Exits & Deep Reads

3 Predictions for Stablecoins (TWIF 7/27)

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Thank you to the Financial Revolutionist team, who ran a guest article of ours this week on three controversial predictions for stablecoins:

Foreign governments will launch or co-opt stablecoins to hold onto their own market-share against the U.S. dollar.
Algorithmic stablecoins will make a comeback.
Yield isn’t going anywhere.

Stablecoins: 3 controversial predictions — The Financial Revolutionist

Nik Milanović, founder of This Week in Fintech and Stablecon, shares three bold stablecoin predictions, from foreign challengers to the return of algos and yield.

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Speaking of stablecoins, who are the guests you'd most want to hear from on a stablecoin-focused podcast? Brian Armstrong? Fed Chair Jerome Powell?

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

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💻 IPOs & SPACs

Wise is facing pushback when its plan to shift its primary stock listing to the U.S. was opposed by co-founder Taavet Hinrikus along with proxy advisory firms over bundled governance changes extending its dual-class share structure
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🤝 M&A - Fintech

Vanta acquired Riskey to enhance vendor risk management with continuous AI-powered monitoring.
Corpay agreed to a $2.2 billion takeover of Alpha Group to expand its global payments business. Alpha provides B2B cross-border FX to corporations and investment funds in the UK and Europe, with around $3 billion of deposits in over 7,000 client accounts.
Stripe joined forces with Orum to improve real-time payments through enhanced API capabilities.
Talos acquired Coin Metrics in a $100 million deal to strengthen its crypto infrastructure and data services.
Fiserv acquired part of TD’s Canadian merchant business to bolster its North American payment offerings.
Accenture acquired Malaysia-based bank consultancy Aristal to deepen its financial services capabilities in Asia.