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Fintech Garden’s short-format news series delivers sharp, insightful takes on the biggest fintech stories of the week. Whether you're into digital banking, crypto payments, or startup trends, this is your go-to source for what’s growing in fintech. New episode every Friday!

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  1. 1 day ago

    Barq Raises $330M, Tabby Hits $6.5B Valuation & Saudi Fintech Grows to 371 Companies |Weekly Harvest

    Live from Money20/20 Middle East in Saudi Arabia, Dumitru Condrea and Igor Tomych bring you three stories shaping fintech in the region: 🌱 Barq, a Saudi digital bank, raises $330 million, pushing its valuation toward $1.85 billion — a striking number for a company founded just three years ago. 🌱 Tabby secures new funding at a $6.5 billion valuation, led by Blue Pool Capital, cementing its place as one of the biggest fintech players in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. 🌱 Saudi Arabia's fintech sector grows to 371 registered companies, with cashless transactions reportedly climbing from 75% in 2024 to 85% in 2025 — a sign of how fast digital payments are scaling in the region. 🌱 Plus: Vision Bank partners with Publicis Sapient on an AI-focused Innovation Hub covering design and payments innovation. Read the full stories Barq's $330M raise: https://www.wamda.com/index.php/en/2026/09/saudi-fintech-barq-closes-329-5-million-series-a Tabby's $6.5B valuation: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gulf-fintech-tabby-clinches-65-billion-valuation-after-latest-funding-round-2026-09-14/ Saudi fintech sector hits 371 companies: https://www.arabnews.com/business/saudi-fintech-sector-grows-to-371-companies-as-digital-payments-expand-3001781 Vision Bank x Publicis Sapient partnership: https://www.publicissapient.com/company/news/vision-bank-innovation-hub-partnership Book your discovery call with Fintech Core team today: https://dashdevs.com/fintech-core/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=qr&utm_campaign=fg_podcast Want to become a guest? Need a consultation from DashDevs or Novafin? Please fill in the form here: https://fintech.garden/about-us/ Timestamps: 01:07 – Barq raises $330M, valuation nears $1.85B 03:21 – Tabby hits $6.5B valuation, BNPL regulation catching up 04:00 – Saudi fintech sector grows to 371 companies; cashless adoption climbs 05:54 – Vision Bank x Publicis Sapient AI Innovation Hub partnership Follow us: https://fintech.garden Check out DashDevs: https://dashdevs.com Check out Novafin: https://www.novafin.co/ Connect with our hosts Igor Tomych https://www.linkedin.com/in/igortomych/ Dumitru Condrea https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcondrea/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://fintech.garden

  2. 11 Sept

    Nationwide's Cloud Migration, OpenPayd's Nasdaq Plans & Visa-Revolut Agentic Payments in France | WH

    This week on Weekly Harvest, Dumitru Condrea and Igor Tomych delve into three major shifts across fintech infrastructure and payments: 🌱 Nationwide has completed a three-year migration, moving 15 million customers off legacy systems and onto Microsoft Azure and Databricks, consolidating 19 separate data stores into one. Virgin Money's 5 million accounts are next in line for integration, and Microsoft has quietly rolled out over 1,000 Copilot licences across Nationwide's engineering teams as part of the build. 🌱 OpenPayd and MSB USA are merging ahead of a planned Nasdaq listing, in a deal reportedly valued above $1.5 billion. The move brings the two companies' operations under one roof as they prepare for a future public offering. 🌱 Visa and Revolut have carried out one of the first agentic payment transactions, using passkey-based authentication to let an AI agent complete a checkout in France. It's an early test, but a strong signal of how payments infrastructure may need to evolve as more transactions get handled by agents rather than people. Read the full stories: Nationwide's Azure migration https://fintech.garden/news/2026-09-10-nationwide-retires-45-year-old-core-system-and-moves-15-million-accounts-to-clou/ OpenPayd x MSB USA Nasdaq merger https://www.openpayd.com/announcements/openpayd-strengthens-position-in-the-us-market-through-the-acquisition-of-43-state-licences/ Visa x Revolut agentic payments https://fintech.garden/news/2026-09-09-revolut-and-visa-execute-frances-first-ai-agent-initiated-card-payment-using-pas/ Book your discovery call with Fintech Core team today: https://dashdevs.com/fintech-core/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=qr&utm_campaign=fg_podcast Want to become a guest? Need a consultation from DashDevs or Novafin? Please fill in the form here: https://fintech.garden/about-us/ Timestamps: 00:33 – Nationwide's Azure/Databricks migration overview 02:50 – OpenPayd and MSB USA merge ahead of Nasdaq listing (estimated — falls mid-paragraph) 05:41 – Visa & Revolut complete first agentic payment transaction in France Follow us: https://fintech.garden Check out DashDevs: https://dashdevs.com Check out Novafin: https://www.novafin.co/ Connect with our hosts Igor Tomych https://www.linkedin.com/in/igortomych/ Dumitru Condrea https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcondrea/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://fintech.garden

  3. 8 Sept

    Mollie & GoCardless Merge, Allica Bank Enters Sweden & Advent-Stripe Drop $53B PayPal Bid | WH

    This week on Weekly Harvest, Dumitru Condrea and Igor Tomych delve into three significant fintech developments: 🌱 Mollie and GoCardless have merged in a deal reportedly valued at €1 billion. This merger brings together approximately 350,000 users across 30 markets. Koen Köppen will lead the combined entity, while Hiroki Takeuchi will continue to manage GoCardless under its own brand. 🌱 Allica Bank has applied for a Swedish banking licence, supported by a $155 million Series D round. This move follows the UK SME-focused challenger bank’s plans to expand into Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Ireland. 🌱 Advent and Stripe have withdrawn their $53 billion bid for PayPal, resulting in a significant drop in PayPal shares. This withdrawal raises questions about PayPal’s market position and the future of the payments landscape in the coming year. 📷And we’ll be at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Money20/20 Middle East 2026 in a couple of weeks. Stop by the Media Lounge and say hello. 📰 Read the full stories: Mollie x GoCardless: https://www.mollie.com/news/mollie-and-gocardless Allica Bank Swedish licence: https://fintech.garden/news/2026-08-31-allica-bank-files-for-swedish-licence-in-debut-european-push-with-netherlands-an/ Advent/Stripe drop PayPal bid: https://fintech.garden/news/2026-08-28-advent-and-stripe-abandon-53-billion-paypal-bid-shares-fall-16/ Want to become a guest? Need a consultation from DashDevs or Novafin? Please fill in the form here: https://fintech.garden/about-us/ 00:11 Mollie and GoCardless announce a merger. 03:59 Allica Bank applies for a Swedish banking licence. 06:10 Advent and Stripe abandon their $53 billion PayPal acquisition bid. 08:38 Come say hi at Money20/20 Middle East Follow us: https://fintech.garden Check out DashDevs: https://dashdevs.com Check out Novafin: https://www.novafin.co/ Connect with our hosts Igor Tomych https://www.linkedin.com/in/igortomych/ Dumitru Condrea https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcondrea/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://fintech.garden

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Fintech Garden’s short-format news series delivers sharp, insightful takes on the biggest fintech stories of the week. Whether you're into digital banking, crypto payments, or startup trends, this is your go-to source for what’s growing in fintech. New episode every Friday!

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    Fintech Garden
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    2026
  • Episodes
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