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Steve McLaughlin FT
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Founder / CEO / Managing Partner of FT Partners / Financial Technology Partners (ftpartners.com); ftpartners.com/subscribe
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Aug 21, 2024
    Had an awesome conversation with @sashaorloff on the @TurpentineMedia podcast talking about FT Partners’ history, some of our marquee FinTech deals, our secret sauce for getting great outcomes and my advice for founders – check it out here: finte.ch/TurpentinePodc… #FinTech
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Apr 8, 2025
    Replying to @bgarlinghouse and @Ripple
    Excited to have been the exclusive advisor to Hidden Road! Congrats Marc, @bgarlinghouse and @Ripple !
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Apr 8, 2025
    Excited to have been the exclusive advisor to Hidden Road! Congrats Marc, @bgarlinghouse and @Ripple !
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    Brad Garlinghouse
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    Apr 8, 2025
    Today, @Ripple announced the acquisition of Hidden Road for $1.25B, one of the largest deals ever in the crypto space. But the price tag isn’t what’s most important – it’s that this deal marks a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for crypto to access the largest and most trusted
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Oct 26, 2020
    FT Partners publishes its Q3 2020 FinTech Insights Report - the ONLY source for complete #FinTech financing, M&A, and IPO activity cut across geographies and sectors! finte.ch/3Q20FinTechIns…
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Mar 6, 2021
    Miami, this evening ... no filter. Been here since 2018. Come one, come all!
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Dec 7, 2019
    Was excited to have Bloomberg do this feature on @FTPartners yesterday in NYC. Thanks to our incredible team and fabulous clients, & special thanks to Jason Gardner @marqeta for the kind words and for being such a great partner all these years! #FinTech
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    He Left Goldman to Hunt Fintechs and Now Catches Unicorns
    Even by Las Vegas standards, a party featuring Snoop Dogg and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder is a tough ticket.
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Mar 19, 2021
    Steve McLaughlin and FT Partners Close $500,000,000 SPAC: Seeking $2-10bn Acquisition finte.ch/ACQRU #FinTech #SPAC
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Mar 15, 2025
    See all of this week’s #FinTech deal activity: 53 Financing and 24 M&A transactions finte.ch/FinTechWeekly @binance @plata_card @zenmev @meshpay @NirvanaTechInc @omni @zolve_official @normativeai @Redfin @trustandwill @cwanalytics @BiltRewards
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Jan 17, 2018
    Proud to be ranked #1 Most Influential in #FinTech on Institutional Investor's "FinTech Finance 40" list! institutionalinvestor.com/article/b16fws…
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Jan 1, 2021
    As @FTPartners enters our 20th full year as (from day 1) ... “The First and Only Investment Bank Focused Exclusively on FinTech” ... I’d like to wish a Happy New Year to the FinTech world ... and a huge thanks to all of our amazing team members and clients! Just getting going!!
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Jan 9, 2020
    The Rise of Challenger Banks - new FT Partners 200+ page report now available - includes 41 company profiles, interviews of 16 #ChallengerBank execs, detailed landscape, financing activity and review of market trends finte.ch/ChallengerBank #FinTech #ChallengerBanks #BankingTech
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    FT Partners Research - The Rise of Challenger Banks
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Mar 23, 2021
    FT Partners’ new Open Banking report includes detailed profiles of over 60 companies in the Open Banking and Embedded Finance space finte.ch/OpenBanking #FinTech #OpenBanking #EmbeddedFinance #BaaS
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Feb 1, 2016
    Thanks to our clients who put me #2 Most Popular Banker in Silicon Valley; I'll try harder on #1 next yr :) #FinTech
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    Business Insider
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    Feb 1, 2016
    Meet Silicon Valley's 6 favorite bankers read.bi/1nzGyKk
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    Steve McLaughlin FT
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    Nov 3, 2022
    Capital market solutions provider for insurance risk transfer @vesttoo raises $80 million in Series C financing led by @mourocapital – the round values Vesttoo at $1 billion finte.ch/Vesttoo #FinTech #InsurTech #CapitalMarketsTech