Tom Matsuda
Fintech Reporter at Sifted
fintech reporter @siftedeu | @jschofieldtrust fellow '24 | words in The Block, Business Insider, Japan Times, Al Jazeera
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sifted.eu | Freya Pratty |Tom Matsuda |Martin Coulter
Big businesses tend to have well-oiled lobbying machines, accustomed to swaying policymakers in their favour. Startups — comparatively time-poor and with smaller teams — have typically presented less slick operationsBut things are ramping up, and individuals with key government experience are choosing to take a punt and join a startup.
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sifted.eu | Tom Matsuda
Bunq has achieved profitability for the second year, bolstering plans for an international expansion as it moves to secure a broker-dealer license in the US. Founded in 2012 by CEO Ali Niknam, Dutch neobank Bunq has 17m users across Europe with more than €8bn in deposits. The company posted €85.3m in profits for 2024, according to financial results released Tuesday — a 65% jump from the €51.6 million reported by the bank in 2023.
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sifted.eu | Tom Matsuda
Marshmallow has raised a $90m funding round as the car insurance fintech revs up international expansion plans and accelerates plans to become a “one-stop financial shop for migrants.” Founded in 2017 by twin brothers Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham and David Goaté, Marshmallow is a car insurance fintech focusing on immigrants to the UK. This demographic often faces difficulties obtaining insurance at rates comparable to those born in the country.
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1 week ago |
finance.einnews.com | Tom Matsuda
Marshmallow has raised a $90m funding round as the car insurance fintech revs up international expansion plans and accelerates plans to become a “one-stop financial shop for migrants.” Founded in 2017 by twin brothers Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham and David Goaté, Marshmallow is a car insurance fintech focusing on immigrants to the UK. This demographic often faces difficulties obtaining insurance at rates comparable to those born in the country.
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sifted.eu | Tom Matsuda
Revolut is in the early stages of developing a points-based credit card, putting it in direct competition with incumbents such as American Express. It’s the latest in a slew of new products developed by the UK fintech, which has over 50m customers globally and now offers everything from stocks and shares and crypto, to pet insurance. The rewards-based credit card would use Revolut’s own points system, named RevPoints, which it launched in July last year.
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