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The Final Edition

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acquisition of Plaid by Visa, in a highly competitive deal, shows how even the largest incumbents are feeling pressure to innovate and need to think outside of their current business models. The recently announced $5.3B The 2020s are going to be a big decade which will see the realization of many seeds planted in last decade.

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Winners and Losers in the Coming Crowdfunding World

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Well, the first group of winners will undoubtedly be the tens of millions of American entrepreneurs - and eventually hundreds of millions of worldwide - that for the first time in human history will have access to on-demand capital for their creative and future-focused projects and initiatives. small and medium-sized companies.

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Are Banks the Next Dinosaurs?

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However, I see growing awareness from traditional financial institutions that some of these innovations can help them reach not only vastly underserved markets but also digitally savvy consumers who are demanding better service at better price points. employ 60K people in 11 countries. The post Are Banks the Next Dinosaurs?

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Are Banks the Next Dinosaurs?

thebarefootvc

However, I see growing awareness from traditional financial institutions that some of these innovations can help them reach not only vastly underserved markets but also digitally savvy consumers who are demanding better service at better price points. employ 60K people in 11 countries.