Tom Matsuda
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fintech reporter @siftedeu | @jschofieldtrust fellow '24 | words in The Block, Business Insider, Japan Times, Al Jazeera
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Joined May 2009
NEW: Revolut pitched a potential expansion into China to investors last year, a move which would put Europe’s top fintech in direct competition with local heavyweights AliPay and WeChat.
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NEW: Revolut is plotting a move into crypto derivatives, a move that would see the fintech navigate a retail ban on the product by UK regulators were it to roll out in its home country.
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After reporting record profits earlier this year, Revolut is now aiming to expand its crypto offering.
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RT @AnneSraders: Scoop: German AI translation unicorn DeepL is “looking very closely” at an IPO, which could come in 2026, sources tell us.….
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German AI translation startup DeepL, last valued at $2bn, is looking closely at a public listing, sources tell Sifted.
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RT @AnneSraders: Trump’s new administration will likely have a huge implications for European startups and their relationships with the US.….
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Key roles in Trump's new cabinet in areas like defence and crypto could have big implications for Europe’s startups.
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EXCLUSIVE: The UK government spent five years lobbying Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of the world’s biggest VC firms, to choose London as its first overseas base — only for the firm to close its office within 18 months of its announcement.
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Internal documents reveal the UK government spent years luring VC giant Andreessen Horowitz to London before it ditched the city for Trump.
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RT @amyrlewin: New from @_tommatsuda : @RevolutApp is moving into private banking, with a plan to build personalised financial services for….
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The financial superapp is planning to build personalised financial services for high-net-worth individuals.
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never thought I’d see Stormy Daniels and Boris Johnson sitting on the same panel #c4americadecides
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NEW: Former Monzo employees are petitioning the digital bank's board to participate in the company's upcoming secondary share sale. Full story below 👇👇👇.
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The UK neobank, which launched in 2015, on Friday announced an employee share sale — limited to current staff.
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NEW: @worldcoin, a crypto biometrics project cofounded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and backed by big-name VCs such as a16z and Tiger Global, is at loggerheads with European data protection regulators. Get into the full story w/@zosiawanat below:👇👇👇.
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NEW: UK fintech Revolut has upped its valuation to $45bn in an employee share sale weeks after securing a UK banking licence
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NEW: I wrote about why France has yet to produce a homegrown consumer neobank. While Germany has N26 and the UK has Monzo, Starling and Revolut, France has yet to produce an equivalent. But that could be set to change — find out more below 👇👇👇.
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With both French legacy banks and overseas neobanks competing, the race to become the go-to consumer neobank in France is heating up.
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Scoop: Franco-German VC firm XAnge has quietly stopped fundraising for its inaugural crypto VC fund, which targeted €80m. The crypto fund struggled to gain enough backers to hit a first close, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
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The decision on Revolut's banking licence has been one of the industry's most hotly anticipated stories. And yesterday the fintech finally secured a UK banking licence — but what's next for Revolut? . Find out below 👇👇👇.
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UK fintech Revolut will enter a 'mobilisation' period as it prepares to become a bank, following the stamp of approval from UK regulators.
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NEW: Silicon Valley VC giant @a16z's London charm offensive is well underway, following its first overseas demo day for its crypto startup accelerator in the UK capital. Here are my main takeaways from the demo day last Tuesday:
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The American VC held its crypto accelerator in London for the first time after opening an office in the UK capital last year.
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RT @Techmeme: Paris-based Payflows, whose automated financial management SaaS could be deployed on top of existing ERP systems, raised a €2….
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Tom Matsuda / Sifted: Paris-based Payflows, whose automated financial management SaaS could be deployed on top of existing ERP systems, raised a €25M Series A led by Balderton
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🚨some news: thrilled to have been selected as a John Schofield Trust Fellow (@JSchofieldTrust) for 2024. The trust provides mentoring for early-career journalists.
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They’re ignoring my emails so I’m posting on here — would be grateful for any advice from my network on how I can get these “articles” removed! 🙏🙏🙏.
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I recently discovered a website called Inside Bitcoins is writing articles using my name. To be clear: I didn’t write these stories nor did I give them permission to use my name and likeness.
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