Resilience and Innovation: Ukraine's Fintech Ecosystem

How did payments infrastructure hold up in the midst of war?

18 hrs ago • Matt Jones

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Dollarising the world — coin by coin

The rise of digital dollars. Whether governments are ready or not, they are reshaping the financial system.

Feb 8 • Matt Jones

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January 2026

How Geopolitics Shapes Fintech in 2026

How almost every trend in payments is shaped by geopolitics. An exploration of chokepoints, resilience, and why fintech is getting messier.

Jan 31 • Matt Jones

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What's going on with the UK's favourite bank?

The state of Monzo in 2026. Giving away football shirts for a penny and automating your savings. Monzo's marketing isn't like other banks.

Jan 20 • Matt Jones

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My Most Read Posts of 2025

What resonated and why

Jan 8 • Matt Jones

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December 2025

Building the Infrastructure for Crypto at the Checkout — with WalletConnect

How WalletConnect unlocks millions of crypto users for PSPs

Dec 18, 2025 • Matt Jones

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Did Curve Force Visa and Mastercard to Innovate?

Understanding Curve’s business model, how Visa and Mastercard reacted, and the innovation that followed.

Dec 2, 2025 • Matt Jones

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November 2025

How Apple Disrupts Passports (!), Payment Cards, and Payment Terminals

Eleven Ways That Apple Pay Changed Payments — Part 2

Nov 19, 2025 • Matt Jones

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How to Keep Up with the Global Payments Industry in 2025

Thoughts from 15+ years in the industry and why I'm relaunching this newsletter

Nov 6, 2025 • Matt Jones

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October 2025

Eleven Ways That Apple Pay Changed Payments — Part 1

Core Impacts From Eleven Years of Apple Pay (2014-2025)

Oct 30, 2025 • Matt Jones

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Can AI-Routing increase revenue? (in conversation with Worldline)

Taking AI from theory to practice in payments

Oct 22, 2025 • Matt Jones

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Three fintech stories for the weekend (#1)

Monzo and Nubank eye the US; Stripe's reading obsession; Is BNPL driving a new debt culture?

Oct 12, 2025 • Matt Jones

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