Posts By Reeves Birner
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372Fintech NewsAmericans Under 30 Now Hold an Average of 2.4 Fintech Accounts: What Gen Z Banking Looks Like
American consumers under 30 now hold an average of 2.4 fintech accounts in addition to any traditional bank accounts they maintain. That...
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Stripe Adyen and Checkout.com Now Process a Combined $4.2 Trillion Annually
Stripe, Adyen, and Checkout.com now process a combined $4.2 trillion in annual payment volume. Stripe handles $1.1 trillion, Adyen processes $1.3 trillion,...
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Global Insurtech Funding Hit $12.4 Billion in 2025: The Second Highest Year on Record
Global insurtech funding hit $12.4 billion in 2025, making it the second-highest year on record behind 2021’s $15.8 billion peak. The figure...
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Treasury Management Software Is Fintech’s Fastest Growing Segment in 2025
While stablecoins grabbed headlines and neobanks competed for retail deposits, treasury management software quietly became fintech’s fastest-growing segment. Revenue at treasury-focused fintech...
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Cross-Border B2B Payments Still Take Three to Five Days and Cost 6.3% on Average
Cross-border B2B payments still take three to five days and cost an average of 6.3% of the transaction value. That cost includes...
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Embedded Insurance Once Took 12 Months to Integrate: Now It Takes 48 Hours
Five years ago, adding insurance to a digital product required a 12-month integration project, a licensed insurance carrier partner, and a team...
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Three of the Five Largest IPO Filings in Early 2026 Are Payments Companies
Three of the five largest IPO filings submitted to the SEC in Q1 2026 are payments companies. Klarna filed at a $67...
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Why Fintech Startups Use Media Platforms to Share Innovation
On 7 August 2024, Nigerian fintech Moniepoint published a detailed breakdown of its agent banking network expansion on TechCrunch Africa. The article,...
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Why Publishing Industry Insights Builds Investor Confidence
When Nubank filed its S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in October 2021 ahead of its $41.5 billion IPO, the...
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How Fintech Leaders Gain Recognition Through Media Exposure
In February 2025, Checkout.com founder Guillaume Pousaz was named to Bloomberg’s list of the 50 most influential people in global finance. Pousaz...
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Neobank Consolidation Never Happened: Why the Sector Keeps Growing
Most analysts expected neobanks to consolidate in 2025. The opposite happened. The number of neobanks operating worldwide grew from 397 to 451...
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PSD3 Takes Effect in July 2026 and Most European Banks Are Not Ready
The EU’s Payment Services Directive 3 takes effect on July 1, 2026, and most European banks are not ready. A February 2026...
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Why Fintech Thought Leadership Drives Business Growth
In Q3 2024, Marqeta published a report analysing the shift from physical to virtual card issuance across its platform. The report, based...
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How Publishing Expert Commentary Strengthens Fintech Brands
When the European Central Bank announced its digital euro pilot programme in November 2024, Worldline’s chief innovation officer published a detailed analysis...
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How Generative AI Cut KYC Verification Costs by 60% in 18 Months
Generative AI has cut the cost of know-your-customer verification by 60% in the past 18 months. Banks and fintech companies that processed...
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Why Fintech Companies Share Market Insights With Global Audiences
In September 2024, M-Pesa operator Safaricom published a report detailing mobile money transaction patterns across seven East African markets. The report revealed...
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Why Fintech Companies Publishing Expert Insights Grow Brand Authority Faster
In January 2025, Stripe published a 47-page report on the state of internet payments that was downloaded over 200,000 times in its...
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How Industry Publications Support Fintech Marketing Strategies
In January 2025, Swedish buy-now-pay-later company Klarna reported that its content marketing programme, centred on industry publication placements rather than paid advertising,...
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How Fintech Startups Use Digital PR to Reach Global Markets
In March 2024, London-based fintech startup Zilch secured a $100 million funding round after a 12-month digital PR campaign that generated coverage...
