Fintech Business Weekly
Covering fintech and banking without fear or favor: a once-a-week newsletter offering in-depth analysis on trends and stories in banking, fintech, and crypto.
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What they write about
Weekly analysis of fintech and banking, centred on bank-fintech partnerships and regulation. Recurring subjects include charter applications and regulator decisions, enforcement actions and lawsuits, sponsor-bank earnings, and stablecoins and payments. Also runs interviews with industry figures.
- fintech
- banking
- regulation
- payments
- stablecoins
- enforcement
Recent examples: Bridge, Lead Leverage Earthquake Sanctions Relief to Operate in Venezuela · “The Blood Will Be On Your Hands,” Revolut Hackers Warn
Written from Fintech Business Weekly’s own published post titles and openings in Sep 11, 2026. It describes the subjects the newsletter covers, not its views, and is not investment advice.
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Growth history
Subscribers (thousands, nightly)
93K on Sep 10, 2026 → 93K on Sep 30, 2026
Followers (thousands, nightly)
Rank in Substack’s finance leaderboard: #30 today · #29 a week ago
Stats worth sharing
Tracked since Sep 10, 2026 — 21 daily snapshots so far. The card below is built from what we track and refreshes nightly.
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- Top 6%
- Best rank seen
- #27
- Rank, 7 days
- −1 place
- Followers added
- +154
- Posts
- 7
- Reactions per post
- 30
- Reactions tracked
- 473
- Tickers covered
- 2
of 525 ranked finance newsletters
on Sep 16, 2026
since tracking began
last 30 days
average, recent posts
across 16 posts
in tracked posts
Most-reacted post we have seen: Regulators Move To Rescind Post-Synapse Risk Guidance, Lay Groundwork For Fintech Standards — 64 reactions on Sep 13, 2026.
Recent posts
- Bridge, Lead Leverage Earthquake Sanctions Relief to Operate in Venezuela
Hey all, Jason here. Today’s newsletter ended up quite a bit longer than I had originally intended, so there is no paid subscriber exclusive section this week. Had I had time and space, it would’ve included analysis of the latest developments in U.S. bank chartering and some updates on the “Revolut hacker” situation, as the group is now releasing sensitive Italian government files they claim were exfiltrated during the same email compromise scheme. I’m still keeping tabs on that story, as I expect it’s not the last we’ve heard on it. Subscribe or Support by Upgrading Build Products That Move…
- “The Blood Will Be On Your Hands,” Revolut Hackers Warn
Hey all, Jason here. While I’ve intentionally dialed back my speaking-and-travel schedule this year, I will be at several events in the coming months. I’m looking forward to speaking at Momentum by Monato in Mexico City on October 13th. If you’re in CDMX or want to attend, you can register here and get a 10% discount with code JASON. I’ll be in Mexico City for a few additional days before heading to Las Vegas for Money20/20, so if you’re based there and are interested in catch up, feel free to let me know by replying to this email or messaging me elsewhere. I’ll also be in Washington, D.C…
- Interview: Brooking’s Aaron Klein on Faster Payments, Consumer Credit & the Fed
Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify Hey all, Jason here. In this episode, I had the chance to chat with the Aaron Klein , the Miriam K. Carliner Chair and senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution . Aaron and I had a wide-ranging discussion on consumer payment and consumer credit regulation and public policy, including: Why, despite the existence of The Clearing House RTP and FedNow, U.S. consumers don’t have widespread access to free or low-cost instant payments The link between remote deposit capture, plane loads of checks, and 9/11 Consumer credit and…
- Regulators Move To Rescind Post-Synapse Risk Guidance, Lay Groundwork For Fintech Standards
Hey all, Jason here. I won’t lie, I had a bit of FOMO last week, seeing posts from folks in New York to attend Finovate — both because of the event, but maybe more so missing a good excuse to travel to NYC. I actually lived in New York twice, in Brooklyn both times. During my second stint, I lived in downtown Brooklyn, a short commute from Goldman’s headquarters across the street from 1 WTC. The post-9/11 reconstruction of that area was still ongoing during my time at Goldman, and I remember when the visually stunning Oculus finally opened. Subscribe or Support by Upgrading Five neobank…
- Are Fintech Standards Fit For Purpose?
