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Zoom is buying cloud contact center provider Five9 for $14.7B | Visa to buy UK payments firm Currencycloud | Square to build DeFi platform business

FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter with over 40’000 subscribers across different social media channels, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies:

  • Zoom is buying cloud contact center provider Five9 for $14.7 billion
  • Visa makes another big bet on FinTech, buying UK payments start-up Currencycloud
  • Square to build DeFi platform business

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here:

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Apple, Goldman plan ‘buy now, pay later’ service | Facebook Pay comes to e-commerce sites | JPMorgan, Goldman bet on tech to crack UK market

FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter with over 40’000 subscribers across different social media channels, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies:

  • Apple, Goldman plan ‘buy now, pay later’ service
  • Facebook Pay comes to third-party e-commerce sites
  • Analysis: JPMorgan, Goldman bet on tech to crack UK consumer market

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here:

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Google plans FinTech move in Japan | Wise direct listing values giant at $11 billion | Revolut in talks with SoftBank for investment at $30B valuation

FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter with over 40’000 subscribers across different social media channels, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies:

  • Google plans FinTech move in Japan
  • Wise direct listing values FinTech giant at $11 billion in London
  • Revolut in talks with SoftBank for investment at $30B+ valuation

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here:

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Amazon sets a new tone as Jeff Bezos era comes to an end | JPMorgan takes 40% stake in Brazilian digital bank C6 | Mastercard buys Ekata for $850m

FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter with over 40’000 subscribers across different social media channels, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies:

  • Amazon sets a new tone as Jeff Bezos era comes to an end
  • JPMorgan Chase takes 40% stake in Brazilian digital bank C6
  • Mastercard buys regtech Ekata for $850m 

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here:

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JPMorgan to acquire robo-advisor Nutmeg | Wise seeks direct listing in London | How influencers fit into Twitter’s plans to double revenue by 2023

FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter with over 40’000 subscribers across different social media channels, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies:

  • JPMorgan Chase to acquire robo-advisor Nutmeg ahead of U.K. digibank launch 
  • Wise seeks to be the first tech firm with direct London listing 
  • How influencers fit into Twitter’s plans to double revenue by 2023

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here:

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PayPal leads Mobile Wallet race| FinTech giant Klarna raises $639m at $45.6B valuation | State Street wades into digital asset space with new division

FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter with over 30’000 subscribers, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies:

  • PayPal leads Mobile Wallet race
  • FinTech giant Klarna raises $639m at $45.6B valuation
  • State Street wades into digital asset space with new division

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here:

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The dismantling of bank brands by Big Tech | EU planning on launching 27 state-wide digital wallet | Sotheby’s to sell ‘first’​ NFT in online auction

FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter with over 30’000 subscribers, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies:

  • The dismantling of bank brands by Big Tech
  • EU planning on launching 27 state-wide digital wallet
  • Sotheby’s to sell ‘first’ NFT in online auction

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here:

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Big banks move into crypto services | Facebook Diem shifts operations from Switzerland to US | Where Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft & Apple are investing

FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter with over 29’000 subscribers, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies:

  • Big banks move into crypto services
  • Facebook Diem shifts operations from Switzerland to US
  • Big Tech’s Playbook: Where Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple are investing

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here:

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Cloud spending accelerates as Microsoft, Google chase AWS | Deutsche Bank to close branches | Deutsche Boerse to build digital asset marketplace

FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter with over 28’000 subscribers, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies:

  • Cloud computing spending accelerates again as Microsoft, Google chase AWS
  • Deutsche Bank to close branches; move to hybrid working model
  • Deutsche Boerse and Commerzbank to build digital asset marketplace

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here:

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SAP sets up dedicated financial services unit | Walmart files for trademark for FinTech unit: ‘Hazel by Walmart’​ | Microsoft buys Nuance for $16B


FinTech Ecosystem Insights by Bussmann Advisory is our weekly newsletter, summarizing relevant news and reports related to ecosystems around disruptive technologies, highlighting key updates from the industry as well as our portfolio companies:

  • SAP retreats from Financial Services, spins off IP & staff to a partner
  • Walmart files for trademark for FinTech unit: ‘Hazel by Walmart’
  • Microsoft buys speech recognition firm Nuance in a $16 billion deal

The latest edition of the FinTech Ecosystem Newsletter is here: