Deep Dive Part 2: Robinhood, Responsibilities, & Moral Hazard
Hi all, Julie here. We’re talking about Robinhood once again today, but this time the discussion is going to be around what responsibilities it has around...
Deep Dive: Robinhood's Revenue Model & Payment For Order Flow
Hi all, Julie here. Very excited to announce the launch of Fintech Today’s first podcast next week—an interview series with people in the fintech industry we...
Why Remote Work Should Drive Payroll Innovation
Hi all, Julie here. Before we get started, wanted to share some media that Ian and I have been doing over the past few weeks: •I was on Anthony Pompliano’s...
As Chime & Apple Launch Credit Building Product, Look For Others To Follow
Hi all, Julie here. With the recent launches of new ways to build credit by some notable names in our space, I wanted to explore the topic a bit more. In...
Uber Isn’t Backing Out of Fintech, It’s just Outsourcing
Hi all, Julie here. One of the companies I’ve been watching closely to see the rise of non-fintechs providing financial services is Uber. I view them as a...
How Fintech Failed Those That Need It Most
Hi all, Julie here. Someone posed an interesting thought to me last week and I decided to dive deeper into it for the newsletter. Over the past decade,...
Fintech IPO’s? In This Economy?
Hi all, Julie here. Apparently private companies are assuming that if Robinhood traders are willing to buy new shares of stock from Hertz even though it’s...
FTT Q&A of the Month: Square's Jackie Reses
Hey everyone, Ian here. Last week, Julie sat down with the head of Square Capital, Jackie Reses, to talk about her experience in fintech at Square, PPP...
When It Comes To Fintech Layoffs, Don't Just Blame COVID
Hi all, Julie here again. If you’re reading this and not an FTT+ subscriber yet, sign up today and get locked in at our $25/month rate for the first year. Or...
With Saving Rates At An All Time High, What Will Consumer Fintechs Do?
Hi all, Julie here. Sitting down to write this newsletter was really hard. Not because I didn’t have something to write about, but because it didn’t seem...
May 2020 Q&A with Shopify’s Fintech Head — Virtual Event This Thursday — Beta Access to WaterCooler
Hey everyone, Ian here. Hope things are well and you enjoyed Julie’s great issue of FTT+ which went out yesterday. As promised, here’s our interview with...
Experts Weigh In On Shopify's New Products & Partnerships
Hi all. Some programming notes: we're having our second virtual event on Thursday, May 28th, from 11am to 12:30pm: Regulation and US Fintech. We're speaking...
Mergers, Bundles, or Bust: Where Do Roboadvisors Go From Here?
If you’re reading this and not an FTT+ subscriber yet, sign up today and get locked in at our $25/month rate for the first year. Or pay annually and get 15%...
How COVID Is Pushing Digital Finance Faster Than Ever
Hi all, Julie here. I’m going to start this off with something Hans Morris of NYCA said in a phone call with me on Saturday: “I can definitely tell you that...
(Links Fixed) FTT+ May 3: Credit Karma, Credit Card Marketing, and Becoming the Digital Bank Branch
Hi all, Julie here. Quick update on the PPP program since we’ve been talking about that a lot. The second round of it is underway and the fintechs are...
FTT+ May 3: Credit Karma, Credit Card Marketing, and Becoming the Digital Bank Branch
Hi all, Julie here. Quick update on the PPP program since we’ve been talking about that a lot. The second round of it is underway and the fintechs are...
FTT+ Virtual Event Tomorrow: Sign Up Now
Hey everyone! Julie and I are super excited to host our first virtual event tomorrow, “Shipping Product During COVID-19,” sponsored by Alloy. We have a great...
April 2020 Q&A: Ian Kar With FTPartner’s Steve McLaughlin
Hey everyone, Ian here. Hope everyone’s doing well and staying safe. I had fun Saturday afternoon—I spent an hour talking to Steve McLaughlin, founder and...
Fintech Finally Get Its Chance In PPP Round Two
Hi all, Julie here. We’re going to talk about a topic we covered a few weeks ago in one of my first issues: PPP, or the Paycheck Protect Program. Before we...
FTT+ April 19th: Consumer Lending During the Economic Crisis - Some Thoughts on Last Week's Outages
Hi all, Julie here. First off, we wanted to announce a new product for FTT+ subscribers that’s launching this Wednesday: FTT Jobs, a new newsletter focused...