In June 2025, Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a prominent organization in the stablecoin sector, announced a global partnership with Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI),
Prepaid payments have quietly become one of the most important innovation enablers in the fintech world. Once seen as simple gift cards or temporary solutions
It’s been a long hard road for Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS). The darling of management level conversations at Money2020 2022 and 2023 – everyone seemed convinced that
We continue our tradition of examining companies involved in fintech and payments-related services, including those where such functions are not central to their primary operations.
Welcome 2025. In just the first few weeks of the year, a new, pro-business, anti-regulation administration has sparked excitement in the investment community, much of
The social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), enjoys a global reach of 600 million monthly average users. Remarkable to us, the daily user base may
Written by: Tom C. Schapira, Executive Vice President Running a Competitive M&A and Growth Capital Process: When and Why It Matters Deciding to pursue an
Founded in 2023, DeepSeek has rapidly emerged as a game-changer in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. With financial backing from hedge fund High-Flyer, the company
The signs were there at the end of 2024. VC inbounds seeking valuation assessments on portfolio holdings, and looking for insights into market liquidity. The