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This week, we had some MAMMOTH deals in VC in the fintech sector, with three of the five based in the US, and the other two in London and Vietnam. Also, this week saw some VERY big funding rounds. If this is indicative of what 2021 holds in the fintech VC arena, now that we are officially back at work post-holiday season, we're in for some whopper deals. I wouldn't be surprised if we something at $1B or more at this point.

The $5.3 billion deal between Visa and Plaid collapsed due to a government antitrust lawsuit. The U.S. Justice Department called Visa a "monopolist in online debit transactions."

Treat your business like it’s your baby. I’m sure you’ve heard this saying before: give your business the love, attention and care it needs to survive and thrive. While this metaphor typically relates to aspects of managing and investing in your business, consider it through a more profound lens — protecting your business.

For this installment of the Fintech Luminaries series, we'd like you to meet Sanjeev Kumar, CEO and Co-Founder of Skience, a Herndon, Va.-based provider of digital workflow solutions and consulting services. The company enables financial services and wealth management firms to transform their core business operations and reach new levels of integration and efficiency, while unlocking new growth opportunities.

SOMERSET, N.J., Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 1Kosmos, the next-generation, contact-free authentication solution, today announced the availability of 1Kosmos BlockID on Auth0 Marketplace, a newly-launched catalog of trusted technology integrations to extend the functionality of Auth0's identity management platform. 1Kosmos BlockID, an identity solution powered by advanced biometrics and Blockchain technology that verifies the identity of employees and customers who require physical and logical access to facilities, systems, and applications, with the utmost levels of identity and authentication assurance per the NIST 800-63-3 guidelines.

Pretty sure EVERYONE has heard of bitcoin by now. Pretty sure there are far less "non-believers" (aka bitcoin bears) too. BUT, for any die hard long term "bitcoin going to zero" folks out there here is your sign. A cruise ship with a grand business plan was purchased and re-named but is now headed to the scrapyard. What was it re-named? The Satoshi.

Most everyone probably knows what the headline is referring to, but just in case, it;s the current market cap of Bitcoin.

LifeRaft, a new insuretech company that makes simple, flexible and cost-effective supplemental health insurance products, came out of stealth mode today and launched its platform to offer people supplemental health options and solutions designed for real life. LifeRaft is building products that sit alongside a subscriber’s traditional health plan to help policy holders see the doctors they need, access the most appropriate treatments and make medical care more affordable.

The year is finishing out strong. Now there's a statement you don't often hear when referring to 2020, but the fintech venture capital is still flowing and there were some large deals penned this past week. Three of the top 5 were out of the US, with Paxos - a major crypto trading platform taking the top funding slot, followed closely by OscarHealth, an insurtech focused on health insurance offerings.

Entrepreneurial spirit is so powerful and unique, yet it’s perpetually generated by independent advisors and business owners. This passion and energy is essential for success, but you also need help and guidance to overcome the unique challenges you face in the financial services arena.