Fintech Has Outgrown Sandboxes—It Needs Regulatory Airports.

What we’ll cover today:

✈️ Fintech Has Outgrown Sandboxes, So it Needs Regulatory Airports.

💡 Vitalik Buterin Financial Advice

🧐 "What Customers Want"

🔗 The Event Roundup 

Fintech has outgrown sandboxes, so it needs regulatory airports.

Instead of testing in controlled environments, fintechs are now moving to hubs where they can operate in real markets.

These regulatory airports—in cities like New York, Singapore, and the UAE—offer:

• Real-world market access

• Partnerships with banks

• Growth-friendly regulations

Sandboxes are limiting. Airports give fintechs the space to expand globally.

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1. Vitalik Buterin Financial Advice.

Vitalik retweeted and called out a tweet, saying it was "awful financial advice."

He later shared his own thoughts on what constitutes good financial guidance.

Here’s the whole Tweet

2. "What Customers Want"

After catching up on the latest FintechTakes, "What Customers Want," Jenny Johnston shares some thoughts on customer support in Finserv.

Here’s what she says.

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