a new MaaS solution, Florida accepts Bitcoin as tax payments for business filers this year with Colorado in tow, prePO removes more barriers from Wall Street, Digits will help close your books and save time, and finally, the Bank of England taps the help of MIT to help with its CBDC implementation.

The longer we write this column, the more we do a double-take. Seems that we see familiar...

This year's Super Bowl is being referred to as the ‘Crypto Bowl’ since several crypto-centric firms are spending huge bucks to "introduce" themselves to a vast audience.

After last week's report, we had some concern that the fintech VC sector was starting to lose it's luster. For the first time, we saw a Top 5 deal come in under $100M, and it's been some time since we've seen that. Not to fear. Apparently last week was a temporary "seasonally adjusted" blip, and here we are back in $200M+ territory again.

Apple is in growth mode and is eyeing merchant payments in addition to the metaverse. Consumers are spending and saving money even in the face of the pandemic. Walmart’s fintech arm has joined the race for a financial super app. JPMorgan made a fintech splash in Greece.

Earnings season is underway, and banks are obsessed with their chief rivals — fintechs. VCs can’t get enough of fintechs either, but in a good way as funding levels continue to rise. Meanwhile, neither cryptocurrencies nor fintech stocks have been able to win over investors so far in 2022, except for one meme coin. Amazon and Visa have found a way to coexist in the U.K. 

The wealthtech segment is saying goodbye to 2021 in style, raising capital, expanding teams, adding assets, and delivering shiny tech offerings for advisors. This year, crypto providers have increasingly made their way onto the landscape, paving the way for advisors to make the leap to digital assets. 

Inflation might be in the air, but that hasn’t stopped American consumers from shopping online and at physical stores this holiday season in a rush to beat the supply chain blues. BNPL has come into its own in 2021.  Mastercard and Visa both have their sights set on digital payments. Credit unions want more control over their crypto holdings. And billionaire tech entrepreneur Jack Dorsey is stirring the pot in the VC community.