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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.

OIL IS HIGHER. INFLATION IS HEADING UP, NOT EASING. INTEREST RATES ARE BEING HELD BACK FROM DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE (STEM INFLATION). BAD OMENS.

So just what is a "Tonga Year?" Well it's the start of a year that just seems to have caught everyone by surprise and disrupted (or, let's be real, blew up) some huge hopes and dreams.

Greetings Fintech Friends! This week we launch a new monthly roundtable series, learn about metaverse commerce in our weekly DWealth Muse podcast and see a massive decline in venture dollars in digital wealth in our Top 5 VC deals series plus more! Read up!

he Fed meets this week, and the markets will be looking for signs about the anticipated tightening of monetary policy. Goldman Sachs says to prepare for at least four rate hikes in 2022. Fintech stocks and bitcoin are far from their peaks as investors flee risk for now. Despite the market storm, one banking fintech could be ready to dip its toe into the publicly traded waters. Google has made a key hire in hopes of improving its standing in the digital payments space. 

Friends, this week the VC numbers ratcheted down QUITE a bit in the fintech sector. What gives with that? It's probably coincidental that it has coincided in some part with the dramatic stock market declines in the US this week, because these deals take some time to close, but still, the coincidental timing is quite curious.

Crowdfunding has doubled in the US - growth Matt Belcher of Cal-Tier believes is driven by regulatory clarity. expanding opportunities and better technology

Greetings Fintech Friends! This week we look at a promising trend in nationalized bitcoin adoption foiled by a VOLCANO, hear about venture investing in the world of blockchain and review the top venture deals in the sector this week with another $1 billion dollar investment round!  Read up! 

With the holidays and then COVID hitting our household, we've taken a brief respite from publishing our weekly...