Daily Fintech Newsletter | Apr. 4th
Hi!
In case you missed it, please see below today's most relevant fintech news.
Startup founders are after more than just funding from VCs — but the majority of them feel they don’t get it anyway. 92% of VCs interviewed described themselves as value-add investors, but 61% of founders said the VCs they worked with brought less added value than they’d promised. Link here.
Finch Capital has acquired the Turkish operations of Wirecard, creating a new entity – NOMU Pay – in its stead. Link here.
India’s leading fintech company, Niyo Solutions Inc., launched another pioneering mobile-first digital banking solution NiyoX in partnership with Equitas Small Finance Bank and Visa. Link here.
Google Trends is about the closest thing you can find to a crystal ball. This free service allows users to examine search trends for any subject. You can compare multiple search terms to see which one is hotter, stretching all the way back to 2004. Link here.
Check out the v0.1 edition of the Pre-Seed Investor Guide to Germany by Peak Capital! Link here.
Fintech Rap Battle! Tom Blomfield and Monzo Bank, take on Anne Boden and Starling Bank in a throw down to decide who is the ultimate challenger bank! Link here.
Fintech companies are revolutionizing the way of understanding, creating, and providing financial services in modern times, providing new ideas and renewing the traditional formula of the sector through the use of information technologies, mobile applications, and big data. Link here.
dLocal, the first unicorn from Uruguay, has announced a new round for $150m at a $5b valuation! This represents a 4x increase in valuation from their raise 7 months ago. Link here.
The UK government will utilize a visa scheme that’s targeted at fintech professionals in a bid to fill any emerging gaps in the sector’s workforce as a result of Brexit causing a loss of access to the EU’s significant skills base. Link here.
This ends my Daily Fintech Newsletter. Let me know if there are any questions or news/insights worth mentioning in the next newsletter. Until the next!
Regards,
Marcel van Oost
marcelvanoost.com
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