Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Over the past decade, however, the country has quietly become the third-largest fintech hub in Latin America (trailing only Brazil and Mexico), home to nearly 300 fintech companies. In particular, several government actions have expanded fintech’s capabilities in Colombia in recent years.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JULY 24, 2023

By: Angela Strange, Joe Schmidt, David Haber, Marc Andrusko, Seema Amble, Alex Immerman, Justin Kahl, Gabriel Vasquez, Sumeet Singh, Santiago Rodriguez, and Anish Acharya This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter.

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 26, 2021

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news. Every Company Will Spin Out a Fintech Company. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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Panintelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As innovation in Fintech SaaS increases, so does the pressure to safeguard sensitive data. In this blog, we're going to dive into how to strengthen the Fintech SaaS cyber security frameworks. But Andy says Fintech SaaS is hitting a big challenge: mixing innovation with tight security. Keen to get started? Let’s jump in.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 18, 2023

Imagine you are the founder of a fintech company that’s identified a massive broken market. That … The post Bat Out of Hell: Identifying Your Durable Advantage in Fintech appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 13, 2021

The Brazilian fintech company Nubank is now the largest neobank in the world, with 33 million customers and a $25 billion valuation. That valuation is already half that of Itau’s market cap , the largest public bank in Brazil, … The post Latin America’s Fintech Boom appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Panintelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While there are no signs that innovation in Fintech SaaS is slowing down, vendors have never faced greater challenges. Yet, while times are tough, I’d argue we may be about to enter a golden age of Fintech SaaS innovation. So, how can vendors respond to this double-squeeze and what’s next for Fintech SaaS innovation?

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 29, 2023

Bancorp, and 15 service … The post What’s Next for FedNow (August 2023 Fintech Newsletter) appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. After four years of development (and 10 years since its announcement), the Fed launched FedNow this past July with 41 banks, including JPMorgan Chase, BNY Mellon, and U.S.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 1, 2022

Both exhibit opportunities at the data and infrastructure … The post Payvidors, Unbundled: Opportunities in Healthcare Fintech appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Both are massive, regulated markets with technological adoption challenges, legacy oligopolies, and tons of customer pain – and even fear!

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

We are in the early days of consumer fintech — today, only 15% of Americans bank exclusively through fintechs, and Wall Street real estate remains dominated by legacy players. But that is poised to change, and we are seeing the … The post The Rise Of Many in Consumer Fintech appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Fintech entered the SaaS landscape with startling speed, and it’s continued to pervade every piece of our lives. CNBC Technology Reporter Kate Rooney interviews Eric Sager, the COO at Plaid, asking for his take on the state of fintech today and tomorrow. Fintech has evolved in stages. Observations and Predictions About Fintech.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 31, 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS Generative AI is Coming for Insurance Because underwriting, selling, and servicing rely so heavily on humans processing large quantities of written or verbal communication, existing tools have struggled to properly automate these services and materially impact loss … The post Generative AI is Coming for Insurance (May 2023 Fintech (..)

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Over the past several years, the field of fintech infrastructure has exploded with venture capital investment and entrepreneurial attention.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 23, 2023

… The post The B2B Fintech Pricing Journey appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Pricing a new product or service can be confusing, and founders—be they first-timers who’ve just shipped their MVP or veterans whose products have been in market for years—are often unsure how much time they should be spending on pricing strategy.

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 4, 2020

Now new fintech infrastructure companies have made it possible for SaaS businesses to add financial services alongside their core software product. By adding … The post Fintech Scales Vertical SaaS appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JULY 13, 2023

If you’re looking for something fun, or a bit more business-minded, to read, watch, or listen to, a16z’s Fintech … The post Summer Reading List (July 2023 Fintech Newsletter) appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

For our last edition of the year, the a16z fintech team weighs in on the big ideas they think fintech will take on in 2021. The … The post The Big Ideas Fintech Will Tackle in 2021 appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Check out our big ideas from last year here. Disintermediating the banking system.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Fintech has been a gradual, but enormously consequential force … The post Charting the COVID Effect on Fintech appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Hemingway famously wrote that there are two ways to go bankrupt: gradually, then suddenly.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 20, 2021

… The post El Boom Fintech en América Latina appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. La empresa brasileña de tecnología financiera, Nubank, es ahora el neobanco más grande del mundo, con 33 millones de clientes y una valoración de 25 billones de dólares.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In this newsletter, we launch some new features: a monthly Q&A with a fintech leader and a "chart of the month" on a market trend.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

One of the first challenges I faced when I joined Credit Karma’s product team four years ago was adapting my more generalized product management experience to the specificity of fintech and financial services.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 1, 2020

This episode explores how fintech founders … The post a16z Podcast: Fintech for Gen Z and Millennials appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Millennials and Gen Z have been hard-hit by the one-two punch of the 2008 and 2020 financial crises.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news. Fintech can help vertical SaaS companies scale and capture … The post Financial Tools for Solopreneurs (Fintech September Newsletter) appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 22, 2020

This week, fintech startup Propel and nonprofit GiveDirectly announced their role in carrying out Project 100 , an initiative to send $1,000 cash transfers directly to 100,000 COVID-impacted American families within the next 100 days.

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Valerian Tech

JUNE 26, 2023

Introduction Fintech companies continue to revolutionize the financial industry. While each company's specific circumstances and business model foster its own unique set of issues to navigate, there are a few key areas that commonly prove challenging to fintech management.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 2, 2022

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news. For fintech lending companies, capital is akin to inventory, since … The post What Founders Should Know About Raising Debt (May 2022 Fintech Newsletter) appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news. . Fintech pursues vertical banking. Bank of America got … The post New retailer payment methods; Vertical banking; Fintech x government; QR codes’ big moment?

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This year, as “ every company becomes a fintech company, ” fintech surged into mainstream consciousness. But it also fueled a wave of innovation … The post A Year in Fintech in 50 Words appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 27, 2022

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news. Financial Operating System (Fintech January Newsletter) appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. TABLE OF CONTENTS. B2B marketplaces as a gateway to financial operating systems.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 21, 2021

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news. . Fintech cozies up to the creator economy.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 30, 2020

To receive this monthly update from the a16z fintech team, sign up here. The Visa-Plaid deal made international headlines a few … The post Fintech Newsletter: January 2020 appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Neobanks compete with bundles; Visa to acquire Plaid; Shopify launches $200 loans, and more. Visa to acquire Plaid .

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The intersection of social and finance—as well as shifting attitudes around what we … The post a16z Podcast: The ‘Holy Grail’ of Social + Fintech appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. See more at a16z.com/social-strikes-back.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JULY 30, 2021

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The new age of ownership.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 20, 2022

… The post Titan’s Clayton Gardner on How the Fintech Market is Changing appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. In this episode of a16z Live, we are joined by Titan co-founder and co-CEO Clayton Gardner; a16z General Partner Anish Acharya; and a16z growth partner, Alex Immerman.

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Sage Intacct

JULY 12, 2022

Simply put, a fintech stack is the automation that Controllers and their teams use to optimize and streamline your accounting workflow in billing, invoicing, payables, and reconciliations. The SaaS finance tech stack is one of the most powerful tools for a company's accounting department.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 28, 2021

This first appeared in the monthly a16z fintech newsletter. Subscribe to stay on top of the latest fintech news. Fintech’s open source evolution: how banking services will become “easy” to code. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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