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Will the Klarna IPO save fintech? (TWIF 3/9)

Will the Klarna IPO save fintech? (TWIF 3/9)
@inthemeadow

Hello Fintech Friends,

In case you missed it, here was your week in fintech:

The Weekly Stable (Vol 7)
Stablecoin backed cards and other highlights in Vol 7 of the Weekly Stable
Is Adyen undervalued? - TWIF UK & Europe (03/03)
The latest fintech news across the UK and Europe for week ending 3rd March 2025.
🎧 The Fintech and AI Series: All Things Lending
In this episode of our Fintech and AI series, Julie and Jillian dive into the evolving world of lending with two industry leaders shaping the space. Tim Li, CEO of LendAPI, and Justin Potts, CTO of Canopy Servicing, break down AI’s impact on everything from underwriting and fraud detection
Another Week, Another $100 Million in Funding Deals (TWIF - Africa 03/03)
Hi Fintech friends 👋, Here are the highlights of what happened in African Fintech this week; * Three Funding deals worth over $100 Million were announced. * Tanzania based Fintech startup planned $120 Million in next round. * Nigeria’s latest Unicorn raided Top talents from big banks. * Most valuable African Fintech secured license
Stablecoins Get the Boot (TWIF - China 3/6)
Hi fintech friends, Ning here. Here’s another week of news about the Chinese economy and fintechs. Have a wonderful weekend! 💡This Week in Fintech - China now publishes to 70,000+ fintech enthusiasts. Get in touch if you want to feature your brand with us. Check out our sponsorship information
TWIF LatAm March 02 - Thanks for joining Mexico Fintech Week!
Hola amig@s fintech, This week, we’re handing the introduction over to our events expert Ramon! Thanks to those who attended our Founders Dinner and the Fintech Talks at #MexicoFintechWeek! Meeting more than 200 FinTech founders, operators, and VCs was marvelous, as well as having Nik and Dennis in Mexico

Please find another week of fintech exits and deep reads below.

(👍👎 Have feedback for us? Let us know. Find me at @nikmilanovic, @twifintech, and @ndm)


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📖 Reads of the Week
Building a €500K Neobank for Immigrants: A Startup Post-Mortem
Table of Contents The Beginning The Problem Space Building Relocare The Reality Check Lessons Learned Moving Forward The Beginning TL;DR Imagine moving to a new country with no local credit history, no proof of address, and no easy way to open a bank account. You have a job lined up, but no way to r

☯️ Exits
💻 IPOs & SPACs
  • Buy now pay later giant Klarna is looking to file its initial public offering as early as next week. The fintech is working with 15 banks for the listing, which will likely take place on the New York Stock Exchange to raise as much as $1 billion with a market valuation of $15 billion.

🤝 M&A - Fintech
  • Nayax acquired Brazil's UpPay, expanding its global payment solutions portfolio.
  • American Express announced plans to acquire Center (reportedly for $600 million), a Seattle-area expense management startup, to extend its reach into the corporate expense management market.
  • Market infrastructure provider Apex Fintech is considering acquiring struggling crypto exchange technology Bakkt to expand its digital asset services.
  • Behavox purchased Mosaic Smart Data, a company specializing in extracting actionable intelligence from transaction data, to enhance its AI-driven financial services.
  • Morningstar acquired Lumonic and DealX, aiming to bolster its data and analytics capabilities in the financial sector.
  • Genstar Capital reached a deal to acquire a majority stake in First Eagle Investment Management, strengthening its position in the asset management industry.
  • Airwallex signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vietnam's CTIN Pay, an intermediary payment service licensed company, to expand its presence in Southeast Asia.
  • Jamf announced plans to acquire Identity Automation to enhance its dynamic identity and access management solutions.
  • Coadvantage and PrimePay announced a merger to combine their resources and expertise in human resources and payroll services.

🏦 M&A - Bank and FinServ
  • J.C. Flowers purchased Pepper Advantage, a credit management firm with operations in Europe and Asia, from its parent Pepper Global.
  • ING acquired a 7.2% stake in Dutch private bank Van Lanschot Kempen for €350 million, increasing its total stake to 9.9%.
  • The Norwegian government sold its 15% stake in Eksportfinans to DNB Bank, receiving approximately 750 million crowns ($68.88 million) from the sale. Eksportfinans had ceased granting new loans since 2012 when the state established another company for export crediting.
  • Blackstone Inc.'s credit and insurance arm purchased a minority stake in ITE Management, a firm focused on investing in transportation infrastructure
  • State Street and Mizuho Financial entered into an agreement for State Street to acquire Mizuho’s global custody and related businesses outside of Japan.

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