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The journal of record for the people building modern finance.

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The forty-seven private fintechs most worth knowing about right now.

Open to any private fintech in the world — payments, infrastructure, neobanks, capital markets, crypto, insurance, embedded finance. Judged on what you are building, not on what you have already banked. No revenue floor. No regional caps. One Tuesday morning in September, the list is published.

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private fintechs, globally
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geographies eligible — every market counts
15
named operators & investors on the panel
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revenue floors, bands or quotas

BANKING & NEOBANKS

The institutions, the challengers, the compounders.

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PAYMENTS

The plumbing, watched closely.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

The plumbing the plumbers don't talk about.

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CAPITAL & DEALS

The money behind the money.

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POLICY & REGULATION

The rule-making, read closely.

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EVENTS

Small rooms. The right people.

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One letter, every Friday. Read by the people you’re trying to reach.

Our weekly letter on the rounds, the rulings and the rumours that move European and US fintech. Written by the editors. Eight hundred words. No fluff, no sponsored slot, no growth-hack tricks.

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ISSUE No. 142
SAT 16 MAY 2026

Klarna Boasts First Profit Since Listing as Google Push Expands AI Checkout Ambitions

Klarna turned a profit for the first time since listing, pairing a $1 billion quarter with a Google deal that pushes its checkout reach into AI-led shopping.

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ISSUE No. 141
FRI 15 MAY 2026

Klarna Posts Profit After Listing as Google Deal Widens AI Checkout Ambitions

Klarna has posted its first profit since NYSE listing as revenue hit $1 billion and Google expanded its checkout reach.

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ISSUE No. 140
WED 13 MAY 2026

Elliptic’s $120 Million Funding Round Highlights Compliance Demands Behind On-Chain Finance

Elliptic has secured $120 million in Series D funding as digital asset compliance demands grow around stablecoins, tokenised assets and on-chain settlement.

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