Starting and Running a Fintech or Payments Business
Costs, business plans, partners, funding, mergers and acquisitions, running a payments or fintech company
Buying a Licensed EntityDeal BrokerageDeal StructuringDistribution for FintechEntrepreneurship in FinanceFintech Mergers and AcquisitionsFundraising StrategyMarketing for FintechMoney Transfer Business ModelsOperationsPayments Business ModelsSales for FintechScaling a Payments BusinessSolution ProvidersStarting a Fintech or Payments CompanyVendor SelectionVenture Capital
Why did Transfast discontinue its online money transfer service in February 2020?Feb 2, 2020Payments Business ModelsIs it possible to build a PayPal-like online payment system in Thailand?Jun 6, 2019Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhat are the main cost components involved in building a new payment gateway?Apr 6, 2017Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhat affiliate networks are good for start up to integrate?Jan 1, 2017Vendor SelectionIs it realistic to start a business with little or no capital, and how could it be done?Sep 8, 2016Deal BrokerageWhat are the practical steps to execute a bill-payments startup idea?Sep 8, 2016Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyIs there market space for another major payment service provider like PayPal?Jul 1, 2016Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyIs it plausible that an independent PayPal could acquire Square?Jun 9, 2016Fintech Mergers and AcquisitionsDid Visa ever acquire Mastercard?Jun 5, 2016Fintech Mergers and AcquisitionsHow can I put together a proposal for a mobile banking service?Jun 3, 2016Entrepreneurship in FinanceHow can I test demand for a new online payment solution without actually building the product first?Jun 3, 2016Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhat challenges arise when building a client-facing financial application?Apr 5, 2016Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhy would someone choose to found a new bank, and what steps would they take?Mar 5, 2016Entrepreneurship in FinanceAfter Visa acquired Fundamo in South Africa, did it actually gain emerging-market share or was the $100 million largely wasted?Mar 3, 2016Fintech Mergers and AcquisitionsWhat is the best approach to replicating ZenPayroll or Gusto in a European country like Spain?Feb 8, 2016Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhat is the best way to learn how to run a startup, and why is that approach effective?Feb 5, 2016Entrepreneurship in FinanceAre there fintech incubators similar to the FinTech Innovation Lab?Jan 2, 2016Entrepreneurship in FinanceWhich fintech accelerator programs exist, how much seed funding do they provide, and what equity percentage do they typically take?Jan 2, 2016Entrepreneurship in FinanceHow can an e-commerce website become a third-party payment processor or aggregator, and which parties and requirements are involved?Dec 12, 2015Payments Business ModelsWhy is the payments ecosystem so complicated?Oct 10, 2015Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyAre self-service kiosks for payments and bill payments a viable future solution for developing countries and startups?Aug 12, 2015Payments Business ModelsI’ve designed a card that could replace credit and debit cards—how can I bring it to market?Jul 12, 2015Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhat is the best way to start an online business?Jul 4, 2015Entrepreneurship in FinanceHow can someone start a business that provides payment processing like Stripe, WePay, or Square?Jul 1, 2015Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhat changes could make developing countries more friendly to startups, and why are they currently less so?Jun 4, 2015Entrepreneurship in FinanceWhat are the realistic chances of a startup becoming the next PayPal?Jun 3, 2015Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhat are the biggest fintech challenges in New York City, and what would help companies address them?Apr 5, 2015Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhat are some promising startup ideas that can be launched in developing countries today?Apr 3, 2015Entrepreneurship in FinanceWhat are the major challenges and emerging trends in international payment systems?Mar 1, 2015Scaling a Payments BusinessHow can I set up my own mobile money-transfer startup?Feb 2, 2015Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhat are some standout startups in Pakistan?Jan 10, 2015OperationsIf you were to launch a payments startup one year from now, what kind of business would you build?Oct 11, 2014Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyI make about $700/month profit after four years—what should I do next to grow?Oct 10, 2014Entrepreneurship in FinanceIs launching a small ISO payment-gateway reseller business a good opportunity in a smaller European market?Oct 5, 2014Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyOnline Payments: What does it take to start a Square-like payments company in the Middle East?Aug 8, 2014Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyPakistan has millions of mobile, internet, and Facebook users—what business ideas could monetize this market, and how should products be delivered and paid for?Jul 8, 2014Payments Business ModelsWhat should someone know in order to build an e-commerce payment system in a developing country?Jul 5, 2014Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyI have an idea for an ATM-card-sized hardware device paired with software—what companies can manufacture such a device for me?Jun 10, 2014Vendor SelectionWhat do VCs and other investors think about a “WhatsApp for peer-to-peer payments” startup concept?Jun 4, 2014Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyOnline Payments: What challenges would a Square-like startup face in Asia?May 8, 2014Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyHow much capital is required to start a bank?May 5, 2014Entrepreneurship in FinanceHow much capital is typically needed to start a bank?May 5, 2014Entrepreneurship in FinanceHow costly is it to launch a payments or mobile wallet startup?Apr 8, 2014Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWhat requirements must be met to build a payment processor similar to Stripe or Braintree?Mar 10, 2014Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyDid Square ever acquire the Square.com domain?Nov 1, 2013Fintech Mergers and AcquisitionsHow much does it cost to build your own payment gateway?Jul 10, 2013Starting a Fintech or Payments CompanyWould it be logical for Apple to buy Dwolla as a way to enter mobile payments?Jul 5, 2013Fintech Mergers and AcquisitionsWould it make sense for Apple to acquire Dwolla as a way into mobile payments?Jul 5, 2013Fintech Mergers and AcquisitionsIs acquiring a defunct company better than starting a new one from scratch?May 7, 2013Buying a Licensed EntityHow can I pitch my startup idea engagingly to keep people interested?May 7, 2013Fundraising Strategy