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PLUS: Global Payments just dropped $24B on Worldpay
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What we’ll cover today:
💥 Global Payments stock tanks after $24B Worldpay deal
🇳🇱 Bunq’s profit glow-up and bold U.S. expansion
🔍 What fintech insiders are saying
🤖 Is AI quietly running the next wave of digital banks?
Source : Global Payments
Global Payments (a big fintech name) is buying Worldpay for $24.25B—but Wall Street’s not vibing with it.
🚨 Breaking News:
Global Payments’ stock tanked 17% after it dropped the $24B news. Investors think they might be doing too much.
⚡Wire Simplified:
Global Payments is acquiring Worldpay from FIS and GTCR for $24.25B
FIS gets $13.5B by selling Global Payments its Issuer Solutions division
The deal combines two giants serving 6M+ businesses and processing $3.7T in volume annually
But... investors hit panic mode, and GPN stock fell hard
Company still expects Q1 earnings of $2.69 per share
✔️Straight to the Point:
This deal could make Global Payments a superpower—but right now, the market’s screaming “too expensive, bro.” Let’s see who’s right.
🎤 Was the $24B Worldpay deal a flex or a flop? |
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Source : TNW
Dutch digital bank Bunq just pulled up to the US market with fat profits and serious global expansion vibes.
🚨 Breaking News:
Bunq saw major profits in 2023 and is now using that momentum to go full send on its US plans
⚡Wire Simplified:
Bunq operates in 30 countries in Europe and just hit 11M users
Raised $111M last year to fuel US growth
Offers personal, biz accounts + cool stuff like multi-currency + mortgages
Known for its strong focus on automation, eco-friendly features, and dev APIs
US launch is the next big chapter
✔️Straight to the Point:
Bunq’s playing the long game—profitable, fast-growing, and now gunning for the US. Challenger banks might just be having their moment.
Five years ago in venture a company you met would have 2-3 competitors.
Today every company has 10-15.
The scale of competition is another level.
— Harry Stebbings (@HarryStebbings)
11:19 PM • Apr 16, 2025
If OpenAI acquires Windsurf, Cursor would have to accelerate if they want to stay viable.
Windsurf is already taking a large share of users. I imagine OpenAI will supercharge that growth.
I hope this happens because it means we’ll have much better tools.
And GitHub… wow,
— Santiago (@svpino)
9:11 PM • Apr 16, 2025
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