Banks vs Fintech: A Coronastory

the most striking feature of that system is how little it has changed in the space of a decade, despite the ‘great dying’ of so many banks, hedge funds and other entities, and the promulgation of thousands of pages of new financial regulation on both sides of the Atlantic. Banks are certainly better capitalized than they were ten years ago. In othe

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Despite strong technology players like Stripe, Square, PayPal, and Robinhood, traditional banks are still dominant.

Even category-defining influencers face these hurdles. Many lack access to credit, loans, and a business bank account. Some float five-figure sums for production costs on PayPal. Others are unable to prove income requirements to secure a lease. What’s more, the metrics that define a sustainable digital business – subscription growth, audience engag... See more