Nasdaq Partnered With Nubank For Colombia’s Banking

What we’ll cover today:

💼 Nasdaq’s Big Move in Latin America

🤖 AI Agents are Transforming Finance.

💸 Most VC Investors overpay for their early-stage Investments

🔗 The Event Roundup 

Nasdaq’s Big Move in Latin America.

Nasdaq has partnered with Nubank to handle Colombia’s banking regulations.

This isn’t just a deal—it's a sign of where banking in Latin America is headed.

Key points:

• Nasdaq helps banks launch products faster.

• Their tech simplifies complex challenges.

• They now serve 50+ regional clients, including Mercado Libre, C6 Bank, and Bankaool.

Nasdaq’s solutions cover 55 countries. 

Here’s the whole article

1. AI Agents are Transforming Finance.

Simon Taylor, Head of Strategy & Content at Sardine and Writer at FintechBrainfood, shares a video on LinkedIn. 

He adds, “This entire video is generated from a recent blog I wrote.

And it's pretty good.

I gave Google NotebookLM a recent blog on AI Agents. 

It generated this 9-minute podcast based on it, and it's pretty good. 

Probably easier than reading my stuff at length”

Here’s the post

2. Most VC Investors overpay for their early-stage Investments

Fintech specialist and Co-Founder of QEDInvestors talks about: “Most VCs aren’t getting paid for the risk they’re taking on”

He adds: “Unpopular Opinion: Most VC Investors overpay for their early-stage Investments

Framework: Early-stage VC Investments are illiquid, out-of-the-money options that are commonly mispriced.”

Here’s the whole tweet

1. Ugandan Fintech Firm Gets Funding From Dutch Impact Investor

The funding, part of Goodwell’s $167M African startup fund, will expand Uganda’s fintech customer base, agent coverage, and services. 

CEO Richard Jabel says the investment will enhance financial inclusion and service accessibility via mobile phones, agents, and merchants.

2. AI disruption in Fintech: The dawn of smarter financial solutions

Integrating different technologies into finance gave rise to Fintech, which is worth $340.1 billion globally. 

With AI spearheading the Fintech revolution, the value of AI in Fintech is $44.08 billion, and it is expected to be $50 billion over the next few years.

3. US Fintech Firm Seeks Membership of Iconic LME Trading Floor

Financial services firm Clear Street is looking to join the London Metal Exchange’s open-outcry trading floor to bolster the prospects of the iconic “Ring” after a decline in volumes and a slew of departures in recent years.