Bitcoin is a solution in search of a problem
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Almost a year ago, billionaire Peter Thiel threw $100 bills into the crowd from the stage at a cryptocurrency...
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Fintech darling Stripe has first-world problems
LONDON, March 2 (Reuters Breakingviews) – When a startup raises money at a lower valuation than before, it’s usually a bad sign. When it’s a fintech...
Fintech giant’s bad wedding leads to happy divorce
NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Many mergers fail, but executives are rarely humble enough to admit it. At Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS.N...
How Ant fell into fintech’s middle-income trap
HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters Breakingviews) – It has been almost a decade since the company now known as Ant turned China’s clumsy financial system on...
Fintech’s next big down round may have an upside
A US dollar bill is seen in front of the stock graph shown in this illustration taken May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE...
Paytm protest vote turns heat on fintech darling
Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma breaks down while giving a speech during the company’s IPO ceremony at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai,...
Fintech crash is an M&A opportunity for bold banks
The Robinhood logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a displayed stock graph in this illustration taken July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now...
