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Bilt & MoonPay Are Buying Up Fintech!
Welcome to Fintech Wire — your quick guide to what’s shaping finance and tech today.
What we’ll cover today:
✅ Bilt’s new acquisition—how your rent could earn more perks!
✅ MoonPay’s crypto payments takeover—faster, cheaper transactions ahead?
✅ What fintech leaders are saying about the future of payments!
✅ Upcoming fintech events you can’t miss!
Bilt Rewards, a company that gives you points for paying rent, has bought Banyan, a firm that tracks what you buy at stores.
🚨 Breaking News:
Bilt's purchase of Banyan means your rent payments could soon get you more rewards at nearby shops.
⚡ Wire Simplified:
Bilt Rewards lets you earn points when you pay rent.
Banyan's technology tracks detailed shopping data.
Together, they plan to offer personalized rewards at local shops.
This could include automatic savings on health items and special offers when you move to a new area.
✔️ Straight to the Point:
By teaming up, Bilt and Banyan aim to make your everyday shopping more rewarding, especially in your neighborhood.
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MoonPay, a company that helps people buy and sell digital money, has bought Iron, a startup that makes digital payments faster and easier.
🚨 Breaking News:
MoonPay's acquisition of Iron aims to make digital payments quicker and cheaper for businesses worldwide.
⚡ Wire Simplified:
MoonPay helps users buy and sell cryptocurrencies.
Iron provides tools for fast and secure digital payments using stablecoins (a type of digital money with stable value).
This acquisition allows businesses to accept stablecoins, manage multiple currencies, and make instant cross-border payments.
It also helps businesses avoid high fees from traditional payment methods.
✔️ Straight to the Point:
By acquiring Iron, MoonPay aims to make digital payments faster, more secure, and less expensive for businesses around the world.
As a counterexample, OAI and Anduril are two examples of multiple co-founder companies that are clearly transcendent and where we’re very proud to be investors.
— Geoff Lewis (@GeoffLewisOrg)
12:53 AM • Mar 16, 2025
Fintech Talents North America 2025
Fintech Talents North America is the ultimate FinTech event for credit unions, community banks, financial institutions, and FinTechs from across North America. The event offers networking opportunities, workshops, and discussions on the latest trends in FinTech.
Date: September 2–3, 2025 | Location: New York, NY, USA
24 Fintech 2025
24 Fintech is a global FinTech movement that sets the stage for the next chapter in financial technology. The event brings together industry leaders to discuss the future of FinTech, including topics like digital currencies, AI, and open banking.
Date: September 2025 | Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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