Welcome back to The Interchange! If you want this in your inbox, sign up here. While there is always a lot going on in the world of fintech, this week felt a little subdued overall — at least when it came to funding rounds. But there was definitely still other fintech news to cover, and we’ll dive into it here.
Stripe has been busy
Stripe made headlines more than once this week as it acquired a (non-fintech!) startup and announced an expansion of its issuing product into credit.
In each case, I covered the news exclusively, which helped give me some insight into the fintech giant’s motivations behind each move.
Let’s start with the acquisition. Stripe picked up Okay, a startup that developed ...
