Archive - Ma Thoughts

All The Fintech - 2.12.20 - Or rather just about one this time, Ramp!

Hi everyone - I’m a bit selfishly taking over my own newsletter to share a bit more about where I landed post Plaid :). About a month ago, I joined a…

Feb 12, 2020 •

January 2020

All The Fintech - 1.6.20 - 2020 US Fintech "Predictions"

Happy 2020 everyone~ As usual, I’m on a plane to SF but this time with some news of my own to break - the next two weeks are going to be last weeks at…

Jan 7, 2020 •

All The Fintech - 1.3.20 - Lookback on 2019 fintech "predictions"

Happy new year everyone! I just got back from a two week vacation in Thailand and am currently in a somewhat delirious, jetlagged state, so what better…

Jan 3, 2020 •

October 2019

All The Fintech - 10.10.19 - The start of the midgame for fintech companies

This year has been really interesting as I believe we’re starting to see the mid-game strategy of several fintech companies making their moves from…

Oct 10, 2019 •

August 2019

All The Fintech - 8.18.19 - Apple Card playing the long game

Hi everyone! If the format looks new, it’s because I recently moved over to Substack as I was having issues with my previous newsletter app, so here’s…

Aug 19, 2019 •

All The Fintech - 8.5.19 - RBS "Free" Fintech Cash Money

Hi everyone! A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to meet a bunch of people and companies in the UK (thanks to everyone that made connections over…

Aug 5, 2019 •

May 2019

All The Fintech - 5.31.19 - On co-branded credit cards

I have historically been a semi-loyal United flyer, mostly due to the fact that Newark is the closest airport to where I live. However, over the past…

May 31, 2019 •

April 2019

All The Fintech - Neobanks - 4.12.19

Apr 12, 2019 •

January 2019

All The Fintech - 1.3.19 - Ma Thoughts on 2019 Fintech

Happy 2019 everyone! Put some quick thoughts below on what's top of mind for me on fintech as we head into the new year.

Jan 3, 2019 •

December 2018

All The Fintech - Reviewing 2018 Thoughts on Fintech - 12.19.18

I thought it would be interesting to take a look back on what I wrote about in 2017, and see which ones were on the mark and which ones were way off. In…

Dec 19, 2018 •

October 2018

All The Fintech - 10.21.18 - Subprime credit card market correction?

The recent market movements got me thinking about some of the headwinds that consumer financial technology might face in the next couple of quarters…

Oct 22, 2018 •

September 2018

All The Fintech - 9.20.18 - Banks + Fintech

Hi everyone! It’s been an extremely hectic last month and I fully expect that to continue since (drumroll please…) I just moved to NYC! Excited to…

Sep 21, 2018 •

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