Posts tagged Credit Karma
How Coronovirus impacts Fintech, Financial Markets, and the global Economy
How Coronovirus impacts Fintech, Financial Markets, and the global Economy

I look at how the news about the spread of the coronovirus are cracking the global economic machine. Some may argue that the number of people effected is still low -- but that misses the entire point. The shock of a global pandemic has revealed weakness in the financial machine, sending the stock markets falling 10% year-to-date. Gross domestic product growth is expected to slow by billions of dollars, governments and central banks are unable to implement policy to compensate with rates at historic lows and borrowing at historic highs, public market valuations will tumble arithmetically, and private Fintech companies will lose a path to exit. At least that's what the conspiracy theorists want you to think!

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covid pandemic, narrative zeitgeist, macroeconomics, fixed income, venture capital, exchanges / cap mktsLex SokolinCovid, China, GDP, Credit Karma, Zoom, Mint.com, Bitcoin, Gold
Is Plaid cheap at $5.3 billion for $500 billion Visa?
Is Plaid cheap at $5.3 billion for $500 billion Visa?

I dig deeply into the $5.3 billion acquisition of data aggregator Plaid by $500 billion payments network Visa. We examine why this deal is worth 25-50x revenue, while Yodlee's sale to Envestnet was priced much lower. We also look at how Plaid could be an existential threat to Visa, and why paying 1% of marketcap to protect 200 million accounts may be a good bet. Broader implications for product manufacturers across payments, investments, and banking also emerge -- the middle is getting carved out, and infrastructure providers like Visa or BlackRock are moving closer to the consumer.

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embedded finance, paytech, acquisition, open banking / PSD2Lex SokolinVisa, Plaid, Mint.com, Quovo, ComplyAdvantage, Venmo, Goldman Sachs, Credit Karma, Robinhood, Lending Club, PSD2