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fintechFT is your curated briefing on digital disruption in the financial industry. Every Monday, we bring you an original piece of fintech reporting from our team of reporters based in Europe, Asia and the US. Cutting through the hype in a fast-moving market, we give you deeper insight into the most important events, data and themes, while carefully selecting the week's best reads on fintech from the FT and elsewhere.

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  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    European companies
    Who is winning the race to be the European Robinhood? Premium

    With the US-based commission-free trading app putting its European launch on hold, the field clear for local competitors

  • Monday, 22 February, 2021
    European companies
    What Mario Draghi’s appointment as Italian PM means for fintech Premium

    The former European Central Bank chief has promised to prioritise technological upgrades and digital infrastructure

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    Banks
    Japan’s ailing regional banks receive a digital boost Premium

    The pandemic is forcing older, more remote customers to engage with financial services online

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    Fintech
    Swiss bankers play fintech catch-up Premium

    UBS and Julius Baer are among the traditional wealth managers beginning to embrace digitalisation

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    Fintech
    Why US neobanks thrived while Europeans lost steam Premium

    The US neobank market has some inherent advantages compared to any single European country

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Fintech
    VCs flood into banking-as-a-service Premium

    Start-ups are increasingly entering the API space

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    IPOs
    Funding mega-rounds highlight investor ‘fomo’ Premium

    Would-be Stripe rivals Checkout.com and Rapyd raise $750m in a week

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    Fintech
    Fintech stories to watch in 2021 Premium

    We’ll be following the IPO boom, government crackdowns on fintech, the Covid recovery and more

  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    Fintech
    Affirm gears up for IPO amid growing competition Premium

    The US ‘buy now pay later’ specialist is facing rivals such as Klarna and Afterpay in its home market

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  • Monday, 14 December, 2020
    Klarna AB
    Klarna takes the long road to IPO Premium

    Chief executive Sebastian Siemiatkowski is focusing on growth in the US

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    Fintech
    Revolut on track for profits as regulators and investors switch focus Premium

    Chairman Martin Gilbert says cryptocurrency revenue has grown as foreign exchange has shrunk

  • Monday, 30 November, 2020
    Technology sector
    WealthNavi is the highlight in Japan’s IPO boom Premium

    Online wealth manager is set to list in December

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    Banks
    Pandemic gives French fintechs the chance to prove their worth Premium

    State investment bank BPI used start-ups to distribute emergency loans

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Financial services
    Lufax beats Ant to IPO Premium

    Chinese fintech company lists in New York

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    European companies
    ECB executive highlights risks of digital currencies like Facebook's Libra Premium

    Eight out of 10 central banks examine digital currency launch

  • Monday, 2 November, 2020
    Banks
    Regulators speed up fintech plans as Covid spreads Premium

    The pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital financial services

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    US & Canadian companies
    Pandemic creates big audience for wage access fintechs Premium

    Workers have rushed to use apps which give them early access to earnings

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    Asia-Pacific companies
    Indian payments spat heats up Premium

    Paytm, India’s most valuable start-up, has bumped up against Google in a wide ranging dispute

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    Financial services
    Regulators battle over US fintech charters Premium

    The charters would set up a legal conflict between the OCC and the Federal Reserve

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    Financial services
    Female founders take declining share of fintech funding Premium

    For all their talk of innovation, fintechs have been largely been boxed in by the glass ceiling

  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    Asia-Pacific companies
    Ant Group set for bumper IPO Premium

    Demand for shares in what could be the world’s biggest flotation is high

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
    Financial services
    Europe’s fintechs facing an ‘existential threat’, says McKinsey Premium

    Consultant warns funding is becoming more scarce, making life difficult for many companies

  • Monday, 14 September, 2020
    Fintech
    Business banking hopes to ride wave of new start-ups Premium

    Banks are hoping to benefit from what appears to be a surge in new start-ups

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    European companies
    Pandemic speeds up push to digital as bank branches close Premium

    Banks are overhauling their online offerings and closing bricks-and-mortar branches

  • Monday, 27 July, 2020
    European companies
    Tink aims to be the brains of open banking Premium

    Sweden’s rising star, Revolut raises $80m, Moscow money lender

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