Hey all, Jason here. Something the banking industry has been struggling with since the emergence of fintech is how to evaluate, onboard, and manage fintech partners, particularly those that are early stage, often unprofitable startups. As bank-fintech partnerships multiplied, so did the problems, eventually gaining mindshare with regulators, leading to more than a dozen fintech-related consent orders in recent years. A variety of proposals for how to simplify and improve bank-fintech partnerships have been floated, including the idea of “standards.” The topic has gained renewed attention…
- Homeland Security, Tether Illegally Seized Stablecoins, Two Legal Filings Allege
Hey all, Jason here. Happy Labor Day weekend to my American readers. Hopefully you’re enjoying the long weekend, which traditionally marks the informal end of summer. Summer definitely feels like it’s already been over for a couple weeks here in the Netherlands, with a return of the frequently grey, drizzly, and windy weather the country is known for. Subscribe or Support by Upgrading Things To Know & Other Good Reads Joint Statement on Suspicious Activity Report Confidentiality Considerations Regarding Communications with Customers ( FDIC/Interagency ) Impacts of Certain CFPB Workforce and…
- Fintech Recap: What Can We Learn From Coastal’s Earnings Miss?
Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify Hey all, Jason here. Alex Johnson , creator of the Fintech Takes newsletter, and I are happy to bring you the latest episode of our monthly podcast, Fintech Recap , where we unpack some of the biggest stories in fintech, banking, and crypto. In this episode, Alex and I had the chance to discuss: How a fintech lending partner drove Coastal Community Bank’s Q2 earnings miss, and what we can learn from it The reports that the FDIC is working with bank and fintech trade associations to create a “standard setting organization” A quick update on the…
- Colorado Sues EarnIn For “Immoral, Unethical, Oppressive and Unscrupulous” Business Practices
Hey all, Jason here. When this hits your inbox, I should be en route to the airport — not to go anywhere myself, just to pick up my better half. I must admit, it’s been strange to be home alone (well, with two dogs) for two weeks! Really lets me “optimize” to spending more time on reading/writing/working, whether that’s healthy or not! Looking forward to getting back into a (somewhat) more balance routine. Subscribe or Support by Upgrading Compare Notes With the People Who Built Modern Fintech Partner content: Remitly CEO Sebastian Gunningham. Increase founder Darragh Buckley. Linda Du…
- Q2 Call Reports: How Are Evolve & Varo Faring?
Hey all, Jason here. We’re closing in on the final days of summer. Utrecht is something of a university town, and students have already been back in force for a couple of weeks. The weather already feels distinctly fall-like, which, I suppose, is preferable to the heat waves earlier this summer. Four fraud threats to watch Partner content: Fraud leaves breadcrumbs. But most detection misses them. Because fraud moves across accounts, channels, and organizations long before it hits your systems. It’s time for a new approach to detection. In this report, produced in partnership with Plaid…
- Interview: Agentic Finance, Partnering with Visa Direct & More with zerohash's Edward Woodford
Hey all, Jason here. In this episode, I had the chance to talk with Edward Woodford , founder and CEO at crypto, stablecoin, and tokenization infrastructure platform zerohash . Edward and I had the chance to discuss the company’s many recent announcements, including: Partnering with Visa Direct to enable prefunding and stablecoin payouts Working with card issuer Marqeta to enable stablecoin-powered spend cards zerohash’s role powering tokenized Treasury trading Edward and zerohash’s vision for the future of agentic payments And more! And a reminder, if you’re enjoying this show, please…
- LendingPoint Drove Coastal's $42M Q2 Loss
Hey all, Jason here. It’s hard to believe it is mid-August already (happy birthday, dad!) — though, with my reduced speaking/conference/travel schedule this year, I don’t have any set travel plans until October. Apart from the pandemic, surely the longest I’ve gone without being on an airplane, and, I have to say, I’m kind of enjoying it! Subscribe or Support by Upgrading MoonPay governs every agentic action inside its org. Do you? Partner content: MoonPay’s unified fiat-to-crypto payments platform is trusted by over 30 million people to move money between traditional payment rails and…
- Interview: Katie Perry, Author of Ticker Shock
Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify Hey all, Jason here. In this episode, I had the chance to chat with Katie Perry about her recently published book, Ticker Shock . Katie currently serves as chief marketing officer at crypto and tokenization infrastructure platform zerohash and previously led marketing and partnerships for brokerage Public.com. Katie and I had a wide-ranging conversation, discussing: How corporate communications and investor relations have changed with the rise in importance of retail investors The role communities on sites like X and Reddit play for investors…
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