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August 2025

July 2025

Pay them what you owe them
Last week, WNBA players wore shirts emblazoned with "Pay us what you owe us" during warmups, sparking predictable social media outrage.
 • Samir Desai
Interview with HR Tech Trailblazers
We talk about my journey in fintech, EWA and the power of fintech ecosystems
 • Samir Desai
In fintech, sometimes you need a Goliath to fight other Goliaths
The Capital One + Discover merger is happening, and that's actually a good thing
 • Samir Desai
Updating the Interspace VC Index
New additions to the fintech VC landscape for Q2 2025
 • Samir Desai
Wells Forgo-ing The Bilt Deal Was Not On My Bingo Card
But it's not the economics that doomed this partnership like they want you to think
 • Samir Desai
Bilt to Last
Bilt is back in the news, but not for a misunderstood bank partnership that everyone wrote off as unsustainable. It’s for rumors they’re attempting to…
 • Samir Desai
Why are we so afraid of helicopters?
Despite them being safe and value optimized, we don't like them
 • Samir Desai
The Economics of Monetizing Attention
I’ve always written on Interspace because I’m a fintech nerd and enjoy writing.
 • Samir Desai
Coining a new payments protocol
One of my favorite fintech newsletters is Popular Fintech, and Jevgenijs Kazanins has published one of the single best primers on Coinbase's new…
 • Samir Desai

June 2025

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