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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4 days ago |
sifted.eu | Tom Matsuda
Revolut is plotting a move into crypto derivatives, a move that would see the fintech navigate a retail ban on the product by UK regulators were it to roll out in its home country. Derivatives are financial products which allow traders to speculate on the future price of assets without having to own assets directly. In traditional financial markets, they’re used to hedge financial risk, such as fluctuations in prices and interest rates.
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4 days ago |
sifted.eu | Tom Matsuda
SoftBank has made a $40m investment in Nomupay to finance the Irish payments platform’s expansion into the Japanese market. Founded in 2021, NomuPay is a payments business stitched together from the assets, specifically licences, of the failed German fintech Wirecard. Peter Burridge, CEO of Nomupay, says even with those licence acquisitions, the fintech had to reapply with regulators and build a new team and product from scratch.
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5 days ago |
sifted.eu | Tom Matsuda
Monzo reported revenue of more than £1bn for the first time, as speculation around when the UK neobank will go public heats up. According to its latest financial accounts released today, Monzo posted a pre-tax profit of £60.5m for the 12 months to the end of March this year, compared to £13.9m the year before. Revenues continued to increase, rising from £835m to £1.2bn as interest income increased by over 50%. Fee income and commission income also grew by 38% from £238.7m to £329.2m.
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sifted.eu | Martin Coulter |Tom Matsuda
European startups are mourning TechCrunch’s withdrawal from the region after the leading industry outlet quietly shut down local operations, with many long-serving staff made redundant. For more than a decade, TechCrunch’s European division was the first point of call for budding startups seeking publicity. The site covered now industry-leading companies like Revolut, Wise and Vinted before they were on the radar of most journalists, consumers or investors.
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1 week ago |
sifted.eu | Tom Matsuda |Freya Pratty
Checkout.com has updated its terms of business to explicitly ban payments for “mail-order spouse” services, after Sifted revealed details of a lawsuit spotlighting the billion-dollar fintech’s links to the adult entertainment industry. Founded by Guillaume Pousaz in 2012, Checkout makes money by processing payments and has previously worked with clients such as OnlyFans and Pornhub.
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